Beloved and Bawdy, Bob Saget Was a Hollywood Rarity
The world has lost a bit more of its funny. Bob Saget, beloved actor, comedian, and master of bawdiness has died. The news was announced Sunday evening by the Orange County, Florida police department. He was 65. Saget was discovered in his Orlando hotel room in the afternoon, and while no cause of death has been revealed, authorities did stress that there were no signs of drugs of foul play.
Saget was in the city for the second show of his most recent stand-up tour. The "I Don't Do Negative Tour" was scheduled to run through this spring. In a final tweet on Saturday, Saget posted, "Loved tonight’s show @PV_ConcertHall in Jacksonville. Appreciative audience. Thanks again to @RealTimWilkins for opening. I had no idea I did a 2 hr set tonight. I’m happily addicted again to this shit." Saget's death comes as a shock to Hollywood and the legions of fans he's amassed over his 35 year-plus career.
Saget began acting in the late 70s but his big break came in 1987, when he was cast as Danny Tanner in Full House. Soon after, he was tapped as host of America's Funniest Home Videos, cementing his place in the hall of fame of pop culture father figures. Later in his career, Saget voiced the future version of Ted Mosby in How I Met Your Mother, anchored his own sitcom, and returned as Danny Tanner in the Netlflix reboot of Full House, appropriately titled Fuller House.
Saget was also a prolific stand-up. After establishing a sweet, idyllic image as the patriarch of Full House, Saget shocked audiences with his live show material. The comedian became known for his unapologetically bawdy content, perfectly straddling the line between hokey television father and filthy on-stage jokester. (His 2014 album, That's What I'm Talkin' About, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.) It led to his favoritism as a frequent and foul-mouthed guest star elsewhere, like on HBO's Entourage.
A rarity in Hollywood—both wholesome and profane, all at once—Saget maintained these two identities seamlessly in his near-four decade career. On his podcast, he blended humor and heartfelt stories to interview guests about everything from social change and the evolution of comedy to failure and Full House. He also served as a fierce advocate for those with scleroderma, serving on the board for the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
Perhaps more than any other role though, he'll be remembered as the tender hearted Father Figure of the 90s, flanked by co-stars Dave Coulier and John Stamos. This post will be updated as additional details become available.
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