As I’ve written, Elf starring Will Ferrell is a total delight and is destined to become a holiday classic. Some of the credit for the movie’s success has to be given to Bob Newhart as Papa Elf, the adoptive father of "Buddy" (the human who thinks he is one of Santa's helpers, played by Farrell). Newhart is a television legend and at the age of 74 seems to be working harder than ever. In a recent interview Bob, as the world knows him, told Scripps Howard that it is his wife Virginia (who he has been married to for almost 40 years), keeps him humble. As he tells it, "On Wednesdays in Los Angeles, we have to separate the recyclables from the non-recyclables, so last Tuesday, she's saying it's time to take out the recyclables. I say to her, "Do you think Joanne Woodward tells Paul Newman to take out the recyclables?" "Her response was, "if you were Paul Newman I wouldn't ask you to take out the recyclables either."
Posted by Tush at November 13, 2003 02:20 PM