By Wonderwall.com Editors
6:04am PST, Jan 9, 2023
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"Full House" star Bob Saget was found dead in an Orlando, Florida, hotel room on Jan. 9, 2022. The beloved stand-up star and actor — who became a household name playing dad Danny Tanner on the hit sitcom and also famously hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" and voiced future Ted Mosby on "How I Met Your Mother" — was 65. One year ago, Wonderwall.com rounded up how Hollywood reacted to the shocking news…
"I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby" –John Stamos
Keep reading to see more tributes to the actor and comedy star from his Hollywood friends and fans…
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"Words cannot begin to express how devastated I am. Bob was more than my friend, he was my family. I will miss his kind heart and quick wit. Thank you for a lifetime of wonderful memories and laughter. I love you Bobby," "Full House" co-star Lori Loughlin said in a statement.
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"I love you, Bob. I will never forget you. I will visit you often in my memories, and I hope I get to see you in my dreams. I will tell my kids about you. I'm taking you with me forever. I love you, Bob," John Mayer wrote in his first Instagram post about his close friend Bob Saget. He added in a second, which included a slideshow of photos of them together, "My brother Bob was a force of nature; a big tall love monster who would hug me and rest his head on my shoulder. His love for those around him was always accounted for. He was deep and wide and vast, and he would've probably made a joke about me saying 'deep and wide.' The man had range. I've met many people in my life, but when Bob crossed my path, I just held onto him, and I wasn't letting go. I knew he was the realest thing. I would like you to know that the man you hope was as awesome as you think was way beyond what you can ever imagine. He was impossibly kind. And generous. And loving. And I have more to say so please let me do like one more of these, okay? It's just the way it's gonna be."
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"I love you sooooo much. I don't want to say goodbye. 35 years wasn't long enough." –Candace Cameron Bure
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"My heart is broken. I love you, Bob. Your forever brother, Dave." –Dave Coulier
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"Bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man. We are deeply saddened that he is no longer with us but know that he will continue to be by our side to guide us as gracefully as he always has. We are thinking of his daughters, wife and family and are sending our condolences." —Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen
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Late night host Jimmy Kimmel pre-taped an emotional, tear-filled monologue about his good friend Bob Saget that aired on his Jan. 10 show. "If you've read anything about Bob online last night, if you saw any of the many thoughts from people who knew him personally, a word that came up a lot was 'the sweetest,'" Jimmy began. "Bob was the sweetest, he was the sweetest man, and the reason people wrote that is because it's true. It's the best word — if you had to pick one word to describe him, that was it: the sweetest." He continued, "I have so many wonderfully kind and supportive texts and emails, calls from Bob. He always had a compliment. He would write sometimes just to tell me he loved me, and I know he did that for many people." Jimmy went on to explain, "He was so funny and I'm not talking about 'Full House' or 'America's Funniest Home Videos' or stand-up comedy or movies, I mean funny for real, like when you walked into a party and you saw Bob and his wife, Kelly [Rizzo], in the corner, you go straight to them and stay for as long as you could because he had something funny to say about everything and nothing bad to say about anyone. Never. Unlike me, he was a good person."
Keep reading for the rest of Jimmy's moving tribute to Bob…
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Jimmy Kimmel continued his monologue by praising Bob for all the fundraising he'd done for scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that killed one of his sisters, and shared that, "Last night, I was going through emails with Bob and some of them were just funny but some were very serious emails about life and the well-being of our children and how hard it is to appreciate one of those without the other being just right. In one email we were talking about our kids, and I have it here — he wrote, 'One night soon let's go out and have some meat and some good damn drinks and talk about how lucky we are that we have them.' And we did do that, many times. When my son was in the hospital, Bob checked in a lot. So I want to send love to his daughters, to his wife Kelly and to his friends who loved him so much. He was very kind to everyone and he had no problem telling you that he loved you and what you meant to him." Watch Jimmy's tearful remarks in full here.
