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Mary Kate Olsen And Ashley Olsen’s Statement On Bob Saget Is Deeply Emotional

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen broke a decade of near-total media silence to say goodbye to their TV father.

Bob Saget, the comedian who played Danny Tanner on “Full House” for eight seasons, was found dead on January 9, 2022, in his room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes while touring the country doing stand-up. He was 65. By the next morning, tributes were pouring in from nearly every corner of the show’s cast — but it was the notoriously private Olsen twins who delivered one of the most affecting statements of all.

• Saget, 65, was found dead in his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes on January 9, 2022, with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirming no signs of foul play or drug use.
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen played Michelle Tanner on “Full House” from 1987 to 1995, starting when they were just nine months old, and released a joint statement early on January 10, 2022.
• The twins had previously declined to reprise their role in Netflix’s 2016 “Fuller House” reboot and rarely speak publicly, making this tribute a notable break from their usual silence.

A Statement From Two Sisters Who Rarely Speak Publicly

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have spent the better part of two decades avoiding cameras and interviews, choosing instead to run their luxury fashion label, The Row, largely out of the public eye. That makes their decision to issue a joint statement on Saget’s death all the more striking. It arrived early on the morning of January 10, just hours after news of his passing broke.

“Bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man,” the sisters wrote. “We are deeply saddened that he is no longer with us but know that he will continue to be by our side to guide us as gracefully as he always has. We are thinking of his daughters, wife and family and are sending our condolences.”

“Bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man.”

From Nine-Month-Old Co-Stars to a Grown-Up Goodbye

The Olsens shared the role of Michelle Tanner, the youngest of Danny Tanner’s three daughters, from the show’s premiere in 1987 until it ended in 1995 — meaning they grew up on set alongside Saget starting when they were literally infants. That history gives their brief statement a weight that outlasts the show’s run, even though the twins walked away from acting and steered clear of the 2016 “Fuller House” revival entirely.

Their words joined a wave of grief from castmates who spent even more time in front of the cameras with Saget. John Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse, said he was “broken” and “gutted” over the loss of a man he considered family. Candace Cameron Bure, who played eldest daughter D.J. Tanner, called Saget one of the best human beings she had ever known.

A Death Investigators Ruled Out Foul Play

Saget was in the middle of a months-long stand-up tour when he died, and by all accounts he was energized to be back on stage after a long stretch off the road. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office, after examining the scene at the Ritz-Carlton, confirmed there were no signs of foul play and no indication of drug use — details that did little to soften the shock among fans and colleagues but at least answered the immediate questions surrounding his sudden death.

The tributes extended well beyond the “Full House” cast, with fellow comedians and writers weighing in publicly, including BJ Novak’s tweet that resonated with fans processing the news alongside everyone else who grew up watching Saget on television.

What made the Olsens’ statement stand out wasn’t length — it ran just a few sentences. It was the fact that two sisters who’ve spent 20-plus years dodging the spotlight decided this was worth breaking silence for, and said so in the same plain, unguarded language everyone else who knew Saget was using that week.