Bob Saget, an actor and comedian best known for his role as the cheery dad on the television comedy “Full House,” was discovered dead in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, according to officials and his family. Saget’s cause of death was unknown. The actor was discovered dead in a room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando on Sunday afternoon and died at the scene, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 4 p.m. ET, the Sheriff’s Department and the fire department were dispatched to the hotel when hotel security discovered Bob in his room. According to the department, detectives uncovered no evidence of foul play or drug use.
Loved tonight’s show @PV_ConcertHall in Jacksonville. Appreciative audience. Thanks again to @RealTimWilkins for opening. I had no idea I did a 2 hr set tonight. I’m happily addicted again to this shit. Check https://t.co/nqJyTiiezU for my dates in 2022. pic.twitter.com/pEgFuXxLd3 — bob saget (@bobsaget) January 9, 2022
Bob has been travelling the country recently, stopping at a number of cities across Florida, including Orlando, where he began his tour in September and was scheduled to end in May. He was in Jacksonville on Saturday night for a gig at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, when he really shouted out the audience early Sunday morning. He reminisced on the “very great audience” and “plenty of positivity” in his most recent Instagram post.
Robert Lane Saget was a stand-up comedian, actor, and television host from the United States. On the ABC sitcom Full House and its Netflix sequel Fuller House, he played Danny Tanner, and on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother, he was the voice of narrator Ted Mosby.
He was the original host of the ABC series America’s Funniest Home Videos from 1989 to 1997. Saget was also noted for his adult stand-up comedy, with his 2014 album That’s What I’m Talkin’ About receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.