US comedian Bob Saget found dead in Florida hotel room, aged 65
- The star of ‘Full House’ and ‘Fuller House’ was also a popular host of ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ and had been touring the US recently
- Announcing his death on Twitter, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said no signs of foul play or drug use had been found
Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter.
“Earlier today, deputies were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for a call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room,” the department tweeted on Sunday. “The man was identified as Robert Saget & pronounced deceased on scene.”
Saget, 65, starred as Danny Tanner, the widowed father of three girls, and his efforts to raise them – assisted by his brother-in-law Jesse and friend Joey – formed the heart of the popular Full House sitcom.
It ran for eight seasons, from 1987 to 1995, on ABC in the US. Netflix aired a sequel, Fuller House, focusing on one of Danny’s daughters, DJ Tanner, which ran from 2016-2020.
Saget, who was also a popular host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, had been touring the country recently.