Bob Denver graduated in 1953 from David Starr Jordan High School in Long Beach, California.
18 Facts About Bob Denver
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Bob Denver graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles, California, with a degree in political science.
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Bob Denver acted in college productions at Loyola and met fellow student Dwayne Hickman, with whom he later co-starred in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
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Bob Denver was widely associated with the title character that he played in the 1960s television series Gilligan's Island, and he has appeared as Gilligan in several movies, as a guest on other television series, in personal appearances, and as a voice actor in the animated version of the series.
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Bob Denver made his television debut in 1957, playing a small part in an episode of The Silent Service.
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Bob Denver gained the role and left teaching the following year to become a regular on the series.
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Between the end of Dobie Gillis and the beginning of Gilligan's Island, Bob Denver appeared in an episode of The Farmer's Daughter and in the final episode of The Danny Thomas Show.
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Bob Denver had a one-episode role replacing the actor who played Dudley A "Dud" Wash, the fiance of Charlene Darling of the Darlings, on The Andy Griffith Show which was aired March 30,1964.
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Bob Denver lent his voice to the animated series The New Adventures of Gilligan and its sequel Gilligan's Planet.
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Bob Denver appeared in the beach film For Those Who Think Young with Tina Louise prior to the development of Gilligan's Island.
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Bob Denver's final role was a small part in the Frankie Avalon-Annette Funicello comedy Back to the Beach.
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In 1970, Bob Denver replaced Woody Allen in the original Broadway production of Allen's comedy Play It Again, Sam, earning praise from The New York Times critic Clive Barnes for conveying "a genuine clown-like wistfulness" that Barnes had found lacking in Allen's own performance in the starring role.
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Bob Denver's wives were: Maggie Ryan, Jean Webber, Carole Abrahams, and Dreama Perry.
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Bob Denver fathered two sons, Patrick and Colin, and two daughters, Megan and Emily.
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On February 7,1971, Bob Denver was arrested in Anderson, California for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his car and pleaded no contest for a reduced sentence of a $250 fine.
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Later in his life, Bob Denver returned to his adopted home of Princeton, West Virginia, and became an FM radio personality.
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Bob Denver earned a small income making public appearances, often costumed as Gilligan.
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Bob Denver received cancer treatment and underwent heart bypass surgery in 2005.