American comedian Bob Saget, found dead in a hotel room in Florida in early January, died of head trauma, his family announced in a statement on Wednesday February 9.
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The actor, best known for his role in the hit 1980s-1990s sitcom
The House Party
, was found unresponsive in a bedroom in Orlando while touring the country, and the circumstances of his death were hitherto unknown.
“Authorities have determined that Bob died of head trauma
,” his family said.
He allegedly
"accidentally hit the back of his head on something, didn't think twice and went to bed
," she said, adding that the death was not related to drinking. drugs or alcohol.
Bob Saget, who was 65 years old, had known the celebrity by playing Danny Tanner, widowed father of three daughters, including the twins played by the sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, in The Party at the house.
After his death, the latter had paid tribute to
"the most loving, most compassionate and most generous man"
.
The comedian, often dubbed
"America's Dad"
, was also the voice-over narrator on the
How I Met Your Mother
series and appeared numerous times, playing himself, on
Entourage
, from 2005 to 2010.