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Martin Mull

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	Acting
Most Rating	11.39
Birthday	1943-08-18
Place of Birth	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As

Mrs. Doubtfire

The Player

Cutting Class

Ski Patrol

Far Out Man

Jingle All the Way

A Boyfriend for Christmas

Mr. Mom

O.C. and Stiggs

Serial

FM

Take This Job and Shove It

Clue

The Aristocrats

Think Big

The Boss' Wife

How the West Was Fun

The History of White People in America

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Miracle Beach

And They're Off

Come Away Home

Lots of Luck

Sister Mary Explains It All

Tim's Vermeer

Dance with Death

Oliver's Ghost

Portrait of a White Marriage

Edie & Pen

Bad Manners

California Girls

The Day My Parents Ran Away

Mr. Write

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

The Year That Trembled

Killers

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Beverly Hills Family Robinson

Private School

Flicks

The History of White People in America: Volume II

Home Is Where the Hart Is

Relative Strangers

Rented Lips

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Zack and Reba

Attention Shoppers

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

Ted & Venus

My Bodyguard

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

Yesterday's Tomorrows

Pecos Bill

Melons

Twilight Theatre

Sunset Limousine

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth

Ha/lf

A Different Approach

Magic with the Stars

The Water is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs