17 Facts About Martin Mull

Martin Eugene Mull was born on August 18,1943 and is an American actor, comedian and musician who has appeared in many television and film roles.

Martin Mull had a recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Russell, the drug-using, humorous pharmacist.

Martin Mull moved with his family to North Ridgeville, Ohio, when he was two years old.

Martin Mull studied painting and graduated in 1965 from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts; in 1967, he earned a Master of Fine Arts in painting, from RISD.

Martin Mull broke into show business as a songwriter, penning Jane Morgan's 1970 country single, "A Girl Named Johnny Cash", which peaked at No 61 on Billboards country charts.

Rather than use the stage trappings of most musical acts, Martin Mull would decorate his stage with comfortable thrift store furniture.

Martin Mull's self-titled debut album, released by Capricorn in 1972, featured many noteworthy musicians, including Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Levon Helm from The Band, Keith Spring of NRBQ and Libby Titus.

Martin Mull appeared as the neurotic disc jockey Eric Swan in the 1978 movie FM, his feature film debut.

In 1979, Martin Mull appeared in the Taxi episode Hollywood Calling.

Martin Mull created, wrote for and starred in the short-lived 1984 CBS sitcom Domestic Life, with Megan Follows playing his teenaged daughter.

Martin Mull had a long-running role as Leon Carp, Roseanne Conner's gay boss on the TV series Roseanne.

Martin Mull starred in a series of commercials for Michelob and Pizza Hut, and in a series of television and radio commercials for Red Roof Inn with Fred Willard.

Martin Mull has appeared as a guest star on the game show Hollywood Squares, appearing as the center square in the show's final season, from 2003 to 2004.

Martin Mull starred in the Fox sitcoms Dads and The Cool Kids, the latter with David Alan Grier, Vicki Lawrence, and Leslie Jordan.

Martin Mull has been a painter since the 1970s, and his work has appeared in group and solo exhibits.

Martin Mull participated in the June 15,1971 exhibit "Flush with the Walls" in the men's room of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to protest the lack of contemporary and local art in the museum.

Martin Mull published a book of some of his paintings, titled Paintings Drawings and Words, in 1995.