Martin Mull
Martin Mull | |
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Birth name | Martin Eugene Mull |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | August 18, 1943
Nationality | American |
Education | New Canaan High School |
Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, MFA) |
Spouse |
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Children | 1 |
Martin Eugene Mull
Early life and education
Mull was born in Chicago, the son of Betty Mull, an actress and director, and Harold Mull, a carpenter.[3] He moved with his family to North Ridgeville, Ohio, when he was two years old. They lived there until he was 15 years old, when his family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut. There he attended and graduated from New Canaan High School.[4] He studied painting and graduated in 1965 from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts; in 1967, he earned a Master of Fine Arts in painting, also from RISD.[5]
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.
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. Rather than use the stage trappings of most musical acts, Mull would decorate his stage with comfortable
Elvis Costello and Gary Sperrazza attribute the remark "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" to Martin Mull.[9][10]
Acting
Mull's first well-known acting role was as Barth Gimble in the 1976 television nighttime
In 1979, Mull appeared in the Taxi episode Hollywood Calling. He created, wrote for and starred in the short-lived 1984 CBS sitcom Domestic Life, with Megan Follows playing his teenaged daughter. In one episode of The Golden Girls, he played a hippie who was afraid of the outside world. He had a long-running role as Leon Carp, Roseanne Conner's gay boss (and later business partner) on the TV series Roseanne.
During the 1980s, Mull played supporting roles in the films
Mull has appeared as a guest star on the game show
Mull also starred in the Fox sitcoms Dads and The Cool Kids, the latter with David Alan Grier, Vicki Lawrence, and Leslie Jordan.
Art
Mull has been a painter since the 1970s, and his work has appeared in group and solo exhibits. He participated in the June 15, 1971 exhibit "Flush with the Walls" in the men's room of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to protest the lack of contemporary and local art in the museum.
Personal life
Twice divorced, Mull is married to singer Wendy Haas. They have a daughter, Maggie,[16][17][18] who as of 2021 is a co-executive producer for Family Guy.
In a 2010 interview on
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1978 | FM | Eric Swan | |
1980 | Serial | Harvey Holroyd | |
1980 | My Bodyguard | Mr. Peache | |
1981 | Take This Job and Shove It | Dick Ebersol | |
1982 | Flicks |
Tang/Arthur Lyle | aka "Loose Joints" |
1983 | Mr. Mom | Ron Richardson | |
1983 | Private School | Pharmacy Guy | Uncredited |
1984 | Bad Manners | Warren Fitzpatrick | aka Growing Pains |
1985 | Television Parts | Himself | |
1985 | California Girls | Elliot | |
1985 | Clue | Colonel Mustard | |
1985 | O.C. and Stiggs | Pat Coletti | |
1986 | The Boss' Wife | Tony Dugdale | |
1988 | Rented Lips | Archie Powell | |
1988 | Portrait of a White Marriage | Himself (as talk show host) | |
1989 | Cutting Class | William Carson III | |
1990 | Ski Patrol | Sam Marris | |
1990 | Far Out Man | Dr. Leddledick | |
1992 | Miracle Beach | Donald Burbank | |
1992 | Dance with Death | Art | |
1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Justin Gregory | |
1994 | How the West Was Fun | Bart Gifooley | |
1994 | Mr. Write | Dan Barnes | |
1996 | Edie & Pen | Johnnie Sparkle | |
1996 | Jingle All the Way | D.J. | |
1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Wildlife Presenter | |
1997 | Beverly Hills Family Robinson | Doug Robinson | |
1998 | Zack and Reba | Virgil Payne | |
1998 | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Richard Rich Sr. | |
2000 | Attention Shoppers | Charles | |
2002 | The Year That Trembled | Wayne Simonelli | |
2004 | A Boyfriend for Christmas | Martin Grant | |
2006 | Relative Strangers | Jeffry Morton | |
2010 | Killers | Holbrook | |
2011 | Oliver's Ghost | Clive Rutledge | |
2013 | Tim's Vermeer | Himself | |
2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Modern Doug Kenney |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1976–1977 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Garth Gimble/Barth Gimble | 49 episodes |
1977 | Fernwood 2 Night | Barth Gimble | 44 episodes |
1977 | The New Adventures of Wonder Woman | Hamlin Rule/ Pied Piper |
Episode: "The Pied Piper" |
1978 | America 2-Night | Barth Gimble | 65 episodes |
1979 | Taxi | Roger Chapman | Episode: "Hollywood Calling" |
1983 | Sunset Limousine | Mel Shaver | Television film |
1984 | Domestic Life | Martin Crane | 10 episodes |
1985 | The History of White People in America | Himself | |
1985 | Lots of Luck | Frank Maris | Television film |
1990 | The Golden Girls | Jimmy | Episode: " Snap Out of It "
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1991 | Get a Life | Sandy Connors | |
1991–1997 | Roseanne | Leon Carp | 46 episodes |
1992–1993 | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
1993 | Family Dog | Skip Binsford | Voice, 10 episodes |
1994 | Burke's Law | Wayne Hudson | Episode: "Who Killed Good Time Charlie?" |
1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Marlin Pfinch-Lupus | Episode: "Whine, Whine, Whine" |
