{"id":8334,"date":"2025-03-13T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8334"},"modified":"2025-03-13T22:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T22:35:24","slug":"icon-dead-with-heavy-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=8334","title":{"rendered":"ICON DEAD, With heavy hearts, we announce the passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mull\u2019s daughter Maggie announced on Instagram that her father passed away at home \u201cafter a valiant fight against a long illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maggie shared that her father was widely admired for his incredible talent across various creative fields, particularly for his work on Red Roof Inn advertisements. She also reflected on his ever-present sense of humor, adding, \u201cHe would find that joke funny,\u201d and highlighting how much he was loved by many\u2014his wife and daughter, friends, colleagues, fellow performers, comedians, artists, and even a vast number of dogs. 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