Funny Bob saget, the star of TV “full house” and host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” has passed away. He was 65 years old.
Saget, best known for his role as widowed father Danny Tanner On ABC’s “Full House,” he was found unconscious in his hotel room at The Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, the police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office told USA TODAY in a statement that detectives have found “no signs of foul play or drug use in this case.” The Medical Examiner’s Office will ultimately determine the cause of death.
Saget’s family confirmed his death in a statement provided to USA TODAY.
“We are devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today,” the statement said. “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.”
“While we ask for privacy at this time, we invite you to join us in remembering the love and laughter that Bob brought into the world.”
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Saget, the comedian host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” from 1989 to 1997, had been traveling the country on the “I Don’t Do Negative” tour and performed a two-hour set in Jacksonville, Florida. Saturday.
Its end Instagram post Saturday night was filled with hope.
“I loved tonight’s show in Jacksonville,” Saget wrote. “A very appreciative and funny audience. I had no idea I did a two-hour set tonight. I’m back in comedy like I was when I was 26. I think I’m finding my new voice and loving every moment. see in two weeks.
“I’ll go everywhere until I get the special injection. And then I’ll probably keep going because I’m addicted to this,” he added, closing with “Peace out ✌️.”
Saget played the sweet and neurotic father of “Full House” from 1987 to 1995 alongside Jesse (John Stamos), Joey (Dave Coulier) and their television daughters DJ (Candace Cameron), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and Michelle (Mary-Kate. and Ashley). Olsen).
Stamos expressed his pain in Sunday from Twitter. “I am broken. I am heartbroken. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him again,” Stamos wrote. “I love you so much Bobby.”
Candace cameron bure tweeted with a heartbroken emoji, “I have no words. Bob was one of the best human beings I have ever met. I loved him very much.”
Saget played another widowed father with charming children on the short-lived sitcom “Raising Dad.”
He found himself repeatedly answering questions about his habit of playing sitcom widowers, and he had an answer ready. “(Kevin) Costner makes three, four baseball movies and that’s fine. That is my foundation. “
Saget reprized his role as Danny on the Netflix spin-off “Fuller House” for five seasons, from 2016 to 2020.
As a stand-up comedian, Saget said USA TODAY he preferred “Immature Taboo Humor – Immature Taboo Good Humor” while promoting his 2014 memoir, “Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned into a Disgusting Comedian.”
Saget displayed this rawest sense of humor with what became a much talked about cameo in the 2005 documentary “The Aristocrats,” in which 100 comics were based on the world’s dirtiest joke.
For CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” Saget voiced the narrator, adult Ted (played by Josh Radner).
Contributing: The Associated Press
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