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Bob Saget Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia

  • His height is 6' 4" (1.93 m). []
  • Bob was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Lexington, Virginia. []
  • Bob wanted to become a doctor, but his honors English high school teacher saw his creative potential and urged him to seek a career in performance. []
  • Bob was actually overweight at age 22 until a gangrenous appendix was taken out. []
  • Bob joined Australian comedy duo Hamish and Andy's gang, the Gangaroos, when they visited him in LA. []
  • When his sister, Andrea, was 34, she died of an aneurysm. Before he was born, two other siblings died in childbirth. []
  • Bob has always been known for his very vulgar sense of humor. While filming Full House, he would often say inappropriate things on set in front of Candace Cameron, Jodie Sweetin, and the Olsen twins, who played his young daughters on the show. Some of the parents got angry with him about this, and there came a point where Bob had to be more careful about what he said, especially in front of the kids. Still, his TV daughters have often stated in interviews that they vividly remember his wild sense of humor. []
  • Bob Saget is a R-rated comedian. []
  • Bob Saget is featured in a song with Jamie Kennedy called "Rollin' With Saget." []
  • Bob Saget's passion is stand-up comedy, not acting. []
  • In 2005, Bob Saget starred in the Off-Broadway production of Privilege. []
  • In 2006, Bob Saget was featured in the movie Farce of the Penguins, which he wrote and directed as well. []
  • Bob Saget is on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation. His sister died from scleroderma. []
  • Bob Saget has been called "The worst comedian ever" and "The best comedian ever". Very few comedians have ever been called both. []
  • Bob Saget graduated high school in Abington, Pennsylvania, from Abington Senior High School. []
  • In 1979, Bob Saget appeared on The Dating Game and was chosen as the winning bachelor. []
  • In 1977, while Bob Saget was in college, Bob won a "Student Academy Award" for his documentary Through Adam's Eyes. []
  • Bob Saget went to Temple University. []
  • Bob Saget was married to Sherri Saget from 1982 until 1997. []
  • Bob Saget has a daughter named Aubrey. []
  • Bob starred in both tv shows Full House and Americas Funniest Home Videos at the exact same time. []
  • Bob Saget joined the long list of celebrities lampooned by South Park. It happened in episode 13 entitled "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut." []
  • Bob had a camoe in the movie Half-Baked as a Cokehead. []
  • He's best known role is "Danny" on Full House. []
  • Bob is the voice of grown up "Ted" on CBS's How I Met Your Mother. []
  • Bob did not recognize Brie Larson, who played his youngest daughter Emily in Raising Dad at the premiere of New York Minute until she told him who she was! []
  • He was the first host for America's Funniest Home Videos. []
  • Bob Saget has three daughters named Aubrey, Lara, and Jenny. []

Quotes

  • Bob Saget: (while watching an excerpt from an episode of "Full House" (1987) in which he dresses as a woman) Ahhh, where is my face?! I lost so much face on that show, I don't even exist anymore! []
  • Bob Saget: A lot of people ask me what my favorite episode of Full House (1987) was, I always tell them: "it was the last one!" []
  • Bob Saget: (in 2009 about his new sitcom "Surviving Suburbia") One of the first things I said when I signed on for the show was "No hugs!" Full House was all based on hugs. []
  • Bob Saget: (about TV daughters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) They were always very sweet girls. There was really no way to be cynical about them. That's why people always called it "The Michelle Show." []
  • Bob Saget: I have New Age friends who gave their little girl a toolbox of plastic tools. They were horrified later that night when they came into her room and found out she was putting the hammer to bed. []

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