Comedian and FULL HOUSE Star Bob Saget Dies at 65
By Movieguide® Staff
Comedian Bob Saget, best known for his role as Danny Tanner in the sitcom FULL HOUSE, died at the age of 65.
“We are devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today,” Saget’s family confirmed in a statement. “He was everything to us and we want you to know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with laughter. Though we ask for privacy at this time, we invite you to join us in remembering the love and laughter that Bob brought to the world.”
Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported that Saget was found dead in a hotel room on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando.
“The man was identified as Robert Saget & pronounced deceased on scene. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case,” the statement read.
The comedian and actor was on a comedy tour. He had just performed on Saturday night at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Despite his career in lewd comedy, Saget made his big break into entertainment with the family-friendly show FULL HOUSE.
Saget starred alongside Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, and twins Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen for eight seasons and cameoed in the follow-up FULLER HOUSE.
“I’m close with all the kids. It doesn’t happen a lot in the world where you stay close with all the people,” Saget told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “We’re an unusual cast in that way that I have been able to remain close with everybody, because I don’t take eight years of my life lightly and then the other five or six years, six seasons.”
Stamos shared a tribute to his friend and colleague.
“I am broken. I am gutted,” Stamos wrote on Twitter. “I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby.”
Bure shared a photo of her hugging Saget with the caption, “I love you sooooo much. I don’t want to say goodbye 💔. 35 years wasn’t long enough.”
CNN reported:
Following his first round of sitcom fame, Saget worked steadily in film and television roles but became known to a new generation of sitcom fans on CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” acting as narrator and the voice of future Ted Mosby. That show ran until 2014.
Throughout the years, Saget remained a fixture in stand-up comedy, releasing multiple specials over the years and taking his show on the road.
According to his website, Saget often hosted comedy events to raise money for the Scleroderma Research Foundation, for which he served on the board of directors. He lost his sister to the chronic disease in 1994, his website said.
In 2020, he launched a podcast, titled “Bob Saget’s Here For You,” an interview show where he welcomed guests like Tiffany Haddish, Jason Sudeikis, Whoopi Goldberg and Norman Lear. Lear was one of the many who paid tribute to Saget on Sunday.
“Bob Saget was as lovely a human as he was funny,” Lear wrote on Twitter. “And to my mind, he was hilarious. We were close friends and I could not have loved him more.”
Fellow comedian and podcaster Marc Maron added: “Oh no. RIP Bob Saget. Truly one of the nicest guys and so funny. Very sad.”
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