Lori Loughlin Mourns ‘Full House’ Costar Bob Saget: ‘He Was My Family’
Lori Loughlin broke her silence over Full House costar Bob Saget’s death, one day after his death on Sunday, January 9.
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“Words cannot begin to express how devastated I am,” the 57-year-old actress told Us Weekly in a statement on Monday, January 10. “Bob was more than my friend; he was my family.”
The Full House alum, who played Aunt Becky for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995, remembered her longtime friend after he was found dead in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday. He was 65.
“I will miss his kind heart and quick wit. Thank you for a lifetime of wonderful memories and laughter,” she continued. “I love you, Bobby.”
The comedian was pronounced dead by the Orange County Sherriff’s Office on Sunday after a Ritz Carlton hotel employee found him unresponsive in his room. He was in town for a stand-up show one day prior.
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Saget, who played Danny Tanner on the sitcom alongside Loughlin, and later reprised the role on the Netflix revival, Fuller House, is survived by his wife, Kelly Rizzo, and three daughters, Lara, Aubrey and Jennifer. The late actor shared the girls with his ex-wife Sherri Kramer whom he was married to for 15 years before their 1997 split.
