Bob Saget Biography (1956-)

Full name, Robert Lane Saget; born May 17, 1956, in Philadelphia, PA (some sources cite Norfolk, VA); son of Benjamin M. (a supermarket executive) and Rosalyn C. (a hospital administrator) Saget; married Sherri K. Kramer (an attorney), May 16, c. 1983 (divorced, c. 1997); children: Aubrey Michelle, Lara Melanie, Jennifer Belle. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 1 William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Comedian, actor, producer, director, writer
Birth Details: May 17, 1956; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Cohost, The Morning Program, CBS, 1987
Daniel Ernest "Danny" Tanner, Full House, ABC, 1987-95
Danny, ABC TGIF, ABC, 1990
Host, America's Funniest Home Videos (also known as AFHV, America's Funniest, and America's Funniest Videos), ABC, 1990-97
Matt Stewart, Raising Dad, The WB, 2001
Specials
The Fact, CBS, 1982
Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special (also known as Ninth Annual Young Comedians Special), HBO, 1984
HBO Young Comedians Special, HBO, 1986
A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary Special, Showtime, 1989
Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989
Host, America's Funniest Home Videos: An Inside Look, ABC, 1990
"Bob Saget-In the Dream State," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1990
Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
The MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon (also known as The 25th Anniversary MDA Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon), syndicated, 1990
A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environmental Test, ABC, 1991
George Burns's 95th Birthday Party, CBS, 1991
HBO's 20th Anniversary--We Hardly Believe It Ourselves (also knownas HBO's 20th Anniversary Special--We Don't Believe It Ourselves), CBS and HBO, 1992
Inside America's Totally Unsolved Lifestyles, ABC, 1992
The Comedy Store's 20th Birthday, NBC, 1992
What about Me? I'm Only 3!, CBS, 1992
(Uncredited) Game show host, To Grandmother's House We Go, 1992
Segment host, ABC's 40th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1994
Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994
Host, A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995
Host, America's Funniest Home Videos Guide to Parenting, ABC, 1995
Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995
Host, America's Funniest Home Videos Salute to Boneheads, ABC, 1996
Host, America's Funniest Home Videos: Kids and Animals, ABC, 1996
Catch a Rising Star 50th Anniversary--Give or Take 26 Years, CBS,1996
"Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO,1997
Canned Ham: Dirty Work, Comedy Central, 1998
Behind the Walls of "Full House," 2000
Interviewee, "Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen," Celebrity Profile, E!Entertainment Television, 2001
Interviewee, VH1 Goes inside South Park, VH1, 2003
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Dana Delany, Lifetime, 2003
Interviewee, "John Stamos," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
Interviewee, "Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
Interviewee, Full House: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2005
Also appeared in Comedy Break, syndicated; Comedy Tonight,PBS; and Comic of the Month, Showtime.
Episodic
Contestant, The Dating Game, ABC, 1979
Himself, Make Me Laugh, syndicated, 1980
The comic, "The Show Must Go On," Bosom Buddies, ABC, 1981
Student, "Wizards and Warlocks," The Greatest American Hero, ABC,1983
It's a Living, ABC, 1985
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1988
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, multiple appearances, between 1989 and 1992
Macklyn "Mack" MacKay, "Stand Up--April 30, 1959," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992
Himself, "Hey Now," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, multiple appearances,beginning 1993
Himself, "Office Romance," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1994
Himself, "Ellen's Improvement," Ellen, ABC, 1995
Himself, "A Sore Winner," The Jeff Foxworthy Show (also known as Somewhere in America), ABC, 1995
Himself, "Girl Buys Soup while Woman Weds Ape," The Naked Truth (also known as Pix and Wilde Again), ABC, 1995
Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1995
(Uncredited) Himself, "One Man and a Baby," The Parent 'Hood, 1996
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1996
Himself, "Alone Again ... Naturally," Ellen, ABC, 1997
Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1997, 2000, 2002
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 1999
Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999

