Mull was born in Chicago, and raised in North Ridgeville, Ohio. He studied painting, earning a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design. He then turned to comedy.
Following a period of stand-up comedy performances and humorous song recordings including opening for Frank Zappa at Austin's Armadillo World Headquarters in 1973 and for Bruce Springsteen at the Shady Grove Music Fair in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in October 1974, his first famous role was as twins Garth Gimble and Barth Gimble in the television nighttime absurdist soap opera Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976), which led to spin-off comedy talk shows Fernwood 2-Night (1977) and America 2-Night (1978), in which he played Barth Gimble as talk show host, opposite Fred Willard as sidekick Jerry Hubbard. Despite devoting himself full time to painting, he still appears in many TV shows and movies.
Press links below to view You Tube videos:
-- "Dueling Tubas"
-- "The Humming Song"
-- "Fernwood Tonight"
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