Martin Mull: Actor, Comedian, Musician & Postmodern Artist

Many of us first came to know actor and comedian Martin Mull through television shows in the mid-1970s such as “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and “Fernwood 2Nite”. He went on to appear in numerous television shows and films over the last three decades. I recently discovered that Martin Mull also performed as a musician early in his career and recorded several albums. According to his biography at AllMusic.com, “While his peculiar sense of humor is evident on all of his albums, Mull is no Weird Al-style parodist; his albums are skewed singer/songwriter pop/rock with a strong jazz influence, which just happen to have funny lyrics.”

Despite his long career and popularity in the performing arts, Martin Mull’s first real love was art. Although he is still active in his acting career, much of his time is now spent creating and displaying his artwork. His paintings have been displayed in galleries and museums throughout the United States and overseas. He currently has an exhibition of his paintings traveling the country titled “Adventures in a Temperate Climate: A Retrospective of Paintings by Martin Mull”. It is currently on display at Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. It will be there through January 21, 2007. Previously this exhibition was on display at the University Art Gallery at San Diego State University and at the Las Vegas Art Museum.