{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Martin Mull, who was known for TV shows like “Arrested Development” and “Roseanne” as well as films like 1985’s “Clue” and 1983’s “Mr. Mom,” has died. He was 80.
Mull’s daughter said the comedian and actor died at his home Thursday after “a valiant fight against a long illness.”
Mull, who was also a guitarist and painter, rose to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” and the lead role in its spinoff, “Fernwood Tonight “, on which he played Barth Gimble, the host of a satirical talk show.
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Martin Mull, known for television series such as “Arrested Development” and “Roseanne” as well as films such as “Clue” (1985), has died at the age of 80. (Getty)
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“He was known for excelling in every creative discipline imaginable and also for doing commercials for Red Roof Inn,” his daughter, Maggie Mull, a television writer, said in an Instagram post. “He found this joke funny. He never failed to laugh. My father will be greatly missed by his wife and daughter, his friends and colleagues, his fellow artists, actors and musicians, and – the sign of a truly exceptional person – by many, many dogs. »
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mull with Roseanne Barr and Fred Willard on “Roseanne.”
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Simpsons actor Harry Shearer wrote on his social media: “It took me a while to realize that Martin Mull had died. In the late 70s we worked together on Fernwood Tonight and its successor series. We wrote together, often at the beach (!), and sometimes I would go out and play with him. Lots of Laughs ! It’s always a pleasure to be with him. RIP MM. »
Before his television and film success, Mull performed his music and comedy in Hollywood clubs in the 1970s.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Actor Martin Mull attends the Television Academy Reception for Emmy Nominees at Pacific Design Center on September 16, 2016 in West Hollywood, California. (Getty)
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He told the Associated Press in 1980: “In 1976, I was a guitarist and comedian at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip when Norman Lear came in and heard me. He cast me as the abusive husband in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Four months later, I had my own show.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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