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"There aren't enough words to express what I'm feeling today. Nor are they big enough to capture even a slice of who he was. One thing I do know, is that we never missed a chance to tell each other, 'I love you.' Every time we talked, there were at least 3 or 4 exchanged at the end of a conversation, whether it was text, phone call or in person. And he usually had to have the last word, 'I love you more…' There are so many songs that I hear of and think of him… he introduced me to some of my favorite music through the years. Talking comedy bits with him. The love of standup and comedy history he shared. The hundreds of inside jokes we all had, the kind that only a family knows and that nobody else will ever understand or think is funny. Notes sessions on the show, sitting and laughing all together at the kitchen table on set. He and Dave dancing together at my 13th Birthday party, being ridiculous, as usual. Spending weekends at his house with his daughters when I was young, and having blueberry pancakes. The time I out 'Bob'd' Bob, with some joke I told. Him telling me he was proud of me. These are just a few of the special memories I hold in my heart and that keep playing on the carousel of memories in my mind. Bob was a wonderful human being. A human being that could drive you nuts at times, and he knew it, but who was so genuine that you couldn't even get that frustrated. Someone who would also call and profusely apologize for at LEAST 15 minutes if he thought he MAY have perhaps said something he shouldn't have or thought maybe he took a joke too far. He was a genuinely kind spirit who made it through so much in his life, and was most happy when he was helping others. Whether it was personally or through SO many of his different avenues of philanthropy. He gave great hugs too. I would always say 'you're the best TV dad ever.' And he was. I'll miss you Bob. I'll make sure and tell an inappropriate joke at your funeral. In your honor. I know you would've wanted that. But you were supposed to be here longer… How Rude. Thank you all for the love. And to his amazing wife @eattravelrock and my FH family- we'll get through this together." –Jodie Sweetin
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"BOB … it was great to know you … Oh are you going to make God blush" –Henry Winkler
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Bob's widow, Eat Travel Rock blogger Kelly Rizzo, shared this selfie she took with the love of her life on Instagram on Jan. 15 — one day after his star-studded funeral — along with this message of grief and gratitude…
"My sweet husband. After much reflection this week, I'm trying, really trying, to not think I was robbed of time. But instead to think: How lucky was I that I got to be the one to be married to THE MOST INCREDIBLE MAN ON EARTH. I was the one who got to go on this crazy ride with him and be in his life these last 6 years. We had that time to make each other the happiest we'd ever been and change each other's lives forever," Kelly began. "I got to be the one to love him and cherish him. He deserves all the love. Every ounce of it. Because that's how amazing Bob was. He was love. If you were in his life you KNEW he loved you. He never missed an opportunity to tell you."
Keep reading to see the rest of Kelly's wonderful message…
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Bob Saget's widow, Kelly Rizzo, continued her post, "Most importantly. I have no regrets. We loved each other so damn much and told each other 500 times every day. Constantly. I know how much he loved me until the very last moment and he knew the same. I'm so grateful for that. Not everyone gets that. Bob was a force. I'm sure every one of you out there, whether you knew him or not, was in awe of the enormous outpouring of love and tribute for this special man. It was like nothing anyone has ever seen. I am so appreciative for the kindness and support from loved ones and strangers. Everyone loves Bob and everyone wants to make sure I'm ok. And for that, I'm eternally grateful." Kelly ended with these words: "Bob had so much more he wanted to do and so much more love to give. And to the best of my ability it will be my mission to share how amazing he was with the world, and try in some small way to keep spreading his message of love and laughter. (No, you will never see me do stand-up). I also want to keep sharing how important the Scleroderma Research Foundation was to him. I just want to make him proud. And to his girls [form his first marriage], I will love you all with all my heart, always. Honey, I love you more than anything, forever."
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"Bob Saget was the older wiser 'me' for nine years on How I Met Your Mother. He was the kindest, loveliest, funniest, most supportive man. The easiest person to be around. A mensch among mensches. I had so much imposter syndrome when HIMYM started, thought I'd be found out, kicked off set & sent home. When I'd run into Bob on the Fox lot in those early days he'd gush over my performance & tell me how he was studying me to make sure his vocal performance felt right. This man that I'd delighted in seeing on TV for years cheering me on, letting me know I had a right to be there and playing that character… I can't overstate how meaningful his words were. (He also, true to form, told me jokes that I cannot tell here or in polite company.) We had a very special bond from Day 1, were never out of touch for long. We found a way to grab dinner once a year, even after HIMYM wrapped. We went to see each other in our Broadway plays. We talked a lot about how to live a meaningful life amidst all the chaos. Bob loved his daughters so much. He loved making people laugh. He never missed a birthday text. He raised millions of dollars for scleroderma research. He proved you could be funny and successful and kind. There are people who leave the earth and you're haunted by all the things you didn't tell them, all the love that was unexpressed. Luckily that wasn't the case with Bob. We adored each other and we told each other. I'm endlessly grateful that HIMYM brought Bob Saget into my life. I'll hear his voice in my head for the rest of my days." –Josh Radnor, who shared the same role — Bob voiced the older version of the character — on "How I Met Your Mother"
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"I'm shocked at such a loss . I truly loved this man. I met him 40 years ago doing standup in Toronto. We both continued to have very busy lives and didn't get together much. The thing about bob was,as little as we were able to connect, each time we did ,was so precious to me. We would talk about life family and all the the things that were so much more important than show business. I don't know anyone with a bigger heart. He'd show up every time I asked and gave of himself so much more than expected. He suffered great loss in his life with the passing of his sisters parents and friends . This was always handled with such ,grace humor ,and class.. The laughter and joy he gave the world was paled in comparison to the time and dedication he gave to family ,friends ,and charities such as scleroderma. He was just here doing what he loved . This is beyond comprehension. I just need to cry. I love you Bob." –Howie Mandel
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"He had the biggest heart and wore it on his sleeve. He was so generous with his feelings. A mensch." —Andy Cohen
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"OMG! RIP. What a warm kind man we lost. The world has lost one of the nicest." –Jim Gaffigan
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"Everyone loved him in the community. EVERYONE. Really good guy like everyone says & if you did even a small favor for him he would be so grateful and appreciative even it wasn't much. In tears typing this, he was that genuine and the world should know that. Love you Bob Saget"–Ken Jeong
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"The dude that you see on TV, that is not who that was. The father on 'Full House,' now this is a different dude off stage. We both were. When we would see each other off stage, we would cuss each other out. You know, he was an interesting guy," comedian and host Steve Harvey said during a Jan. 10 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." "My staff just told me today, [Bob] just emailed me two days ago and they read the email to me this morning and he wanted me to come do this new podcast he had, man. He really respected the moral stances that I take. He was just talking about all the good times we had and they read the email to me. It was a little hard. He was a great dude. Great dude."
