Robert "Bob" Einstein (born November 20, 1942, in Los Angeles, California) is an actor and comedy writer best known for his portrayal of the fictional stuntman Super Dave Osborne. His parents were Harry Parke and Thelma Leeds. His younger brother is actor Albert Brooks, and his older brothers are Cliff Einstein, an advertising executive and the late Charles Einstein, a writer.
Einstein got his start writing for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for which he won an Emmy Award. The writing team also included, among others, Steve Martin. He also appeared on the show as Officer Judy. He also made early appearances on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood with Fred Rogers.
His best-known character, Super Dave Osborne, made his first appearance on The John Byner Comedy Hour, a 1972 TV series, was a regular on the 1980 TV series Bizarre and was a frequent guest on Late Night With David Letterman. In 1987 he got his own variety show named Super Dave, followed in 1992 by the animated series Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire that aired on FOX. Einstein starred in a movie released in 2000, The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave. He recently appeared in Ocean's Thirteen.
Following his Super Dave success, he had recurring roles as Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry Middleman in the third season of Arrested Development. He is also featured on the Comedy Central show Crank Yankers as obnoxious district selectman Tony Deloge. Osborne also was on The Man Show where he did Century Club with Adam and Jimmy.
