It depicted two half-brothers who offer to perform revenge schemes for paying clients, but have a personal grudge against a man who reneged on a deal with them. In 1998, Saget directed the comedy film "Dirty Work". The film received high ratings in its debut. Saget was reportedly inspired by the life and death of his sister Gay Saget, who had died due to scleroderma. The film depicted the struggles of a woman who is slowly dying due to being afflicted with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease with no known cure. In 1996, Saget directed the dramatic television film "For Hope". When his contract for the show expired in 1997, Saget was not interested in negotiating for a renewal. While the show was popular with viewers, Saget himself was increasingly frustrated with its repetitive format. The show featured humorous homemade videos which were submitted by its viewers, often highlighting physical comedy, pranks, or unusual behavior by children and pets. In 1989, Saget was chosen as the host of the clip show "America's Funniest Home Videos". Its rating had remained high until its final episode.
The series was eventually canceled due to its increasing production costs. Saget became a household name, and the series lasted for 8 seasons and 192 episodes. By its third season, it was ranked among Nielsen's Top 30 shows. The show suffered from poor viewership in its first season, but attracted a family audience due to its portrayal of the struggles associated with parenting. The series depicted Danny's efforts to raise three young daughters, with the assistance of his best friends. Saget's big break came when he was chosen to portray widowed father Danny Tanner in the sitcom "Full House" (1987-1995). The show offered a mix of "news, entertainment and comedy", but was canceled due to low ratings. In 1987, Saget was performing comedy bits for the short-lived non-fiction show "The Morning Program".
He appeared in minor acting roles in both films and television. He decided afterwards to lose some weight, in the belief that it would improve his health.įollowing his graduation, Saget spend about a decade working mostly as a comedian. He almost died due to a gangrenous appendix, costing him a loss of confidence. He dropped out due to health-related problems. In 1978, Saget intended to take graduate courses at the University of Southern California. He had already started performing in comedy clubs during his college years. He graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts in 1978. One of his student films won a merit award at the Student Academy Awards. Saget received his college education at the "Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts", a college associated with the Temple University of Philadelphia. He was originally interested in a medical career but his English teacher Elaine Zimmerman convinced Saget to aspire to an acting or filmmaking career instead. He attended a Philadelphia high school during his senior year. Saget spend part of his high school years in Los Angeles, where he befriended veteran comedian Larry Fine (1902-1975). Bob received his early religious education at Temple Israel, a synagogue of Norfolk which adhered to Conservative Judaism. The Saget family eventually moved to Norfolk, Virginia.
His parents were supermarket executive Benjamin Saget and hospital administrator Rosalyn "Dolly" Saget. In 1956, Saget was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia.
Saget voiced the narrator in the hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (2005-2014), depicted as an older version of main character Ted Mosby. Saget served as the original host of the long-running clip show "America's Funniest Home Videos" from 1989 to 1997. He played the character again in the sequel series "Fuller House" (2016-2020). His best known role was playing pater familias Danny Tanner on the hit sitcom "Full House" (1987-1995). Bob Saget was an American actor, stand-up comedian, and television host from Philadelphia.