Jimmy Kimmel Tears Up Remembering Bob Saget In Moving Tribute: 'I'm Sorry I Taped This Like 14 Times'

Like many, Jimmy Kimmel took a moment to mourn his dear friend Bob Saget on Monday and there wasn’t a dry eye in sight.

At the start of Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live , the host shared a tribute to the 65-year-old actor who died unexpectedly on Sunday in his hotel room in Orlando, Florida. He was in the middle of the stand-up comedy tour and appeared to be within good health, so news of his passing has hit everyone incredibly hard.

Working to fight back tears in the particular pre-taped segment, Jimmy began their show saying:

“ Bob was the sweetest, he was the sweetest man… I had so many wonderfully kind and supportive texts and emails, calls from Bob. He always had a compliment. He would write sometimes just to tell me this individual loved me. ”

Kimmel went on to note that Bob and his second wife Kelly Rizzo were always the best people to sit with at a party, recalling:

“ He had something funny to say about everything and nothing bad to say about anyone. Never. If there were people he or she didn’ t like, he kept it to himself. Unlike me, he was a good person. ”

Their relationship went far beyond parties and work commitments, too. The comedian and Full House alum shared a special bond, especially as they both became fathers. Pulling a paper from his pocket, the 54-year-old read an email Saget once sent him, continuing:

“In one email we were talking about our kids, plus I have it here. He wrote, ‘ One night soon let’ s go out and have some meat and some good damn drinks and talk about how lucky we are that we have them. ’”

Getting choked up, Jimmy insisted:

“And we did do that, many times. When my son was in the hospital , Bob checked in a new lot. So, I want to send love to his daughters, to his / her wife, Kelly, and to the friends who loved him so much. ”

The How I Met Your Mother alum leaves behind three daughters from a previous marriage — Aubrey , 34, Lara , 32, and Jennifer , 29. We cannot imagine what they are feeling amid this devastating loss.

Of course, many friends have also had to say a premature goodbye to typically the America’ s Funniest Home Videos star, something that got Jimmy very emotional. He finally said through tears: