Bob Saget and Kelly Rizzo in December 2021.Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images
Kelly Rizzois getting candid about her emotions after seeing her late husbandBob Sagetas part of the 2022 Emmy Awards' “In Memoriam” segment.
Onher Instagram StoryMonday night, Rizzo shared a clip of the moment Saget’s name and photo flashed across the screen, along with a clip from the actor’sFull Housedays.
In the clip, Saget’s character Danny Tanner delivered one of his classic pieces of perfect dad advice: “You can’t live for the future — just like you can’t live in the past.”
“I’ve been a wreck all day waiting for this,” wrote Rizzo, 43. “My heart broke all over again. But I know he’d be proud for this recognition.”
“This is still all so damn weird and surreal,” she added.
Kelly Rizzo’s Instagram Story.Kelly Rizzo/Instagram
Saget unexpectedlydied on Jan. 9 at age 65, and an autopsy later revealed hisdeath was a result of head traumaconsistent with some kind of fall. He waslaid to restduring a private ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan. 14.
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John Stamospraised his late costar and longtime friend in June: “As a director, producer, actor, standup comedian andNew York Timesbestselling author, Bob was successful in every medium of media.”
“You are one of a kind and you certainly made my world go ‘round. I love you more than anything and miss you every minute,” Rizzowrote in Mayon what would’ve been Saget’s 66th birthday.
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Along with Saget,Betty WhiteandAnne Hechewere among the television stars honored in the Emmys’ annual “In Memoriam” tribute, which acknowledges the deaths of small-screen luminaries since the previous year’s ceremony.
This year’s tribute was set toJohn Legend’s new single “Pieces,” with the 43-year-old singer/songwriter playing the touching tune about grief and loss on the piano as photos of the late television stars flashed onscreen.
Other celebrities featured in the segment includedPeter Scolari,Jak Knight,Tony Dow,Howard Hesseman,Willie Garson,Robert Morse,Bernard Shaw,David Arnold,Estelle HarrisandJohn Madden.
Vin Scully,Nichelle Nichols,James Caan,Gilbert Gottfried,Cheslie Kryst,Dean Stockwell,Tony Sirico,Jean-Marc Valee,Michael Nesmith,Louie Anderson,Paul Sorvino,Ray LiottaandSidney Poitierwere also included.
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The 74th PrimetimeEmmy Awardswere broadcast live on NBC Monday from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