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"He was truly one the nicest people EVER. Really. Just wow I'm sad about this. Rip to #BobSagat" –Questlove
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"Bob Saget… Just the funniest and nicest…" –Jon Stewart
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"Bob Saget was as lovely a human as he was funny. And to my mind, he was hilarious. We were close friends and I could not have loved him more." –Norman Lear
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"Bob was so special to me and I'll be sad about this day forever. Please be kind like Bob always was and consider donating here. It would mean everything to him" –Artie Lang
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"Life is precious and fragile. I'm just so deeply sorry for your pain and loss Kelly. He was always one of my favorites." –Meghan McCain, in a message to Bob's wife of three years, Kelly Rizzo
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"I have always and will always love Bob Saget." –B.J. Novak
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"Sail on my friend Bob Saget With your huge heart and abject lunacy,my condolences to his daughters & other family" –Whoopi Goldberg
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"Bob was at my house in October interviewing me for a documentary. He was sharp and dark and funny as always and we were gonna catch up over coffee when he was done editing and now I'm crying F*** #RIPBobSaget" –Patton Oswalt
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"You couldn't find a nicer or sharper wit than Bob Saget. Shocked and devastated" —Kathy Griffin
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"Still in shock. I just spoke with Bob a few days ago. We stayed on the phone as usual making each other laugh. RIP to friend, comedian & fellow Aristocrat Bob Saget." –Gilbert Gottfried
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"Bob Saget was an amazing comedian and a really warm and generous man. It doesn't seem real to me yet, I just saw him last week and it's hard to even imagine him not being here. He was the best." –Margaret Cho
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"I'm so shocked at @bobsaget's passing. One of the most kind & thoughtful people I've ever come across & he just happened to be one of the funniest on the planet. I will miss you so much Bob. Love you dear friend. I'm so sorry @kellyrizzo. And so sorry to the rest of the family." —Joel McHale
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"I know that people lose loved ones, good people, every day. No one gets a pass. But the loss of Bob Saget hits deep. If you didn't know him, he was kind and dear and cared about people deeply. He was the definition of 'a good egg.' Too soon he leaves. #RipBobSaget" –Jason Alexander
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"Shocking and sad news tonight. Bob Saget was such a caring and supportive person. So many memories shared between two proud @templeuniv graduates on the night of this photo and many moments that followed." –Tamron Hall, who posted a photo with Bob and other friends on Twitter
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"Oh god. Bob Saget!!! The loveliest man. I was his TV daughter for one season and he was always so kind and protective. So so sorry for his family." –Kat Dennings
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"I wanna share the voice texts I'm listening to that we were leaving each other this week. I'm laughing and crying. Im beyond sad. I can not believe this. I loved you Sag. We all did." –Dane Cook
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"Deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of comedian Bob Saget. Beloved by millions as America's Dad, he was a regular presence in our living rooms, bringing to us the funniest videos and countless belly laughs. Gone too soon, like so many of the brightest souls." –George Takei
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"F***! Saget would have wanted something tweeted that was really funny and in very bad taste. I can't do that. I'm just so sad. Bob was just great on every level and we will all miss him. #BobSaget" –Penn Jillette
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"This first week of 2022 has been too much. Now Bob Saget? I am heartbroken. RIP" –Marlee Matlin
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"I am extremely saddened to just hear of the passing of my friend Bob Saget. You were always hilarious and kind. You made my life and so many other peoples lives better Bob. Rest In Peace." –Tom Green
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"Bob Saget. A good hang, a good chat. Kind, funny, generous.RIP." –Russell Crowe
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"Heartbroken to hear the news. Rest In Peace and Love Bob Saget" –Kristy Swanson
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"Lost a great guy and a friend. RIP Bob Saget" –Guy Fieri
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"There wasn't a kinder person in Hollywood than Bob Saget. I am having trouble wrapping my head around this. I do not want to believe this. It's all too much to handle." –Josh Gad
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"I'll miss Bob Saget so much. He was as kind as he was funny." –Nikki Glaser
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"The news about Bob tonight is so very very sad. What a kind and sweet person, so full of life and light, constantly lifting up those in his world. I'm at a loss. My deepest condolences to his family." –Jake Tapper
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"Oh no. RIP Bob Saget. Truly one of the nicest guys and so funny. Very sad." –Marc Maron
