- His two favorite Sesame Street moments are the sequence from "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" that spoofs "The Gift of the Magi" and the scene from the 1983 episode in which the adults explained Mr. Hooper's death to Big Bird.
- He and Loretta Long are the only two original human cast members remaining on "Sesame Street".
- Has five children
- Toured Japan singing Irish folk music in Japanese.
- He and his wife currently reside in Teaneck, New Jersey
- He also appeared on a 1966 broadcast of "To Tell the Truth" and sang a version of "Danny Boy" in Japanese.
- Appeared on the 20 February 1967 episode of "I've Got a Secret" as an Irish tenor whose recordings were popular only in Japan.
- Has five granddaughters.
- Bob shares a birthday with former "Ripe" star Bobby Frierson. Bobby died in a skydiving accident on September 11, 2005 nine years after "Ripe" was filmed. Five years before his death Bobby had a stroke on January 30, 2000.
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