Martin Mull's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Principal W… Danny Phantom Vlad Plasmius The Ellen Show Mr. Munn Dads Crawford Hollywood Squares Center Squa… Teamo Supremo Governor Ke… Family Dog Skip Binsford His & Hers Doctor Doug…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Killers 2006 - Relative Strangers 2005 - The Aristocrats 1996 - Jingle All the Way 1993 - Mrs. Doubtfire 1992 - The Player 1990 - Far Out Man 1990 - Ski Patrol 1989 - Cutting Class 1985 - O.C. and Stiggs 1985 - Clue 1983 - Private School 1983 - Mr. Mom 1981 - Take This Job and Shove It 1980 - Serial 1980 - My Bodyguard 1978 - FM

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 70s, he finally broke into TV with the cult soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" in which he played Garth Gimble, a volatile wife abuser whose comeuppance came 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" as twin brother Barth Gimble, who was a co-host of the town's radio 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" 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 compliation of ten years of his work. Mull is married to a composer and musician, Wendy, and they have a daughter.


TRIVIA:

• Was a songwriter for Warner Brothers Records in his early days (1968). His first and only "hit" single was a parody of 'Johnny Cash (I)' (qv)'s surprise superhit "A Boy Named Sue", called "A Girl Named Johnny Cash".
• Wrote a lacerating series of satirical "cultural studies" books and TV specials under the blanket title "The History of White People in America."
• Received his Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design.