Who was Bob Saget?

Robert Lane Saget (/ˈsæɡət/; May 17, 1956 – January 9, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. His acting roles included "Danny Tanner" on the ABC sitcom "Full House" (1987–1995), its Netflix sequel "Fuller House" (2016–2020), and the voice of narrator "Ted Mosby" on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (2005–2014). From 1989 to 1997, he was the original host of America's Funniest Home Videos.

On May 17, 1956, he was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family. His father, Benjamin (1917–2007), was a supermarket executive, and his mother, Rosalyn (1925–2014), was a hospital administrator. Saget graduated from Abington Senior High School in 1975. Saget originally intended to become a doctor, but his Honors English teacher, Elaine Zimmerman, saw his creative potential and urged him to seek a career in films.

Early on January 9, 2022, Saget, who was staying at a Ritz-Carlton hotel near Orlando, Florida, was found unresponsive in his room by the housekeeper around 4 p.m. EST, about an hour after he was due to check out. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. He was 65. The cause of death was not immediately confirmed, but the Orlando Police Department said that no foul play or drug use was detected. The autopsy later confirmed this. Saget was in the midst of a stand-up tour, and had performed in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the previous evening.