Bob Saget: Full House Star and America's Funniest Home Videos Host Dies

Bob Saget was an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host, best known as Danny Tanner on Full House and as the original host of America's Funniest Home Videos. Born Robert Lane Saget on May 17, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he studied film at Temple University.

Saget played Danny Tanner on Full House from 1987 to 1995 and reprised the role in Fuller House from 2016 to 2020. He hosted America's Funniest Home Videos from 1989 to 1997 and was the voice of the older Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother. He directed the film Dirty Work (1998) and his 2014 album That's What I'm Talkin' About was nominated for a Grammy.

Saget was famous for a family-friendly TV image contrasted with a raunchy stand-up act. He supported scleroderma research after his sister Gay died of the disease. He married Kelly Rizzo in 2018, and he had three daughters from his first marriage. He was found dead in a hotel room near Orlando, Florida, on January 9, 2022, at age 65. An autopsy attributed his death to an accidental blow to the head.

Achievements: Played Danny Tanner on Full House (1987-1995), hosted America's Funniest Home Videos (1989-1997), narrated How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014), Grammy nomination (2014).

Birth: May 17, 1956 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Profession: Comedian, actor and television host.

Interesting Facts: He served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation. He competed on The Masked Singer in 2020.