Bob Saget

Bob Saget was a stand-up comedian, actor, director and TV host from Philadelphia. He studied film at Temple University and performed at New York clubs like The Improv and Catch a Rising Star while still in school.

He played Danny Tanner on Full House and Fuller House, was the original host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, and narrated How I Met Your Mother as the older Ted Mosby. On stage he was known for profane stand-up, and his 2014 album That’s What I’m Talkin’ About earned a Grammy nomination.

He directed Dirty Work (1998) starring Norm Macdonald. On Tuesdays with Stories #679, the hosts note that the Netflix documentary “Who Is Martin Mull?” began as Saget’s project, built from footage he shot.