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Comedian Saget found dead at 65

ORLANDO, Fla. — Bob Saget — a comedic legend who rose to fame on the hit show “Full House” — was found dead at Ritz-Carlton Orlando Sunday, Orange County Sheriff’s officials confirmed. He was 65.

Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use, according to a statement from the agency.

“Earlier today, deputies were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for a call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room,” the agency wrote in a social media post. “The man was identified as Robert Saget & pronounced deceased on scene. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case.”

Saget performed his stand-up comedy act Friday night at Hard Rock Live at Universal’s City Walk. He had been on a tour of Florida cities with his act.

In a 2019 interview with the Orlando Sentinel TV critic Hal Boedeker, Saget discussed how his very adult stand-up act was in stark contrast to his “Full House” and “Fuller House” family man character, Danny Tanner.

“I’m still an R-rated act. I’m ‘South Park,’ Saget said.

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