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	'''Robert Lane Saget''' (born ], ]) is an ] ], ] and ] ] best known for his role as ] in the ] ] '']'' from 1987 to 1995, as host of '']'' from 1989 to 1997 and as host of '']'' since 2006.		'''Robert Lane Saget''' (born ], ]) is an ] ], ] and ] ] best known for his role as ] in the ] ] '']'' from 1987 to 1995, as host of '']'' from 1989 to 1997 and as host of '']'' since 2006.

	Saget is known for his clean-cut, ] persona from the hit shows ''Full House'' and ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' (which have been widely ] on television for over a decade). In contrast, he is known for using vulgar language and risque subject matter in his stand-up comedy act. He has, as a result, become a frequent subject of ] and ] in which he sometimes willingly participates~~. Saget has been called the "king of user generated content" due to the success of AFHV~~.		Saget is known for his clean-cut, ] persona from the hit shows ''Full House'' and ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' (which have been widely ] on television for over a decade). In contrast, he is known for using vulgar language and risque subject matter in his stand-up comedy act. He has, as a result, become a frequent subject of ] and ] in which he sometimes willingly participates.

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	After an unsuccessful comeback sitcom, '']'', in 2001, Saget turned to ~~directing. He is currently acting on stage in ] and serves as the ] playing the older Ted in the ] sitcom '']'', which debuted ], ].~~		After an unsuccessful comeback sitcom, '']'', in 2001, Saget turned to

	Saget's sister died of ]. Her life story was the inspiration for Saget's semi-] ABC ], '']'', which he directed. Saget is currently a board member of the , the only organization in the United States dedicated solely to finding a cure for the disease. Among other causes, Saget has also donated extensively to the ].{{Fact\|date=February 2007}}

	Saget reprised his bad boy image once again in a Season 2 episode of '']'' playing himself and the next door neighbor of Vincent Chase.

	In 2006 ] released a ] and ] entitled "]" which featured Saget.

	Saget wrote, directed, and stars in '']'', a parody of 2005's '']'' set to be released ] in January 2007.

	On ], ], ] announced that Bob Saget would host NBC's new game show '']'', which debuted October 13, 2006.

	Bob Saget has also recently developed a relationship with radio hosts ]. He performed at most of the shows on the ] in the summer of 2006. He occasionally calls in, and he has sat in on an '']''.

	Saget is currently the host of the NBC game show ] and he continues to perform his stand-up routine. Saget also frequently makes appearances on the morning show ] for DC101.

	As a result of his cult-like fan status, a humorous pseudo-religion had formed around Saget. Called the Church of Bob Saget, this "religion" has placed ] as the one true god due to humorous reasons.

	Bob Saget also plays the role of Commissioner for a southeast Pennsylvania-based ] company, ], although his appearances are few.

	==Filmography and TV appearances==
	*'']'' director (2007)
	*'']'' as host
	*'']'' as host
	*'']'' in episode: "Choreographed" (episode # 8009)
	*'']'' as himself in Episode 1 (2006)
	*'']'' (2006?)
	*'']'' (2006)
	*'']'' as narrator (])
	*'']'' (voice) (2005)
	*'']'' HBO series; as himself in Episode 13 "Neighbors" (2005)
	*'']'' (2005)
	*'']'' as Butch in Episode 5 "Flashpants" (2004)
	*'']'' (2004)(cameo)
	*'']'' as himself in Episode 11 "Joey and the Roadtrip" (2004)
	*'']'' (2003)
	*'']'' (2001)
	*'']'' (2000)
	*'']'' (1998)
	*'']'' (1998)
	*'']'' (1997)
	*'']'' (1996)
	*'']'' (1994)
	*'']'' as host (1989–1997)
	*'']'' (1987–1995) as ]
	*'']'' (1987)
	*'']'' (1987)
	*'']'' (1985)
	*'']'' (1983)
	*'']'' (1981)
	*'']'' (1981)
	*'']'' (1980)
	*'']'' (1979)
	*'']'' (1977)

	==Discography==
	* "]" (] featuring Bob Saget)

	==References==
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	<sup>‡</sup>CNet.com Podcast. BuzzCast 02/07/07. "Don't Rock While You Walk." 7 February 2007.

	==External links==
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Bob Saget
File:Bob Saget Stage.JPGBob Saget during his standup routine
Born	Robert Lane Saget
Spouse	Sherry Kramer (1982–1997)

Robert Lane Saget (born May 17, 1956) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host best known for his role as Danny Tanner in the ABC sitcom Full House from 1987 to 1995, as host of America's Funniest Home Videos from 1989 to 1997 and as host of 1 vs. 100 since 2006.

Saget is known for his clean-cut, family-friendly persona from the hit shows Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos (which have been widely rerun on television for over a decade). In contrast, he is known for using vulgar language and risque subject matter in his stand-up comedy act. He has, as a result, become a frequent subject of satire and parody in which he sometimes willingly participates.

Early life and career

Saget was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and then moved to Lexington, Virginia when he was two years old. He attended Rockbridge County High School before moving back to Philadelphia and graduating from Abington Senior High School; he has since been enshrined in its Hall of Fame. He later enrolled at Temple University, where he made a student film, "Through Adam's Eyes", which in 1977 was honored with an award of merit in the Student Academy Awards.

After college, Saget took a number of small-scale parts and began his relatively unknown stand-up comedy career before achieving national recognition with his role of Danny Tanner on Full House. He played the widowed father of three daughters. He also became the first host of the prototypical reality show America's Funniest Home Videos. He was the first person to star in two simultaneous prime-time television shows, and both shows were often in the top-ten TV ratings.

Standup persona

In contrast to his mild, family-friendly manner on the aforementioned television programs, Saget is also known for raunchy, unabashedly vulgar stand-up comedy routines. In the mid-'80s, cable viewers got a taste of his early stand-up routine when he was featured on one of Rodney Dangerfield's HBO specials. He appeared alongside up-and-coming comedians like Sam Kinison, Rosanne Barr, Rita Rudner, and Bob Nelson. His brief appearance in Half Baked (1998) was a shock to many viewers who were not familiar with Saget's standup material. His one piece of dialogue is one of the more infamous lines from the movie. His performance of the traditional joke "The Aristocrats" (in the 2005 movie of the same name) is arguably the foulest telling in the film.

His stand-up routine typically finds him making fun of his incredibly clean-cut television image and deriding the quality of Full House. Regardless, like others on the show, he remains close to his cast mates, and even at times tours on the stand-up circuit with Dave Coulier. Saget uses digression as a large part of his act.

Continued career

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Bob Saget as Danny Tanner on Full House

After an unsuccessful comeback sitcom, Raising Dad, in 2001, Saget turned to

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