But Martin Mull became famous as a musician, comedian and actor. Martin Mull played electric and acoustic guitar, singing his own compositions in his signature sardonic style - songs such as this.

Martin Mull got his start in the entertainment industry ... Mull, however, was also a real Renaissance man with acting, writing, singing, and even painting in his repertoire.

Martin Mull, the comedian and actor best known for ... Mull also played guitar at nightclubs, often singing parodies, and later opening for Randy Newman and Bruce Springsteen, among others.

Mull, who died June 27, appeared in the 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and later starred in Fernwood 2 Night. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we revisit a 1995 interview.