Person in history
Martin Mull
Martin Mull, American actor (born 1943)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2024 · June 27
Their story
Who they were
Martin Eugene Mull was an American actor, musician, and painter. He became known on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, then its spin-off Fernwood 2 Night, and America 2 Night. His other notable roles included Colonel Mustard in the 1985 film Clue, Leon Carp on Roseanne, Willard Kraft on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Vlad Masters/Vlad Plasmius on Danny Phantom, and Gene Parmesan on Arrested Development. He also had a recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Russell, a drug-using humorous pharmacist.
Early life
Early life and education Mull was born in Chicago , the son of Betty Mull, an actress and director, and Harold Mull (1918–2001), an acoustics engineer . [ 1 ] He moved with his family to North Ridgeville, Ohio west of downtown Cleveland , when he was two years old. [ 2 ] They lived there until he was 15 years old when he and his family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut . After graduating from New Canaan High School in the city, [ 3 ]
Path and career
Career Music Mull broke into show business as a songwriter, penning Jane Morgan 's 1970 country single, "A Girl Named Johnny Cash", which peaked at No. 61 on Billboard ' s country charts. Shortly thereafter, he began his own recording career. [ 1 ] Mull being asked about The Cool Kids , a Fox sitcom, September 2018 Throughout the 1970s, and especially in the first half of the decade, Mull was best known as a musical comedian, performing satirical and humorous songs both live and in studio recordings.
Why this date
Martin Mull appears on our June 27 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Martin Mull
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June 27 2024.
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