
Martin Mull
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 1970s, he finally broke into TV with the cult soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) in which he played Garth Gimble, a volatile wife abuser whose comeuppance occurred 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" (1977) as twin brother Barth Gimble, who was a co-host of the town's television 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" (1984) 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 compilation of ten years of his work. Mull is married to a composer and musician, Wendy, and they have a daughter. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.737 |
Birthday | 1943-08-18 |
Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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1993

Mrs. Doubtfire
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1992

The Player
7.193/834
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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1989

Cutting Class
5/105
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1990

Ski Patrol
4.8/37
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1990

Far Out Man
5.1/19
An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.
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2022

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
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2004

A Boyfriend for Christmas
5.621/58
Holly Grant has learned a long time ago not to rely on Santa Claus leaving Mr. Right in her Christmas stocking. But Holly is in for a surprise when a...
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1996

Jingle All the Way
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1987

O.C. and Stiggs
4.7/15
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1983

Mr. Mom
6.6/310
Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the hous...
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1980

Serial
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1978

FM
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1981

Take This Job and Shove It
5.3/17
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1985

Clue
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2005

The Aristocrats
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1989

Think Big
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2010

Killers
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1991

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
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1986

The Boss' Wife
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1994

How the West Was Fun
5.5/63
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1998

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
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2011

And They're Off
4.1/4
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1992

Miracle Beach
5.7/55
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1987

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
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1997

Beverly Hills Family Robinson
4/24
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1999

Yesterday's Tomorrows
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1986

Pecos Bill
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2013

Ha/lf
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1978

A Different Approach
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2005

Come Away Home
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2022

Melons
4.7/3
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1985

Lots of Luck
7/3
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1982

Twilight Theatre
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Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance...
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1983

Sunset Limousine
4/7
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2001

Sister Mary Explains It All
4.8/4
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2013

Tim's Vermeer
7.23/152
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1992

Dance with Death
4.2/8
A string of murders at a local strip joint gives a reporter the chance to do an undercover investigation. She gets a job as a stripper at the establis...
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2011

Oliver's Ghost
5.5/4
Eleven-year-old Oliver has a unique ability to see "full-bodied apparitions," otherwise known as ghosts. When his family moves from the bustling city...
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1982

Magic with the Stars
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Hollywood celebrities assist magicians in a program of magic and illusion.
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2023

The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
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1985

The History of White People in America
6.2/6
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1988

Portrait of a White Marriage
4/4
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1996

Edie & Pen
5.8/8
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1984

Bad Manners
5.7/13
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1985

California Girls
4/3
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1993

The Day My Parents Ran Away
3.7/6
An irresponsible teen examines his life after his fed-up parents leave him to fend for himself.
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1994

Mr. Write
2/4
Aspiring writer (with no talent) gets a job on a TV commercial, falls for an advertising executive.
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1996

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
4.7/3
Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.
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2002

The Year That Trembled
4.6/5
The Year That Trembled is a coming-of-age story set in 1970 in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young people facing the Vietnam Dra...
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1979

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
0/0
1979 comedy special starring Chevy Chase in the vein of Saturday Night Live.
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2018

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
6.449/332
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
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2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.6/16
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1992

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
0/0
A comedy special in which Martin Mull and his guests spoof television variety shows.
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1983

Private School
5.711/194
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1983

Flicks
5/2
A parody of Saturday afternoon matinees, including coming attractions and a cartoon.
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1986

The History of White People in America: Volume II
9/2
In this daring follow-up to The History of White People in America, comedian Martin Mull takes us on an in-depth look at such topics as White Religion...
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1987

Home Is Where the Hart Is
3.7/3
Nurse and con artist Belle Haimes lives with her dull-witted husband Rex Haimes in the Hart Mansion in British Columbia. There, she cares for the inva...
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2006

Relative Strangers
5.2/71
An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.
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1987

Rented Lips
4.2/6
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the docum...
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1993

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
0/0
Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s...
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1998

Zack and Reba
5.8/6
Two young adults who are coping with the deaths of their partners try to move forward with their lives and start a relationship with each other.
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2000

Attention Shoppers
2.5/2
An actor's promotional appearance at a new shopping centre is ruined when a popular rival shows up at a nearby store.
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1983

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
0/0
A celebration of how the very young and the very old appreciate and enjoy each other via sketches and variety performances.
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Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

1991

Ted & Venus
4.7/6
Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poetry to anyone who will listen. His life changes whe...
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1980

My Bodyguard
6.3/114
Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmat...
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My Bodyguard

1988

An All-Star Toast to the Improv
0/0
To celebrate the "birthday" of the famous Improv comedy club, 6 famous comedians get up on stage and do their thing. However, to make things interesti...
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An All-Star Toast to the Improv

1987

Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
0/0
The comedian and actor returns to his roots in Ohio where he discusses the Midwest, receives the key to his city and recalls growing up.
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