went into raunchy humor, challenged his family persona and provided a different identity and as you mentioned, just started touring once again. this weekend in orlando and near jacksonville, the first of at least six months worth of tour dates for bob saget. so far, no known cause of death. this doesn t appear to be the case that he did not have an off camera reputation. we hear from fellow comedians across the board how much they loved him his work and his personality. that is what is unique this this case. norm mcdonald said during a roast on comedy central. bob was the first comedian i ever saw perform when i was a boy live and i loved him. one thing that bonds us as comedians is we re bitter and jealous and we hate everyone
shirley and i was kind of the richie cunningham on full house and stamos was fonzi and the other was ralph or potsie. john stamos tweeted i am broken, i am gutted and i am in complete and utter shock. dave wrote my heart is broken. i love you, bob. your forever brother, dave. joined by brian stelter, cnn chief media correspondent. a huge outpouring, a lot of folks grew up with bob saget going back to the 80s and through their comedy career since then. tell us what his place was. a mainstay on television for decades, someone united generations, whether you watched full house with the original airing, reruns or fuller house on netflix. that s one of the franchises saget was known for. this is a heartbreaking loss and you hear all the folks in hollywood, all of his former
costars, colleagues referring to him as being so kind, so sweet, not words you usually hear about comedians, but bob so longet was a unique talent. some folks arrived in san francisco bringing flowers to the famous town home. here s what one fan said outside. it s sad news. he was the dad of the 90s for everyone. loved the show, not just requesting full house but everything he did. he left a big impact on people as children at the tanner family and as adults, bob saget and comedy career as well. i think he touched a lot of people and a cultural icon. not just america s dad but a single dad playing on full house which was significant at the time. he took that role seriously, put on a wholesome face and later in his career as we talked about he
else that has any success but bob has never had an unkind word for anybody. i love him and hope everyone else does and i just want to say that. a great note about saget and reminder for everyone how you carry yourself in life. this was a philly boy who grew up in the suburbs of philadelphia who lucked into this career and made the most of it and wanted to keep working through the decades. his family in a statement saying he was everything to us and want you to know how much he loved his fans performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with laughter. the notion that he was out there on saturday night, he was tweeting at 3:45 in the morning on sunday, coming off the high of being on stage, performing in florida. what we don t know is what happened between 3:45 in the morning when he tweeted and 4:00 p.m. when the authorities were called to his hotel. the detectives said overnight, no signs of drug use, no signs