Rest in peace, America’s Dad. Bob Saget died at the age of 65 on January 9, 2022, after entertaining fans with a long comedic career.
The Full House alum was best known for starring on the hit show from 1987 to 1995 as newscaster and dad of three Danny Tanner. The late actor went on to reprise the role from 2016 to 2020 for several episodes when Netflix released a reboot series, Fuller House.
“At the end of Full House, I just kind of stayed by myself,” the Pennsylvania native exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2019. “We had no warning that we were going to be canceled. We were asked to go to the WB or CW and John [Stamos] and I said, ‘No, let’s not do that. We should be on ABC, if we should do it.’”
The Temple University grad noted at the time that he was “prepared” when the reboot came to an end, explaining that Netflix did “a really nice job” of communicating that information to cast and crew ahead of time.
Saget assured fans that they would receive a “really nice goodbye” to the long-running characters, going on to tell Us that he “stayed friends all these years” with his costars, including Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber.
“It’s not just a press thing that we say,” the Dirty Daddy author explained. “To see them so accomplished and see three empowered women do a comedy kids show with morality lessons — it had those elements in the original series. I was more emotional about seeing them and being with them. It’s not the same show it used to be, but it can’t be.”
In addition to his onscreen daughters, the Masked Singer alum was survived by three of his own children — Audrey, Lara and Jennifer. Saget welcomed his girls with then-wife Sherri Kramer while they were married from 1982 to 1997. He wed Kelly Rizzo in October 2018 in California, nearly one year after their engagement.
“Kelly and my daughters love each other,” the former America’s Funniest Home Videos host gushed exclusively to Us in April of that same year. “It really is some magical thing that happened. They just love each other.”
The Raising Dad alum chimed in at the time: “He has three girls, and I’m super close with them.”
Keep scrolling to revisit Saget’s major moments ahead of his death, both on screen and off.
Saget graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts. While attending the film school, he was honored at the Student Academy Awards for his project Through Adam’s Eyes.
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The actor wed Kramer, whom he met in high school. His fellow Pennsylvania native has worked as a lawyer and a screenwriter.
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After briefly acting in The Morning Program, Saget was cast in Full House.
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The couple became parents when daughter Aubrey arrived.
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He started hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos, later passing the job to Tom Bergeron in 1997.
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Saget became a father again when daughter Lara arrived.
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His and Kramer’s third child, Jennifer, was born.
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Full House came to an end after eight seasons and 192 episodes.
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Saget and Kramer divorced in November.
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Saget starred in Raising Dad for a single season alongside Kat Dennings.
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Saget made his first Entourage guest appearance as a parody of himself, reprising the role in the franchise’s 2015 movie.
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The comedian began voicing future Ted Mosby in How I Met Your Mother, which lasted for nine seasons.
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Surviving Suburbia, Saget’s ABC show with Cynthia Stevenson, ended after one season.
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In Saget’s A&E series, Strange Days, he investigated subcultures, from Bigfoot hunters to pro-wrestling fans.
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Saget released his memoir, Dirty Daddy, and embarked on a comedy tour of the same name.
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Saget was nominated for a Grammy for his comedy album That’s What I’m Talkin’ About.
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He joined former Full House costar on Grandfathered, guest starring in multiple episodes.
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Netflix launched its Full House revival, Fuller House. “Last but not least-best piece of casting yet,” Stamos tweeted at the time. “The great @bobsaget will be joining our show on @Netflix – this completes the perfect reunon [sic]!”
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Saget proposed to Rizzo, with the blogger exclusively telling Us, “We got engaged last week. A total surprise. Though being viral is part of my business, I still try to be fairly private when it concerns our relationship. But I will say that Bob and I are incredibly lucky to have found each other, and I love all six of his personalities.”
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The pair wed in Santa Monica, California.
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Saget surprised Masked Singer viewers as the Squiggle Monster, later telling Us that Stamos helped “set [him] up for success” on the Fox show.
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Fuller House came to an end after five seasons, which Saget told Us left him “verklempt.”
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Saget was in the middle of a comedy tour when he died. The stand-up comedian’s shows were scheduled from September 2021 to May 2022.
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