At Temple, Mr. Saget studied film, and in year of his graduation he received a student Academy Award for Documentary merit for his film “Through Adam’s Eyes,” about a nephew of his who had undergone facial reconstructive surgery.

But even then he was pursuing comedy. He told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2016 that he had won a local radio contest at 17 by singing a song about bondage, and that while he spent most of his time at Temple shooting film, he would also go to the University of Pennsylvania’s campus to do improv. After graduating, Mr. Saget moved to Los Angeles and became a constant presence at one of the city’s main comedy clubs, the Comedy Store, “I lived in that room for seven years,” he said on the comedian Marc Maron’s podcast in 2010.

“I did jokes and some stories, but most of them were just silly – dirty silly,” he remembered. He said he had been drawn to jokes with foul language and raw anatomical references because he wasn’t supposed to talk that way in his youth. Originally planned to pursue a career in medicine While studying at Temple University, won a student Academy Award for his documentary Through Adam’s Eyes Was a fixture on the Los Angeles comedy- club circuit in the early 1980s, along with future cast mate Dave Coulier Best known for playing clean- cut dad Danny Tanner on the long- running sitcom Full House, as well as hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos for eight years Directed the acclaimed TV movie For Home (1996), inspired by his sister Gay, who died of the autoimmune directed scleroderma in 1994 Wrote, directed and produced Farce of the Penguins (2007), an all- star spoof of the nature documentary his Broadway debut in 2007, starring in the Tony Award- winning musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone Bob Saget was an American actor, stand- up comedian, and television host from Philadelphia. His best known role was playing pater familias Danny Tanner on the hit sitcom “Full House” (1986- 1995). He played the character again in the sequel series “Fuller House” (2016- 2020). Saget served as the original host of the long- running clip show “America’s Funniest Home Videos” from 1989 to 1997. Saget voiced the narrator un the hit sitcom “how I Met Your Mother” (2005- 2014), depicted as an older version of main character Ted Mosby.

In 1956, Saget was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia. His parents were supermarket executive Benjamin Saget and hospital administrator Rosalyn “Dolly” Saget. The Saget family eventually moved to Norfolk, Virginia. Bob received his early religious education at Temple Israel, a synagogue of Norfolk which adhered to Conservative Judaism. He was reportedly a rebellious student.

Saget spend part of his high school years in Los Angeles, where he befriended veteran comedian Larry Fine (1902- 1975). He attended a Philadelphia high school during his senior year. 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.

Saget received his college education at the “Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts,” a college associated with the Temple University of Philadelphia. One of his student films won a merit award at the Student Academy Awards. He graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts in 1978. He had already started performing in comedy clubs during his college years.

In 1978, Saget intended to take graduate courses at the University of Southern California. He dropped out due to health- related problems. He almost died due to a gangrenous appendix, costing him a loss of confidence. He decided afterwards to lose some weight, in the belief that it would improve his health.

Following his graduation, Saget spend about a decade working mostly as a comedian. He appeared in minor acting roles in both films and television. In 1987, Saget was performing comedy bits for the short- lived non- fiction show “The Morning Program”. The show offered a mix of” news, entertainment and comedy,” but was canceled due to low ratings.

Saget’s big break came when he was chosen to portray widowed father Danny Tanner in the sitcom “Full House” (1987- 1995). The series depicted Danny’s efforts to raise three young daughters, with the assistance of his best friends. 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.