Martin Mull

Martin Mull

Birthday: 1943-08-18

Deathday: 2024-06-27

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0611898

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 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

Played in movies:

Yesterday's Tomorrows

Score: 10.0

The History of White People in America: Volume II

Score: 9.0

Clue

Score: 7.2

The Player

Score: 7.2

Tim's Vermeer

Score: 7.2

Mrs. Doubtfire

Score: 7.2

Lots of Luck

Score: 7.0

FM

Score: 6.7

Come Away Home

Score: 6.6

Mr. Mom

Score: 6.6

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Score: 6.5

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

Score: 6.4

My Bodyguard

Score: 6.3

A Different Approach

Score: 6.3

Think Big

Score: 6.3

The History of White People in America

Score: 6.2

Jingle All the Way

Score: 6.0

Killers

Score: 6.0

The Aristocrats

Score: 5.9

Private School

Score: 5.7

Bad Manners

Score: 5.7

Miracle Beach

Score: 5.7

Edie & Pen

Score: 5.6

A Boyfriend for Christmas

Score: 5.6

Oliver's Ghost

Score: 5.5

How the West Was Fun

Score: 5.5

Serial

Score: 5.5

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Score: 5.5

Take This Job and Shove It

Score: 5.3

Zack and Reba

Score: 5.3

Relative Strangers

Score: 5.2

Far Out Man

Score: 5.2

Cutting Class

Score: 5.0

Flicks

Score: 5.0

The Boss' Wife

Score: 5.0

Sister Mary Explains It All

Score: 4.8

Ski Patrol

Score: 4.8

Ted & Venus

Score: 4.7

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Score: 4.7

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Score: 4.7

Melons

Score: 4.7

O.C. and Stiggs

Score: 4.7

The Year That Trembled

Score: 4.6

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth

Score: 4.5

Rented Lips

Score: 4.2

And They're Off

Score: 4.1

California Girls

Score: 4.0

Portrait of a White Marriage

Score: 4.0

Dance with Death

Score: 4.0

Sunset Limousine

Score: 4.0

Beverly Hills Family Robinson

Score: 4.0

Home Is Where the Hart Is

Score: 3.7

The Day My Parents Ran Away

Score: 3.7

Attention Shoppers

Score: 2.5

Mr. Write

Score: 2.0

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio

Score: 0.0

An All-Star Toast to the Improv

Score: 0.0

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

Score: 0.0

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

Score: 0.0

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

Score: 0.0

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

Magic with the Stars

Score: 0.0

Twilight Theatre

Score: 0.0

Ha/lf

Score: 0.0

Pecos Bill

Score: 0.0

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Danny Phantom

Score: 8.3

Half & Half

Score: 8.3

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Score: 8.2

America 2-Night

Score: 8.2

3-South

Score: 8.2

The Nanny

Score: 8.1

The Simpsons

Score: 8.0

Hopeless Pictures

Score: 8.0

Teamo Supremo

Score: 8.0

Rock Concert

Score: 8.0

Community

Score: 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Arrested Development

Score: 7.9

Psych

Score: 7.9

Bob's Burgers

Score: 7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Score: 7.8

The Wonderful World of Disney

Score: 7.8

Norm Macdonald Live

Score: 7.7

The Larry Sanders Show

Score: 7.7

Dexter's Laboratory

Score: 7.7

NCIS: Los Angeles

Score: 7.5

The Golden Girls

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

Two and a Half Men

Score: 7.5

The Ranch

Score: 7.4

Veep

Score: 7.4

Get a Life

Score: 7.4

Family Guy

Score: 7.4

Maggie

Score: 7.4

Franklin & Bash

Score: 7.3

Over the Top

Score: 7.3

The Afterparty

Score: 7.3

Square Pegs

Score: 7.3

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Score: 7.2

Taxi

Score: 7.2

Reno 911!

Score: 7.2

L.A. Law

Score: 7.1

Life in Pieces

Score: 7.1

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Score: 7.1

Not Dead Yet

Score: 7.1

Wonder Woman

Score: 7.0

American Dad!

Score: 7.0

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Score: 7.0

The War at Home

Score: 6.9

Dream On

Score: 6.9

Less than Perfect

Score: 6.9

The Wild Thornberrys

Score: 6.9

Roseanne

Score: 6.8

Burke's Law

Score: 6.7

Dinah!

Score: 6.7

Just Shoot Me!

Score: 6.6

America's Funniest Home Videos

Score: 6.6

Reba

Score: 6.6

The Drew Carey Show

Score: 6.6

Hollywood Squares

Score: 6.5

Kristin

Score: 6.5

Hollywood Squares

Score: 6.5

The Ellen Show

Score: 6.5

Life with Bonnie

Score: 6.5

'Til Death

Score: 6.4

'Til Death

Score: 6.4

Fast Times

Score: 6.3

Cher

Score: 6.3

Bless This Mess

Score: 6.2

His & Hers

Score: 6.0

Gary Unmarried

Score: 6.0

Inside Comedy

Score: 6.0

Eastwick

Score: 5.9

Family Dog

Score: 5.9

Laugh-In

Score: 5.8

Crumbs

Score: 5.8

Fernwood 2 Night

Score: 5.7

The Cool Kids

Score: 5.5

Twice in a Lifetime

Score: 5.5

Tall Tales & Legends

Score: 5.4

Dads

Score: 5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

My Boys

Score: 5.3

Working Class

Score: 5.0

TV 101

Score: 5.0

Domestic Life

Score: 5.0

Intimate Portrait

Score: 4.5

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Score: 4.2

Daddio

Score: 3.0

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Score: 0.0

George Burns Comedy Week

Score: 0.0

Presenting Susan Anton

Score: 0.0

The Jackie Thomas Show

Score: 0.0