"What Is Funny?," Turn Ben Stein On, Comedy Central, 1999
Mr. Atkitson, "Norm vs. Schoolin'," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 2000
Guest, The View, ABC, 2001, 2002
Guest, America's Funniest Home Videos (also known as AFHV, America's Funniest, and America's Funniest Videos), ABC, 2003
Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003, 2004
Jonathan Young, "Lipstick on Your Panties," Huff, Showtime, 2004
Himself, "Joey and the Roadtrip," Joey, NBC, 2004
Butch, "Flashpants," Huff, Showtime, 2004
Entourage, HBO, 2004
Guest, The Daily Buzz, 2005
Mitch, "Coach Potato," Listen Up, CBS, 2005
Appeared in episodes of At Ease, ABC; Evening at the Improv, syndicated; Grace Under Fire, ABC; and The Merv Griffin Show,syndicated.
Awards Presentations
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991
Master of ceremonies, Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1992
Host, The World Magic Awards, Fox Family Channel, 1999
Pilots
Love, American Style '85, ABC, 1985
Host, America's Funniest Home Videos, ABC, 1989
Funny You Should Ask, CBS, 1990
Cohost of the pilots Knock-Knock, syndicated, and Surprise,CBS; also appeared in Good News/Bad News.
Movies
Spencer Paley, "Father and Scout," The ABC Family Movie, ABC, 1994
(Uncredited) Dean Tinker, Sorority, MTV, 1999
(Uncredited) Bob, Becoming Dick, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, "Father and Scout," The ABC Family Movie, ABC,1994
Executive producer and director, For Hope, ABC, 1996
Director, Jitters, Lifetime, 1997
Director, Becoming Dick, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Television Director
Episodic
"Norm vs. Youth," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC,2000
"Just Thinking of You," The Mind of the Married Man, HBO, 2001
Television Work
Other
Producer and director of video segments, The Morning Program (series), CBS, 1987
Director, "Bob Saget-In the Dream State" (special), HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1990
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Student and sportscaster, Full Moon High (also knownas Moon High), Orion, 1979
Therapy patient, Devices, 1980
Voice of jukebox, Spaced Out (also known as Outer Reach andOuter Touch), Miramax, 1981
Himself, Moving (also known as Apartment Hunting), 1981
Dr. Joffe, Critical Condition, Paramount, 1987
For Goodness Sake, 1993
Fourth reporter, Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark Pictures, 1997
(Uncredited) Cocaine addict, Half Baked, 1998
Walter Matthews (Charlie), Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, New Line Cinema, 2003
Himself, New York Minute, Warner Bros., 2004
Himself, The Aristocrats, ThinkFilm, 2005
Film Work
Producer, director, and editor, Through Adam's Eyes (documentary),1978
Director (with Alan Bloom), Moving (also known as Apartment Hunting), 1981
Director, Dirty Work (also known as Sale boulot), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Douglas, Audience, Fig Tree Theatre, Hollywood, CA,1986
Ted, Privilege, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 2005
Stage Work
Producer, Audience, Fig Tree Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1986
RECORDINGS
Videos
Paramount Comedy Theatre, Vol. 1: Well Developed, 1986
Host, The Best of America's Funniest Home Videos, 1991
Host, America's Funniest Pets, CBS/Fox Home Video, 1992
WRITINGS
Film Scripts
Through Adam's Eyes (documentary), 1978
Additional dialogue, Spaced Out (also known as Outer Reachand Outer Touch), Miramax, 1981
Stepbrothers, 1985
Two Orphans (short film), 1985
Coffee Shop (short film), 1986
Temporary Asylum, 1988
The Shop Teacher, 1995
The Merchants in Venice, 1998
Television Specials
America's Funniest Home Videos: An Inside Look, ABC, 1990
"Bob Saget-In the Dream State," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1990
Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1992
America's Funniest Home Videos: Kids and Animals, ABC, 1996
Television Series
The Morning Program, CBS, 1987
Television Episodes
America's Funniest Home Videos (also known as AFHV, America's Funniest, and America's Funniest Videos), ABC, 1990, 1993
Television Pilots
America's Funniest Home Videos, ABC, 1989
(With Marshall Herzkovitz) Freeman, ABC, 1999
Television Music
Movies
Songwriter, "He's Dick," Becoming Dick, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Other
(With Tony Hendra) Bob Saget's Tales from the Crib (baby-picture book), Perigee, 1991
SIDELIGHTS
Bob Saget's television movie For Hope is a semi-biographical account of his sister Gay Saget's fight with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease. Gay died from the disease at the age of forty-seven.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, May 19, 1995, pp. 38-39
Los Angeles Magazine, November, 1990, p. 174
People Weekly, March 26, 1990, p. 38; June 26, 2000, p. 74
Redbook, September, 1990, p. 80
TV Guide, March 31, 1990, p. 2

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