Bob Saget, a comedian and actor loved for his role as Danny Tanner in the 1990s sitcom “Full House,” died Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando, Florida, police confirmed. Variety. He was 65 years old.
Shortly after 4 p.m., police officers responded to a man-down call at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes hotel and discovered that Saget was not responding in a hotel room, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. Variety. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office did not have any information on the cause of death and detectives did not find any signs of foul play or drug use in the case. The Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death at a later date.
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Saget had recently started a nationwide stand-up tour in September 2021 that was scheduled to run through June 2022. According to its most recent post on Twitter, Saget had performed Saturday night at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Jacksonville, Florida.
In 1987, Saget played patriarch Danny Tanner on ABC’s “Full House,” where he played the father of DJ (Candace Cameron), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), and Michelle Tanner (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). On the show, he raises his daughters as a single father after his wife’s death, and is joined by his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) and best friend Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) to lead his lovable comedy family. dysfunctional situation. The show ran for eight seasons and 192 episodes from 1987 to 1994, reaching more than 17 million viewers during its peak in Season 5. From Season 3 onwards, “Full House” was on all 30 television shows on Nielsen Top.
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Netflix released a sequel series, titled “Fuller House,” which ran for five seasons and 75 episodes from 2016 to 2020. Saget reprized his role on the show in 10 follow-up episodes, including the series premiere and finale. The show followed DJ as he raised his own children, and most of the original cast members, excluding the Olsens, appeared on the show.
From 1989 to 1997, Saget presented “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” showing hilarious home videos of pranks, pranks, and cute pets. Saget was the inaugural host of the show, as it began as a one-hour special, and held the role of master of ceremonies for eight seasons. After his departure, the show was co-hosted by John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes for two seasons. Tom Bergeron took office in 2001 for a 13-year career, followed by Alfonso Ribeiro from 2015.
In addition to “Full House” and “AFHV,” Saget was also known for narrating CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” where he voiced the future Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) by telling his children the story of how he met his wife. The show ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2014, and Hulu will release a sequel, titled “How I Met Your Father,” starring Hilary Duff, on January 18.
He directed the 1998 film “Dirty Work,” starring Norm Macdonald and Artie Lang, which was heavily criticized by critics and a flop at the box office, but has since achieved cult status among fans. In the comedy documentary “The Aristocrats,” his account of one of the most notorious jokes in comedy was noted for its mischief.
He also directed the parody movie “Farce of the Penguins,” played a fictional version of himself on HBO’s “Entourage,” hosted the game shows “1 vs. 100” and “Nashville Squares,” and appeared in the mystery singing contest. “The Masked”. Singer ”in 2020.
Known for his dark and sarcastic humor, Saget’s 2014 “That’s What I’m Talking About” was nominated for best comedy album at the Grammys. He dedicated his 2007 HBO comedy special “That Ain’t Right” to his father, Ben Saget, who had died months earlier from complications from congestive heart failure.
Saget also served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation and raised money to help fight autoimmune disease. His sister, Gay Saget, was diagnosed with scleroderma and died in 1993.
He is survived by his wife Kelly Rizzo and their children Aubrey Saget, Jennifer Belle Saget and Lara Melanie Saget.