Martin Mull
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
161
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-08-18
Day of death
2024-06-27 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Martin Mull
Biography
Offbeat funnyman Martin Mull was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children, and raised in Ohio. The blond-maned, blue-eyed comedian with the sad, droopy mustache first came in contact with the arts by honing in on his innate talents as a painter. In order to pay his art school tuition, he started organizing bands. At around the same time, he discovered that stand-up comedy was another way to allow his creative juices to flow. Martin's early recognition as a humorist led to a recording contract, and, over the years, he would be Grammy-nominated several times for a number of eccentric comedy albums. His gimmick and allure came in the form of a dry, humorless delivery and a bland, highly conservative-looking demeanor, which masked a sly, witty and ultra-hip philosophy. Gaining popularity in the 1970s, he finally broke into TV with the cult soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) in which he played Garth Gimble, a volatile wife abuser whose comeuppance occurred in the form of an aluminum Christmas tree (impaled) in his home closet. Martin was so popular on the show that he was resurrected in the spin-off series "Fernwood 2 Night" (1977) as twin brother Barth Gimble, who was a co-host of the town's television program along with Fred Willard's Jerry Hubbard character. After this peak, Martin became a sought-after guest on the talk show circuit, not to mention variety specials and TV movies. He tried his hand at producing and starring in his own sitcom "Domestic Life" (1984) but the series failed. He also added his special brand of merriment to films over the years, some of them being decent, such as FM (1978), Serial (1980), Mr. Mom (1983) and Clue (1985) in the role of the tweedy-looking Colonel Mustard, while most have been either formula schtick or just plain drivel, as in Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Rented Lips (1988), which he produced and wrote, Cutting Class (1989), Far Out Man (1990) with Cheech & Chong, and Mr. Write (1994). Martin's first passion has always been art and the distinguished multi-media artist's work has been showcased in galleries throughout the world. He also authored the book "Painting, Drawing and World," which is a compilation of ten years of his work. Mull is married to a composer and musician, Wendy, and they have a daughter. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Simpsons
Family Guy
American Dad!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Two and a Half Men
Psych
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Nanny
Bob's Burgers
The Mike Douglas Show
Dexter's Laboratory
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
L.A. Law
Community
Arrested Development
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
The Drew Carey Show
Taxi
Veep
Reno 911!
America's Funniest Home Videos
Intimate Portrait
The Golden Girls
The Wild Thornberrys
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Franklin & Bash
My Bodyguard
Life in Pieces
The Ranch
Just Shoot Me!
The Larry Sanders Show
Reba
The Aristocrats
Twice in a Lifetime
Less than Perfect
Danny Phantom
Bad Manners
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Dinah!
Relative Strangers
Mrs. Doubtfire
The War at Home
Wonder Woman
Serial
Not Dead Yet
The Afterparty
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Mr. Mom
Melons
Burke's Law
The Jerk, Too
Dream On
The Player
Flicks
Half & Half
Twilight Theatre
Ha/lf
Oliver's Ghost
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Lots of Luck
Miracle Beach
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Get a Life
Jingle All the Way
Private School
'Til Death
'Til Death
Rock Concert
Mr. Write
Life with Bonnie
Tall Tales & Legends
Square Pegs
Killers
Clue
Inside Comedy
Gary Unmarried
TV 101
Ski Patrol
Yesterday's Tomorrows
My Boys
The Cool Kids
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Eastwick
Sister Mary Explains It All
The Wonderful World of Disney
Edie & Pen
Cher
Teamo Supremo
Roseanne
The Jackie Thomas Show
Ted & Venus
Bless This Mess
Fast Times
Maggie
Dads
Family Dog
Norm Macdonald Live
Daddio
George Burns Comedy Week
America 2-Night
3-South
Over the Top
Think Big
Kristin
Magic with the Stars
The Ellen Show
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Crumbs
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Cutting Class
Hopeless Pictures
Fernwood 2 Night
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Rented Lips
The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special II
His & Hers
Working Class
Laugh-In
Come Away Home
Domestic Life
Zack and Reba
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
FM
Dance with Death
The Boss' Wife
O.C. and Stiggs
The Year That Trembled
How the West Was Fun
Far Out Man
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
A Boyfriend for Christmas
Tim's Vermeer
Home Is Where the Hart Is
Presenting Susan Anton
Attention Shoppers
And They're Off
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
The Day My Parents Ran Away
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Portrait of a White Marriage
Take This Job and Shove It
Danny Phantom: Reign Storm
Sunset Limousine
The History of White People in America: Volume II
The History of White People in America
California Girls
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
Pecos Bill
A Different Approach
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Danny Phantom: Phantom Planet
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
