Martin Mull, beloved actor known for 'Fernwood 2 Night,' 'Roseanne' and 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch,' dies at 80

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Martin Mull came to national fame with a recurring role on the Norman Lear-created satirical soap opera 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,' and the starring role in its spinoff, 'Fernwood 2 Night.'

Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including 'Roseanne' and 'Arrested Development,' has died, his daughter said Friday. He was 80. Mull's Daughter, TV writer and comic artist Maggie Mull, said her father died at home on Thursday after 'a valiant fight against a long illness.

'Melissa Joan Hart, who acted alongside Mull in the series 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch,' paid tribute to him on Instagram on Friday, calling him 'a wonderful man who I am better for knowing.''I have such fond memories of working with him and being in awe of his huge body of work,' she wrote. Known for his blonde hair and well-trimmed mustache, Mull was born in Chicago, raised in Ohio and Connecticut. He studied art in Rhode Island and Rome.

 

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