Wilson Chapman editorLate “Full House” star and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host Bob Saget will be honored at the fourth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, the Critics Choice Association announced on Tuesday.The beloved comedian, who died of head trauma this January at the age of 65, has been chosen to receive the ceremony’s Impact Award.
The award will be accepted on his behalf by his wife, Kelly Rizzo, and will be presented by actor John Stamos, who played Saget’s brother for eight years on “Full House,” as well as on the recent sequel series “Fuller House.”The Impact Award honors career achievement in the field of nonfiction, unscripted and reality television programming.
Saget was chosen to posthumously receive the award for his work in comedy and his long run as the original host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which he worked on from 1989 to 1997.
Saget previously hosted the NPACT Impact Awards in 2018, which would be rebranded as the Critics Choice TV Awards the following year.
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