Martin mull biography

Offbeat funnyman Martin Mull was born on August 18, , in Chicago, Illinois, the eldest of three children of Betty, an actress and director, and Harold Mull, a carpenter. He was raised in Ohio. The blond-maned, blue-eyed comedian with the sad, droopy mustache first came in contact with the arts bygd 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 witty and subversive philosophy.

Gaining popularity in the s, he finally broke into TV in the cult soap opera parody Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman () in wh

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Martin Mull

American actor (–)

Martin Eugene Mull (August 18, – June 27, ) was an American comic actor whose career included contributions as a musician and painter. He became known on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, its spin-off Fernwood 2 Night, and America 2 Night. Other notable roles included Colonel Mustard in the film Clue, Leon Carp on Roseanne, Willard Kraft on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius on Danny Phantom, and Gene Parmesan on Arrested Development. He had a recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Russell, a drug-using, humorous pharmacist.

Early life and education

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Mull was born in Chicago, the son of Betty Mull, an actress and director, and Harold Mull, an acousticsengineer.^[3] He moved with his family to North Ridgeville, Ohio, when he was two years old.^[1] They lived there until he was 15 years old when his family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut. He attended and graduated from New Canaan High S

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Martin Mull

Born in Chicago in , Martin Mull moved to Connecticut during high school, then attended the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a MFA in painting. While in school, Mull began playing guitar in a band and writing his own songs. As the folk music scene began to gain in popularity, Mull found himself playing solo gigs and his songs and banter began to take on a comedic tone. Between and , Mull released five albums of comic infused folk music.

After meeting with creator Norman Lear about a writing job on the show "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (Syndicated, ), Mull was instead offered a part on the show, playing the twins Garth and Barth Gimble. After Garth was fatally impaled on an aluminum Christmas tree, Barth continued on the series' "Fernwood 2 Night" (Syndicated, ) and "America 2 Night" (Syndicated, ). Both shows satirized talk shows and began the long collaboration between Mull and Fred Willard.

In , Mull's comedy album "Sex and Violins" was nominated for t