After his act, he tweeted out a typically gracious thank-you that summed up his joy for living and performing: “Loved tonight’s show…. The night prior, Saget was onstage, happily playing the second date of his newly launched I Don’t Do Negative stand-up comedy tour. Bob Saget-actor, comedian, beloved husband, dad and friend, plus a television father figure to generations of Americans-had passed away earlier that day in Florida at 65. The heartbreaking news broke Sunday afternoon, January 9.