“His albums are skewed singer/songwriter, pop/rock with a strong jazz influence, which just happen to have funny lyrics.”

A PROSPEROUS CAREER
Melissa Joan Hart, who played Sabrina Spellman on the popular TV show, talked about her longtime principal who made a lot of mistakes.

“Rest in peace, friend. The amazing #MartinMull (Principal Kraft) has died and gone to be with God,” she wrote on Instagram.

“I have such fond memories of working with him and being in awe of his huge body of work which before #SabrinaTheTeemageWitch included #Roseanne and #MrMom as the projects I knew him from.”

Hart also said that after they were done with Sabrina, Mull kept taking on guest roles and recurring roles on other shows.

“He once told me that he takes every job he’s offered just in case the train comes to an end, which in this business tends to halt quickly,” she said.

He liked to paint and build things with his hands, though. He was also a musician and a great person who I am better for knowing. He will be missed, but the world was better because he was here. I’m very sorry for his family and friends’ loss.

“I will continue to cherish the Martin Mull artwork hanging in my home!”

Mull was born on August 18, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. His father was a carpenter, and his mother was an actress and director.

He lived in both North Ridgeville, Ohio, and New Canaan, Connecticut, as a child.

He was going to the Rhode Island School of Design to become a painter. He planned to get a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a master’s degree in painting.

Mull got his start in show business when he put together bands to make money for school.

His daughter, who writes and produces TV shows, and his third wife, Wendy Haas, whom he married in 1982, survive him.