Martin Mull
Born
18 August 1943 (82)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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 recor...
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
Filmography (40)
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
2023
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
Melons
2022
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
Tim's Vermeer
2013
Ha/lf
2013
And They're Off
2011
Oliver's Ghost
2011
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Killers
2010
Danny Phantom: Phantom Planet
2007
Relative Strangers
2006
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005
The Aristocrats
2005
Come Away Home
2005
A Boyfriend for Christmas
2004
The Year That Trembled
2002
Sister Mary Explains It All
2001
Attention Shoppers
2000
Yesterday's Tomorrows
1999
Zack and Reba
1998
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998
Beverly Hills Family Robinson
1997
Jingle All the Way
1996
Edie & Pen
1996
How the West Was Fun
1994
Mr. Write
1994
The Day My Parents Ran Away
1993
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993
Miracle Beach
1992
The Player
1992
Dance with Death
1992
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
1992
Ted & Venus
1991
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991
Far Out Man
1990
Ski Patrol
1990
Think Big
1989
Cutting Class
1989