In his last year of college, he won a student Academy Award for a documentary. After his sister died of a rare autoimmune disease called systemic scleroderma, he became a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation. He was cast in the 1987 Richard Pryor film, “Critical Condition.” He directed “Dirty Work,” a comedy starring Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange. He said he was drawn to jokes with foul language and raw anatomical references because he wasn’t supposed to talk that way in his youth. He played Danny Tanner on the long-running sitcom “Full House” and was the host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Today’s dead celebrity is Bob Saget.

Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Sign up for our newsletter at famousandgravy.com and play our mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 46 ”Love and OJ Jokes” (Norm Macdonald) and Episode 29 “Zen Comedian” (Garry Shandling). 

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New York Times Obituary for Bob Saget
Best moments from the Comedy Central roast of Bob Saget
John Posey as Danny Tanner in ‘Full House’ pilot
“Inside John Mayer's Incredible Friendship With Bob Saget”
“The Duality of Bob Saget is What Made Him Special” from The Ringer
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