Experienced comedic performing artist Martin Reflect, who counted handfuls of TV parts over a long time, counting vital turns on Roseanne and Sabrina the High School Witch, has passed on at the age of 80.
Mull’s girl Maggie declared the news on Instagram:
“I am shattered to share that my father passed away at home on June 27th, after a brave battle against a long ailment. He was known for exceeding expectations at every imaginative lesson possible and for doing Ruddy Roof Hotel commercials. He would discover that joke amusing. He was never clever. My father will be profoundly missed by his spouse and girl, by his companions and colleagues, by individual craftsmen, comedians, and artists, and—the sign of a genuinely remarkable individual—by numerous, numerous pooches. I cherished him tremendously.”
Mull’s Roseanne co-star Michael Fishman, who played D.J., shared a tribute to Reflect on social media:
“Martin Mull could be a legend. He had a huge ability and was continuously amusing. As astonishing as he was on camera, he was indeed more mind-blowing. The world was superior with him in it. Maybe the other side required more laughter.”
Reflect started his career as a melodic comedian, composing and performing mocking tunes and opening for the likes of Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen in the early 1970s. Reflect, at that point, broke into acting with parts on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and its spinoffs Fernwood 2 Night and America 2 Night. He also showed up in a string of movies within the 1980s, including Mr. Mother and Clue.
He joined the cast of Roseanne in 1991, playing Roseanne’s cheerful boss Leon, and repeating all through most of the series’ unique run. He went on to play Foremost Willard Kraft on Sabrina the Adolescent Witch and was a normal celebrity visitor on Hollywood Squares. He then played private eye Quality Parmesan on Captured Improvement and Charlie’s drug specialist Russell on Two and a Half Men.
Mull’s career proceeded all through the 2010s, with appearances on Community, Psych, and Veep, the latter of which earned him his solitary Emmy assignment. He appeared in two short-lived Fox sitcoms:
Fathers, from official maker Seth MacFarlane; and The Cool Kids, nearby Vicki Lawrence, David Alan Grier, and Leslie Jordan. His most recent TV appearance was a combination of scenes from Apple TV+’s The Afterparty that disclosed his final year.
Grier paid tribute to Reflect on Strings:
“Rest in peace.” So, so pitiful. One of my comedy heroes is gone. Cherished him for passing. I had the honor of working with and getting to know Martin, and I will miss his insights, mind, and brilliance. A superb painter, entertainer, and raconteur.”