“In my Hebrew school training, I would spend more time trying to impress the girls in the class. “Well, a lot of it was rebellion,” Saget told the Atlanta Jewish Times in 2014. The cause of his death is unknown but police do not suspect drugs or foul play.Īs a performer, Saget alternated between the raunchy standup comic known for darkly funny bits peppered with curse words and the wholesome dad that he played on the 1990s sitcom “Full House,” bringing together his audiences of children and adults in his role as host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.”Įven before he got to Hollywood, Saget honed his comedy as a misbehaving Hebrew school student at Temple Israel in Norfolk, Virginia. Saget was found dead in his Orlando hotel room in Orlando. Saget died shortly after performing in Orlando, where he had delivered a show with his trademark mashup of dark humor and dad jokes that he first developed while misbehaving in Hebrew school.
( JTA) - Bob Saget, the comedian and actor famous for playing a wholesome sitcom father figure but who never lost his flair for raunchy comedy, has died at 65. Saget honed his comedy as a rebellious Hebrew school student at Temple Israel in Norfolk, Virginia. Comedian Bob Saget performs at the Improv Comedy Club at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., Feb.