He was TV dad to us all, and elicited many laughs and tears along the way.
Unlike aspiring rock star Jesse or slapstick comedian Joey, Danny was the anchor of the family.
Saget reprised the role on Netflix’sFull Housesequel series,Fuller House, which premiered in 2016.
EW looks back at Bob Saget’s most memorable roles, from ‘Full House’ to ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ to ‘Entourage’.Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images; Everett Collection (2)
It was a gig he held simultaneously with hisFull Houseduties starting in 1989 and ending in 1997.
He returned in 2009 for the series' 20th anniversary special.
BetweenFunniest Home VideosandFull House, Saget became a face American families looked to for comfort and humor every week.
The cast of ‘Full House’.ABC
Entourage
Don’t believe the Bob Saget you meet onEntourage.
The real one was much nicer.
Saget appeared as himself in four episodes of the HBO bro-com between 2005-2010 and later in the 2015Entouragemovie.
Bob Saget as Bob Saget in ‘Entourage’.Everett Collection
His onscreen alter ego, however, was, to use a technical term, a total douchebag.
Again, he played a widower trying to raise daughters.
This time, though, he was helped by his live-in dad (Jerry Adler).
The cast of ‘Raising Dad’.Everett Collection
Raising Dadlasted for just one season of 22 episodes.
Surviving Suburbia
After that was the sitcomSurviving Suburbia.
It was often described as the male version ofRoseanne, though it was probably closer toAccording to Jim.
Bob Saget in ‘Surviving Suburbia’.Everett Collection
Surviving Suburbiaran on ABC in 2009 for one shortened season and was canceled due to low ratings.
Saget played Pastor Greg starting in 2015 as a replacement for actor Marc Kudisch.
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
“My house is full of shit!”
Bob Saget in ‘Hand to God’ on Broadway.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
His house was literally full of shit, as the dynamic duo left the bathroom covered in feces.
Toilet humor at its finest.
Bob Saget in ‘Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd’.New Line
