Bob Einstein’s brother and fellow comedian Albert Brooks confirmed the sad news of his death on Twitter. He wrote: "R.I.P. My dear brother Bob Einstein. A great brother, father and husband. A brilliantly funny man. You will be missed forever." It is believed Bob died at his home in Indian Wells, California. Related articles Stan Lee dead: Ryan Reynolds speaks out on Marvel legend’s death Bob Einstein dead: Curb Your Enthusiasm star dies aged 76 "R.I.P. My dear brother Bob Einstein. A great brother, father and husband Albert Brooks Bob’s cause of death is yet to be confirmed, however TMZ reported he died following a recent cancer diagnosis. Since the news of his death, many of his showbiz friends have fans flocked to Twitter to pay a tribute. Bob’s Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star Richard Lewis tweeted: “I’m in shock. I knew him forever. “His role on #curbyourenthusiasm was excruciatingly brilliant! “Our cast and crew will be devastated. He was so loved. He told me how much he loved LD and Curb. RIP buddy.” Curb Your Enthusiasm writer David Mandel reflected on his memories with Bob, writing: “Very sad. Bob Einstein dead: Curb Your Enthusiasm star has died aged 76 (Image: GETTY) Bob Einstein dead: Curb Your Enthusiasm actor starred as Marty Funkhouser (Image: HBO) “Got to work with him on #Curb. Had heard he was sick. Will never forget him telling @jerryseinfeld the dirty joke about the newlyweds.” Film producer John Cohen commented: “Bob Einstein was so damn funny. “Marty Funkhauser and Super Dave Osborne were two amazing characters. RIP to a comedy great.” Bob, real name Stewart, appeared in over 20 episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm rom 2004 until the most recent series in 2017. He was also behind the comedy character Super Dave Osborne, an optimistic stuntman. Related articles Cornelia Frances dead: How did the Home and Away star die? Anthony Bourdain death: Chef ‘cremated’ just six days after suicide Bob Einstein dead: Curb Your Enthusiasm actor was recently diagnosed with cancer, according to repor (Image: GETTY) Bob Einstein dead: Curb Your Enthusiasm actor is believed to have died at his home (Image: GETTY) During his career, he also worked on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, Van Dyke and Company and The Sonny Comedy Revue. In 2009, the award-winning actor reprised Super Dave in Super Dave’s Spike Tacular. Bob began his career as a writer in the 1960s. He later won an Emmy award for his inout in the team behind The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Bob is the son of Harry Einstein best known for playing comedy character Parkyakarkus. His mother was also an actress and a singer. All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility