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pp-move|small=yespp-semi-blp|small=yesInfobox comedian|name = Bob Saget|image =Bob Saget.jpg|caption = Saget at the 2007 Opie and Anthony|O& A Opie and Anthony's TravelingVirus Comedy Tour (2007)|Traveling Virus at PNC Bank Arts Center|PNC |birth_name = Robert Lane Saget|birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1956|05|17|birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States|other_names =|medium = Television, stand-up, film|genre = Ribaldry#Blue comedy|Blue comedy , observational comedy , improvisational theatre|improvisational comedy , insult comedy |occupation = Actor, comedian, television host, director, screenwriter|years_active = 1977–present|website =|spouse = Sherri Kramer (1982–1997) (divorced) 3 children Robert Lane " Bob " Saget (born May 17, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian , actor and television host . Although he is best known for his family-friendly roles as Danny Tanner in Full House and the original host of '' America's Funniest Home Videos , Saget is also known for his Ribaldry#Blue comedy|very vulgar stand-up routine.Cite document |last=Contemporary Authors: Gale Reference Team |author-link=Thomson Gale |title=Biography - Saget, Bob |year=2004 |publisher=Thomson Gale |postscript=
Early life
Saget was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia to Jews|Jewish parents. His father, Benjamin, was a supermarket executive, and his mother, Rosalyn, was a hospital administrator. Saget lived in Norfolk, Virginia , and Encino, California , before moving back to Philadelphia and graduating from Abington Senior High School .cite web | last = Gurley | first = George | title = Bob Saget's Full Mouth | work = The New York Observer | date = 2005-05-08 | url = http://www.observer.com/node/50776 | accessdate = 2008-11-17cite web | title = Bob Saget | publisher = film.com | url = http://www.film.com/celebrities/bob-saget/14646642 | accessdate = 2008-11-17cite web | last = Goldberg | first = Jennifer | title = Irreverent Bob Saget plays to full houses | work = Jewish News of Greater Phoenix Online | date = 2007-09-07 | url = http://www.jewishaz.com/issues/story.mv? 070907+saget | accessdate = 2008-11-17 Saget originally intended to become a Physician|doctor , but his Honors course|Honors English language|English teacher, Elaine Zimmerman, saw his creative potential and urged him to seek a career in films.
He attended Temple University 's film school, where he created ''Through Adam's Eyes , a black-and-white film about a boy who received reconstructive facial surgery, and was honored with an award of merit in the Student Academy Awards . He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts|B.A. in 1978.cite web |url= http://www.oscars.org/saa/winners/winners.pdf |title=Student Academy Awards Winners |format=PDF Saget intended to take graduate courses at the University of Southern California but quit a few days later. Saget describes himself at the time in an article by Glenn Esterly in the 1990 Saturday Evening Post : "I was a cocky, overweight twenty-two-year-old. Then I had a gangrene|gangrenous Vermiform appendix|appendix taken out, almost died, and I got over being cocky or overweight." http://www.biography.com/articles/Bob-Saget-328690 biography.com article on Bob Saget Saget talked about his burst appendix on Anytime with Bob Kushell , saying that it happened on the Fourth of July, at the UCLASS Medical Center and that they at first just iced the area for seven hours before taking it out and finding that it had become gangrene|gangrenous . Saget credits the band Autistico for getting him through the tough times.cite episode | title = Anytime with Bob Kushell feat. Bob Sagat | series = Anytime with Bob Kushell | airdate = 2009-04-14 | season = 2 | number = 5
Career
Early career
Saget started performing stand-up comedy and did a number of national tours. Later, in 1987, he became the co-host of The Early Show#The Morning Program|The Morning Program & mdash;an attempt by CBS to take a different direction with breakfast television|morning television & mdash;for which he also wrote and produced content.Citation needed|date=September 2011
Full House and ''America's Funniest Home Videos
Soon after, Saget was cast as Danny Tanner in Full House , which became a huge success through family viewers and landed in the Nielsen ratings 's Top 30 from the third season onward. In 1989 Saget was cast as the host of '' America's Funniest Home Videos , a role he held until 1997. During the early 1990s Saget worked both on Full House and AFV simultaneously, and in 2009 ABC had Saget return to AFV'' for a 20th anniversary one-hour special co-hosted with Tom Bergeron .cite news | last = Snierson | first = Dan | title = Bob Saget returns to 'America's Funniest Home Videos' for 20th anniversary celebration | newspaper = Entertainment Weekly | date = September 16, 2008 | url = http://insidetv.ew.com/2009/09/16/bob-saget-returns-to-americas-funniest-home-videos-for-one-episode/ | archiveurl =| archivedate =| accessdate =
Continued career
Saget was also the host of NBC's game show 1 vs. 100 (US game show)|1 vs. 100 , which debuted October 13, 2006.
