Bob Denver

• Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York
• Birthday: January 9, 1935

Known primarily for his role as Gilligan in the CBS sitcom "Gilligan's Island" (1964-67), Bob Denver initially came to the public's attention as beatnik Maynard G Krebs, the nonconformist "good buddy" of the title character in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (CBS, 1959-63). Relating the two young men's misadventures as they attempted to find themselves, the comedy series detailed their life in hometown Central City before documenting their stint in the army and their return to Central City as junior college students. Work was a dirty word to M…more