Certain deaths hit us differently, even when it comes to people from the entertainment world. Martin Mull’s is one like that. The acerbic comedian and actor died at home in Los Angeles on Thursday at age 80, according to a statement his family posted to Instagram on Saturday.
His heartbroken daughter, Maggie Mull, wrote:
“He was known for excelling at every creative discipline imaginable and also for doing Red Roof Inn commercials. He would find that joke funny. He was never not funny. My dad will be deeply missed by his wife and daughter, by his friends and coworkers, by fellow artists and comedians and musicians, and — the sign of a truly exceptional person — by many, many dogs. I loved him tremendously.”
via the Hollywood Reporter:
Martin Eugene Mull was born in Chicago on Aug. 18, 1943. His father, Harold, was a carpenter, and his mother, Betty, an actress and director….
