1943-08-18 ( 81 years old ) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
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Melons
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A Futile and Stupid Gesture
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Tim's Vermeer
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Ha/lf
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And They're Off
2011-10-28
Oliver's Ghost
2011-10-22
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010-08-03
Killers
2010-06-04
Relative Strangers
2006-05-01
The Aristocrats
2005-07-29
Come Away Home
2005-01-20
A Boyfriend for Christmas
2004-11-27
The Year That Trembled
2002-03-22
Sister Mary Explains It All
2001-05-27
Attention Shoppers
2000-09-21
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999-08-09
Zack and Reba
1998-11-01
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998-10-21
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
1997-01-25
Jingle All the Way
1996-11-21
Edie & Pen
1996-05-10
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996-01-01
How the West Was Fun
1994-11-19
Mr. Write
1994-05-06
The Day My Parents Ran Away
1993-12-13
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993-11-24
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993-09-09
Miracle Beach
1992-09-15
The Player
1992-05-08
Dance with Death
1992-04-22
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
1992-01-01
Ted & Venus
1991-08-08
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991-04-01
Far Out Man
1990-05-11
Ski Patrol
1990-01-12
Think Big
1989-09-30
Cutting Class
1989-04-24
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988-08-27
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
1988-01-30
Rented Lips
1987-10-28
Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
1987-08-15
O.C. and Stiggs
1987-07-10
Home Is Where the Hart Is
1987-06-13
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987-01-01
The Boss' Wife
1986-01-01
Pecos Bill
1986-01-01
Clue
1985-12-13
The History of White People in America
1985-06-04
California Girls
1985-03-24
Lots of Luck
1985-02-03
Bad Manners
1984-11-11
Sunset Limousine
1983-10-12
Flicks
1983-08-26
Mr. Mom
1983-07-22
Private School
1983-06-29
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983-05-01
Twilight Theatre
1982-02-13
Magic with the Stars
1982-01-17
Take This Job and Shove It
1981-04-24
My Bodyguard
1980-07-11
Serial
1980-03-28
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979-05-10
FM
1978-04-20
A Different Approach
1978-01-01
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