‘Arrested Development’ star Martin Mull dies at the age of 80

Martin Mull, best known for his roles in Arrested development, Rossane AND Sabrina the Teenage Witchdied after an unknown illness, his family said.

The 80-year-old comedian whose career spanned many decades died on Thursday (June 27), his daughter announced.

Mull is understood to have been battling a mysterious illness for some time, with his daughter Maggie confirming the news on social media on Saturday (June 29).

Writing on Instagram, Maggie wrote: “It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that my father passed away at home on June 27th after a brave battle with a long illness.

“He was known to excel in every creative field imaginable… He thought that joke was funny. It was never funny.

She added that everyone, including “many, many dogs,” will “miss” her father “very much.”

Mull won the role of Colonel Mustard in the 1985 black comedy. Tipinspired by the board game of the same name. Fans of 90s TV will also recognize it from Rossanewhere he played the boss and best friend of the main character, Leon Carp.

The star also starred in the critically acclaimed Fox comedy series Arrested developmentplaying private investigator Gene Parmesan alongside Jessica Walter, Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi and Michael Cera.

Mull was nominated for an Emmy for his four-episode run on the HBO political satire Veep in 2016. His extensive career has led to numerous guest appearances on many other famous television shows, including The Simpsons, Family member, Two and a halfand more.

The comedian began his career as a songwriter and opened for many of Frank Zappa and Bruce Springsteen’s shows in the early 1970s. Mull also studied fine art and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1965 with a bachelor of fine arts degree.

“Every painter I know has a day job. They either teach art at a school or drive a taxi,” Mull said. AV Club in 2013. “I was just lucky to have a job that was unique and a lot of fun and allowed me to buy a lot of paint,” he said.

Mull’s friends and colleagues were quick to share tributes to the actor on social media following his death.

“Martin was the greatest,” he wrote Bridesmaids director Paul Feig on X/Twitter. “Such a funny, such a talented, such a nice guy. I was lucky enough to play with him The Jackie Thomas Show and I appreciated every moment spent with the legend.”

Sabrina the Teenage Witch host Melissa Joan Hart added: “Rest in peace my friend. The amazing #MartinMull (Kraft director) has left us for eternal rest.

“I have very fond memories of working with him and am impressed by his extensive body of work, which prior to #SabrinaTheTeemageWitch included the #Roseanne and #MrMom projects from which I knew him.”

“He was an artist who liked to paint and build things with his hands, a musician and a wonderful man I knew better than that. We will miss him, but this world has benefited from his presence here,” she wrote. “I offer my sincere condolences to his family and friends.”

Jennifer Tilly, who starred opposite Mull in the 1988 film Rented mouthadded: “So sad to hear of the death of Martin Mull. I worked with him a long time ago on a film called Rented mouth which he wrote and in which he also starred.

“He was such a witty, charismatic and kind man. As an actress just starting out, it really meant a lot to me to be able to work with such a wonderful actor.”

Mulla was survived by his daughter Maggie and his wife Wendy Haas, a composer, whom he married in 1982.