Veteran actor Martin Mull, who appeared in more than a hundred films and television shows, including 'Roseanne,' 'Veep' and 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,' has died, his daughter, Maggie Mull, shared in a post on social media. He was 80. The actor died at his home after a "valiant fight against a long illness," Maggie added.
“I am heartbroken to share that my father passed away at home on June 27th, after a valiant fight against a long illness,” his daughter Maggie Mull wrote in a tribute on Instagram Friday. “He was known for excelling at every creative discipline imaginable and also for doing Red Roof Inn commercials. 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—the sign of a truly exceptional person—by many, many dogs. I loved him tremendously,” she added.
Mull's 'Roseanne' co-star Michael Fishman called him “a legend.” “He was a tremendous talent, who was always funny. As amazing as he was on camera, he was even more incredible off,” Fishman said. “The world was better with him in it. Perhaps the other side needed more laughter.”
'Voice' actor Grey DeLisle added, “Every time a big celebrity died, Martin would come into the studio bragging about the ‘HUGE JOB’ he’d just booked with them,” she said on X. “There would always be this uncomfortable ‘oh no….who’s gonna tell him???’ moment before he’d burst out laughing!”
Following his debut in the soap opera parody 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman' Martin Mull went on to star in 'Fernwood 2 Night'. His other work credits include 'Roseanne,' 'Clue,' and 'Sabrina The Teenage Witch'. He also made an appearance in a number of TV series, including 'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy,' 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,' 'The Golden Girls,' and 'Two and a Half Men,' in addition to full-time work.
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