1997 | Over the Top | Brookes Jenson | Episode: "The Review" |
1997–2000 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Willard Kraft | 73 episodes |
1998 | The Simpsons | Seth | Voice, episode: "D'oh-in' in the Wind" |
2000 | Family Guy | Mr. Harris | Voice, episode: "If I'm Dyin', I'm Lyin'" |
2000 | Just Shoot Me! | Stan | Episode: "Slamming Jack" |
2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Dennis Tucker | Voice, episode: "Birthday Quake"[20] |
2001–2002 | The Ellen Show | Ed Munn | 18 episodes |
2002 | Dexter's Laboratory | M.A.R. 10 | Voice, episode: "Lab on the Run" |
2002 | Teamo Supremo | Governor Kevin | Voice |
2003 | Reba | Dr. Todd | Episode: "Encounters" |
2004 | Half & Half | Bob Tyrell | 1 episode |
2004 | Reno 911! | Jim Kringle | |
2004–2007 | Danny Phantom | Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius | Voice, 16 episodes[20] |
2004–2013 | Arrested Development |
Gene Parmesan | 4 episodes |
2005–2011 | American Dad! | Father Donovan | Voice, 10 episodes |
2007 | The War at Home | Principal Fink | 3 episodes |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Gideon Hutton | Episode: "Retro" |
2008 | My Boys | Dr. Clayton | Episode: "Opportunity Knocks" |
2008–2013 | Two and a Half Men | Russell | 6 episodes |
2009 | Eastwick | Milton Philmont | 1 episode |
2010 | 'Til Death | Whitey/Mr. White | 12 episodes |
2013 | Psych | Highway Harry | Episode: " 100 Clues "
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2013–2014 | Dads | Crawford Whittemore | 19 episodes |
2015 | Community | George Perry | 2 episodes |
2015–2017 | Life in Pieces | Gary Timpkins | 4 episodes |
2016 | Veep | Bob Bradley | 4 episodes Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
2016–2018 | The Ranch |
Jerry | 7 episodes |
2017 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Eddie (Edward O'Boyle) | Episode: " Old Tricks "
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2017–2019 | I'm Sorry | Martin | 6 episodes |
2018–2019 | The Cool Kids | Charlie | Main role (22 episodes) |
2020 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Admiral Walter Peralta | Episode: " Admiral Peralta "
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2020 | Bless This Mess | Martin | Episode: "The Table" |
2020 | Bob's Burgers | Shopkeeper | Voice, episode: "Local She-ro" |
2022 | Grace and Frankie | H.W. Wallingford | Episode: "The Last Hurrah" |
2023 | Not Dead Yet | Monty | 2 episodes |
Video games
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Nicktoons Unite! | Vlad Plasmius | Voice[20] |
2006 | Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing | Vlad Plasmius | Voice |
Discography
- Martin Mull (1972)
- "Dueling Tubas" (Single) charted at #92 on Billboard's Hot 100 (1973); #87 in Canada;[21] #70 in Canada AC[22]
- Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room! (1973)
- Normal (1974)
- In the Soop with Martin Mull (also with: Ed Wise and Les Daniels) (1974)
- Days of Wine and Neuroses (1975)
- I'm Everyone I've Ever Loved (1977)
- No Hits, Four Errors – The Best of Martin Mull (1977)
- Sex & Violins (1978)
- Near Perfect/Perfect (1979)
- Mulling It Over – A Musical Ouvre-View of Martin Mull (1998)
References
- ^ "The Complete History of Martin Mull" (PDF). The Flint Voice. March 6, 1981. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Today in history". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ "Martin Mull". Patterson & Associates. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2006-09-17.
- ^ "Martin Mull Witnesses the "Madness"". Rhode Island School of Design. 2013-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ Alterman, Loraine (3 June 1973). "Martin Mull's Fabulous Furniture". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Tech, (May 11, 1973)". Learningace.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The History of the Band, (March 2013)". The Band. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "Writing About Music". Quote Investigator. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ "Quotes Uncovered: Dancing About Architecture". Freakonomics. 2010-12-30. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ "Gary Unmarried". The Futon Critic. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ Cook, Greg (June 15, 2011). "Local Artists Commemorate -and re-stage -a legendary protest". The Phoenix. Boston. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Martin Mull, Artnet
- ^ Format Follies, Pt. 3, Christopher Currie, Furious Horses (blog), April 1, 2009
- ^ Neale, April (2013). "Steve Martin's 'Love has Come For You' celebrates Martin Mull's artistry, tour dates (VIDEO) Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine", Monsters And Critics.
- ^ Wojciechowski, Michele "Wojo" (September 27, 2013). "FOX's Dads Star Martin Mull: The Accidental Comedian". Parade. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Martin Mull Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Lavin, Cheryl (September 4, 1994). "Martin Mull". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ The Green Room with Paul Provenza, July 15, 2010, archived from the original on 2021-12-21
- ^ a b c "Martin Mull (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 9, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM: 15. May 19, 1973.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 A.C." (PDF). RPM: 20. June 9, 1973.
External links
- Martin Mull at IMDb
- Martin Mull on Artnet
- Martin Mull discography at Discogs