Bob Saget's Touring Partner Reveals New Details About His Final Days
More details are emerging about Bob Saget's last days, as friends and family come forward to express their sorrow of the late comedian's sudden death.
Saget was found dead in an Orlando Ritz-Carlton hotel room on January 9, per TMZ. The 65-year-old was in the middle of a country-wide stand-up tour. Saget's death came as a shock to the comedy world who knew and loved him. The actor first hit it big in 1987 as Danny Tanner on ABC's hit sitcom "Full House." The show ran eight seasons and made Saget a household name, giving the comedian the nickname "America's Dad." The series' popularity continued long after the show ended in 1995, landing a reboot series "Fuller House" on Netflix in 2016. Saget's career, however, didn't stop at the sitcom. The comedian hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" and was the narration voice behind CBS's "How I Met Your Mother," on top of his regular stand-up gig.
One person who came forward to honor Saget was his touring partner, Mike Young, who took to Instagram to leave a heartfelt message to his longtime friend. "Bob life won't be the same without you. It's that simple," he began. Young and Saget first met on the set of "Entourage," according to Variety, and spent 12 years together on a comedy tour. "The tears will come and go for a long time. We spoke nearly every day. We worked nearly every week for ten years."
Young continued to open up, revealing details about his friend's final days.
Mike Young was 'blindsided' by Saget's death
As friends and family continue to pour their love into the Saget family after the tragic loss of comedian Bob Saget, one of the celeb's dearest friends Mike Young is coming forward to reveal details behind the actor's final days. "He seemed great and he seemed excited about going on the road," Young told Page Six, noting there was no indication on part of Saget's health that the comedian was close to his last days."His death has just blindsided everybody." Officials confirmed they found Saget dead with "no signs of foul play or drug use," and that the Medical Examiner's Office would determine the cause of death.
In an appearance on The TODAY Show, Young revealed Saget died in his sleep, and opened up about the last text message the comedian sent him. "The last text, we were just joking back and forth because we were getting ready to do some shows together," Young began, revealing he asked Saget to include his name on their tour poster. "And he just made this hilarious picture... of me, and Bob, a tiny Bob in the corner for the shows coming up. We just had a great laugh, like we always did, but this was like a really authentic, funny."
Young also revealed to Variety that Saget "was nowhere near wanting to retire" at his time of death. "He had a lot more to give," he added. "I can't believe I'm talking about him in past tense."