Remembering Bob Saget

by Lauren Cline

Bob Saget was a big part of a lot of people’s childhood. He will be

remembered most famously for his role as Danny Tanner in the shows Full House

and Fuller House, but also as a hilarious comedian and television host. Robert “Bob”

Lane Saget was born on May 17, 1956, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied

film at Temple University, but his main interest in the entertainment world was

comedy. He began his comedy career at the University of Pennsylvania’s improv

class, which he attended simultaneously during his time at Temple. After graduating

from college in 1978, he moved to Los Angeles and began frequently performing at

one of the main comedy clubs in LA called The Comedy Store. His comedy career

was just the beginning of his successes.

In the late 1980’s Saget appeared in several television sitcoms and appeared

briefly on CBS’s “The Morning Program”. He was then offered the part as Danny

Tanner, a single dad who tries to raise his three daughters with the help of his

brother-in-law and his best friend. In 1989, he was also given another one of his

most famous roles as the host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos”. He later when

on to direct several films, but his heart was still set on comedy.

Bob’s style of comedy is said to be the exact opposite of his personality on

television. As an actor, he normally appeared as a kind, soft spoken, wholesome

dad. His stand-up acts however are said to be raunchier and adult-oriented. The

night before Saget passed away, he performed at Ponte Vedra Beach as a part of a

stand-up tour he was in the midst of. In an interview released after his death, he

states how “Humor is the only way my family survived” after the death of his sister

to scleroderma, which is a progressive connective tissue disease. He also said that

his main reason for continuing to do comedy was because he knew that it would be

healing for other people too.

Whether you know him from Full House, America’s Funniest Home Videos,

from his comedy career, or from one of his dozens of other projects, there’s no

doubt that Bob Saget had a great impact on the entertainment industry and the

lives of many people. Bob had a huge range of talent and used it for good. He was

an avid member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation Board of Directors and

helped use his platform to raise millions for the charity in memory of his sister. His

kind and compassionate ways will be remembered well and his legacy as

“America’s Favorite Dad” will live on in his memory.