Martin Mull
LOS ANGELES – SEP 13: Mull at the 2018 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews – FOX at the Paley Center for Media on September 13, 2018 in Beverly Hills, CA, kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Martin Eugene Mull
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 18, 1943
Ethnicity: English, some German
Martin Mull is an American actor, comedian, musician/recording artist, and painter. He is known for his roles in the films Serial, My Bodyguard (1980), Mr. Mom, How the West Was Fun, Clue (1985), Cutting Class (1989), Mrs. Doubtfire, Jingle All the Way, Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish, and A Futile and Stupid Gesture; and on the shows Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman; Fernwood 2 Night, Roseanne, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996), Danny Phantom, in voice performance; Arrested Development, Two and a Half Men, and Veep.
Martin is the son of Betty Mull, an actress and director, and Harold Mull, a carpenter. He was raised in North Ridgeville, Ohio, from a young age, before moving to New Canaan, Connecticut, when he was fifteen. Martin is married to vocalist and keyboardist Wendy Haas, of the bands Santana and Azteca. The couple has a daughter, Maggie, who has been a television executive producer.
Martin’s paternal grandfather was Harold Root Mull (the son of Adam Preston Mull and Marion Adele/Adell Mole). Harold was born in Ohio. Adam was the son of Richard Dorius Mull and Ella/Ellen Amanda Martin. Marion was the daughter of William Mole and Sarah Althea Blantern/Blanton.
Martin’s paternal grandmother was Marion E. Gibson (the daughter of Lorenzo David Gibson and Lois Alice Linderman). Marion was born in Ohio. Lorenzo was the son of William Jason Gibson and Annie Elizabeth Lamer. Lois was the daughter of Erastus R. Linderman and Sarah C. Barchard, whose father was English.
Martin’s maternal grandfather was William Hall Peck (the son of Edward Russell Peck and Myra V. Talcott). William was born in Ohio, and had deep Colonial American roots in New England. Edward was the son of William Hall Peck and Lydia Bradley. Myra was the daughter of Hezekiah C. Talcott and Betsey/Betsy E. Burdick.
Martin’s maternal grandmother was Charlotte/Lottie May Darrow (the daughter of George Lyman Darrow and Emma R. Appleton). Lottie was born in Stow, Summit, Ohio. George was the son of Charles Darrow and Sabra Wilcox, and had deep roots in Connecticut. Charles’ father, Joseph Darrow, founded Darrowville, Ohio. Emma was the daughter of Wesley Appleton and Amanda M. Norton.
Sources: Genealogy of Martin Mull – https://gw.geneanet.org
Marriage record of Martin’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Martin’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Martin’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Sarah Althea (Blantern/Blanton) Mole – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Martin’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Sarah C. (Barchard) Linderman – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Martin’s paternal great-grandmother, Lois Alice (Linderman) Gibson – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Martin’s maternal garndfather, William Hall Peck – https://www.newspapers.com
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