Bob Newhart was born and raised in Chicago. He went to St. Ignatius High School on the West Side, and grew up rooting for the Chicago Cubs.

He got his big break when a Chicago DJ named Dan Sorkin played a funny tape Bob made to entertain his colleagues. Newhart was a 30-year-old accountant -- still living at his parents' house -- when his star started to rise. He decided to switch careers and give comedy a go in the late '50s.

The Buttoned Down Mind Of Bob Newhart -- which outsold Beatles albums in the '60s -- made him a superstar.

When Bob got his first network sitcom, he naturally set the show in Chicago. His character's home was this building at 5901 N. Sheridan on the city's north side. His office was near the river on Michigan Avenue. And during one memorable episode, Bob counseled a struggling pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. That entire episode can be seen here.

Newhart has lived in LA for nearly 50 years now, but he remains a Chicago Cubs fan. One day backstage at a Tonight Show taping, John Belushi ran into Newhart and asked him if he remembered going to a Chicago Cubs game years earlier and autographing baseballs for kids between innings.

"I was one of those kids," said Belushi.

Added Newhart, "Cubs lost."