{"id":2285688,"date":"2024-06-28T23:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T03:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martin-mull-actor-known-for-roseanne-and-arrested-development-dies-age-80-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T23:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T03:13:07","slug":"martin-mull-actor-known-for-roseanne-and-arrested-development-dies-age-80-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martin-mull-actor-known-for-roseanne-and-arrested-development-dies-age-80-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Mull, actor known for Roseanne and Arrested Development, dies age 80 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmartin-mull-actor-known-for-roseanne-and-arrested-development-dies-age-80-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Martin Mull, a \u2064multi-faceted artist known for his unique blend of \u2064comedy, \u2063acting, and music, passed away recently as confirmed by his daughter Maggie \u2062Mull. Emerging as a prominent figure in the 1970s, Mull gained national attention\u2062 with roles in the satirical soap opera &#8220;Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman&#8221;\u2063 and its spinoff, \u2063&#8221;Fernwood\u200b Tonight.&#8221; His comedic \u2064talent shone through in various guest appearances in successful\u2062 sitcoms like &#8220;Roseanne&#8221; and &#8220;Arrested Development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Born in \u2063Chicago and raised in Ohio and Connecticut, Mull\u2063 also had a profound passion for music, starting his career as a songwriter before integrating humor into his \u200dperformances at notable Hollywood\u2064 venues. Notable for his blonde hair\u200d and mustache, he was also a \u2064skilled painter and guitarist. According to \u200bhis daughter,\u2064 his unique ability to excel in various creative disciplines made him a beloved figure, not only among colleagues in\u200c the entertainment industry but\u200b also by \u200dmany dogs, emphasizing his \u200dwarm personality.<\/p>\n<p>Mull&#8217;s career included memorable roles in films like &#8220;Mr. Mom&#8221; and &#8220;Clue,&#8221; both\u200b reflecting his ability to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moonfall-review-sexless-mindless-disaster-movie-made-by-china-appeasers\/\" title=\"&#039;Moonfall&#039; Review: Sexless, Mindless Disaster Movie Made By China Appeasers\">play characters<\/a> \u2062with a slightly sleazy charm \u200bthat endeared\u200c him \u200dto audiences, contributing to the films&#8217; cult status.\u200b His work and persona left a lasting impression on the \u2064entertainment landscape, marked by his clever wit and multi-disciplinary talents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0094540\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Roseanne\"><em>Roseanne<\/em><\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0367279\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arrested Development\"><em>Arrested Development<\/em><\/a>, has died, his daughter said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Mull&rsquo;s daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull, said her father died at home on Thursday after &ldquo;a valiant fight against a long illness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Martin Mull, who was also a guitarist and painter, came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera <em>Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman<\/em> and the starring role in its spinoff, <em>Fernwood Tonight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was known for excelling at every creative discipline imaginable and also for doing Red Roof Inn commercials,&rdquo; Maggie Mull said in an Instagram post. &ldquo;He would find that joke funny. He was never not funny. My dad will be deeply missed by his wife and daughter, by his friends and coworkers, by fellow artists and comedians and musicians, and&mdash;the sign of a truly exceptional person&mdash;by many, many dogs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Known for his blonde hair and well-trimmed mustache, Martin Mull was born in Chicago, raised in Ohio and Connecticut, and studied art in Rhode Island and Rome.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE &ndash; Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including Roseanne and Arrested Development, has died, his daughter said Friday, June 28, 2024. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His first foray into show business was as a songwriter, penning the 1970 semi-hit &ldquo;A Girl Named Johnny Cash&rdquo; for singer Jane Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>He would combine music and comedy in an act that he brought to hip Hollywood clubs in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 1976, I was a guitar player and sit-down comic appearing at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip when Norman Lear walked in and heard me,&rdquo; Martin Mull told the <em>Associated Press<\/em> in 1980. &ldquo;He cast me as the wife beater on <em>Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman<\/em>. Four months later, I was spun off on my own show.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His time on the Strip was memorialized in the 1973 country rock classic &ldquo;Lonesome L.A. Cowboy,&rdquo; where the Riders of the Purple Sage give him a shoutout along with music luminaries Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know Kris and Rita and Marty Mull are hangin&rsquo; at the Troubadour,&rdquo; the song says.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>On <em>Fernwood Tonight<\/em> (sometimes styled as <em>Fernwood 2 Night<\/em>), he played Barth Gimble, the host of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rush-limbaughs-successor-named\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Successor Named\">local talk show<\/a> in a midwestern town and twin to his <em>Mary Hartman<\/em> character. Fred Willard, a frequent collaborator with very similar comic sensibilities, played his sidekick. It was later revamped as <em>America 2 Night<\/em> and set in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>He would get to be a real talk show host as a substitute for Johnny Carson on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Mull often played slightly sleazy, somewhat slimy and often smarmy characters as he did as Teri Garr&rsquo;s boss and Michael Keaton&rsquo;s foe in 1983&rsquo;s <em>Mr. Mom<\/em>. He played Colonel Mustard in the 1985 movie adaptation of the board game <em>Clue<\/em>, which, like many things Martin Mull appeared in, has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">cult classic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 1980s also brought what many thought was his best work, <em>A History of White People in America<\/em>, a mockumentary that first aired on Cinemax. Martin Mull co-created the show and starred as a <em>60 Minutes<\/em>-style investigative reporter investigating all things milquetoast and mundane. Willard was again a co-star.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote and starred in 1988&rsquo;s <em>Rented Lips<\/em> alongside Robert Downey Jr., whose father, Robert Sr., directed.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Mull&rsquo;s co-star Jennifer Tilly said in an X post Friday that he was &ldquo;such a witty charismatic and kind person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, he was best known for his recurring role on several seasons of <em>Roseanne<\/em>, in which he played a warmer, less sleazy boss to the title character, an openly gay man whose partner was played by Willard, who died in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Mull would later play private eye Gene Parmesan on <em>Arrested Development<\/em>, a cult-classic character on a cult-classic show, and would be nominated for an Emmy, his first, in 2016 for a guest run on <em>Veep<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I did on <em>Veep<\/em> I&rsquo;m very proud of, but I&rsquo;d like to think it&rsquo;s probably more collective; at my age, it&rsquo;s more collective,&rdquo; Martin Mull told the <em>Associated Press<\/em> after his nomination. &ldquo;It might go all the way back to <em>Fernwood<\/em>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other comedians and actors were often his biggest fans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Martin was the greatest,&rdquo; <em>Bridesmaids<\/em> director Paul Feig said on X. &ldquo;So funny, so talented, such a nice guy. Was lucky enough to act with him on The Jackie Thomas Show and treasured every moment being with a legend. Fernwood Tonight was so influential in my life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Martin Mull is survived by his daughter and musician Wendy Haas, his wife since 1982.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Mull, renowned for his witty, unique comedy and acting in the 1970s and later as a popular guest star on shows like Roseanne and Arrested Development, has passed away, his daughter announced. 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