'Full House' star, stand-up comedy icon Bob Saget passes away at 65

In 1987, Saget was cast as patriarch Danny Tanner on 'Full House', where he played the father of D.J. (Candace Cameron), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and Michelle (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen).

Los Angeles: Actor and stand-up comedian Bob Saget, who is popularly remembered as Danny Tanner from the 1990s sitcom 'Full House', has died at the age of 65. He passed away on Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando, Florida, police confirmed to variety.com.

Shortly after 4 p.m., police officers responded to a man-down call at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes hotel and discovered Saget unresponsive in a hotel room, the Orange County Sheriff's Office told Variety.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.