He plays the narrator of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother , which premiered on September 19, 2005. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460649/fullcredits How I Met Your Mother (2005) - Full cast and crew In the series he portrays the future version of the protagonist Ted Mosby . Throughout the series, only his voice is heard and it is yet to be seen if he will make an appearance.
His HBO comedy special, '' That Ain't Right , came out on DVD on August 28, 2007. It is dedicated to his father, Ben Saget, who died on January 30, 2007, due to complications from congestive heart failure. He was 89.
He has had recurring roles in HBO's Entourage (TV series)|Entourage playing a parody of himself.
Saget appeared in the Broadway Theatre|Broadway Musical theatre|musical The Drowsy Chaperone for a limited four-month engagement. He played "Man in Chair" while Jonathan Crombie , who normally played the character on Broadway, was with the national tour of the musical. On January 4, 2008, Saget's caricature was unveiled at List of caricatures at Sardi's restaurant|Sardi's Restaurant . http://my.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm? colid=24093 Photo Coverage: Bob Saget Receives Sardi's Portrait (BroadwayWorld.com)
On August 17, 2008, Saget was roasted by Comedy Central in a special, titled Comedy Central Roast#Bob Saget|The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget .
In April 2009, he debuted in a new sitcom along with his co-star Cynthia Stevenson on American Broadcasting Company|ABC called Surviving Suburbia . http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx? id=020409_02 ABC Announces New Sitcom "Surviving Suburbia" The series, which was originally to air on The CW , ended after one abbreviated season.
Directing career
Saget directed the 1996 ABC television movie For Hope , which was inspired by the life story of his sister, Gay Saget, who died from scleroderma three years earlier.
In 1998, Saget directed his first feature film Dirty Work (1998 film)|Dirty Work , starring Norm MacDonald and Artie Lange . Coming off one year after he left his long-running role as host of America's Funniest Home Videos, the film received broadly negative reviews from critics, and earned low box office returns. However, it has since become a cult favorite, due partially to Artie Lange's later popularity on The Howard Stern Show where the film is sometimes mentioned, often in unflattering terms.
Saget wrote, directed, and starred in Farce of the Penguins , a parody of 2005's March of the Penguins , which was released direct-to-video|direct-to-DVD , in January 2007.
Other works
In 1998, Saget played a cocaine addict in the stoner comedy Half Baked .
In 2006, Jamie Kennedy released a Hip hop music|rap song and music video entitled " Rollin' with Saget ", which featured Saget and is on his website.
In 2010, Saget starred in an A& E Network|A& E series Strange Days in which he follows others in different activities and lifestyles, documenting their adventures in unusual ways.
Charity work
Saget is currently a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation . His scleroderma efforts have further benefited such celebrities as Scary Movie star Regina Hall . http://abilitymagazine.com/regina-hall.html Regina Hall Interview "Regina Hall Issue" ABILITY Magazine, April/May 2010
Episode: "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Dead Fish"
Strange Days with Bob Saget
Himself (host)
6 episodes
2011
Law & Order: LA
Episode: "Van Nuys"
References
reflists-starts-medias-bef | before = Nones-ttl | title = Host of America's Funniest Home Videos 1989-1997 s-aft | after = Daisy Fuentes & John Fugelsang s-bef | before = Nones-ttl | title = Host of 1 vs. 100 (U.S. game show)|1 vs. 100 2006-2008 s-aft | after = Carrie Ann Inaba end
External links
wikiquote
Official website| http://www.bobsaget.com
IMDb name|756114
http://abilitymagazine.com/regina-hall.html Regina Hall Interview "Regina Hall Issue", ABILITY Magazine , April/May 2010
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