After eight seasons as Uncle Jesse, a heartthrob with really bad hair, on the sitcom
Full House, the Greek-American Stamos worked hard to shed his cutesy image by playing a variety of roles in a slew of low-rent cable TV-movies. He did, however, keep up his ladies'-man rep by dating a string of beauties, including Demi Moore, Paula Abdul and his now ex-wife, Rebecca Romijn. In between screen gigs, Stamos tapped into his musical talents, appearing on Broadway in a trio of musicals and playing drums for the Beach Boys. In the '00s he took more active control of his career by producing his own vehicles, including the short-lived crime romance
Thieves and the constantly retooled sitcom
Jake in Progress. When the latter was canceled, he picked up a role on
ER.
John Stamos Fast Facts:
- Family name was shortened from Stamotopoulos.
- Nominated in 1983 for a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role as Blackie Parrish on General Hospital.
- Plays guitar and drums. Occasionally tours with The Beach Boys and appeared in the "Kokomo" video in 1988.
- Made Broadway debut in a revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in 1996. Went on to appear in the revivals of Cabaret and Nine.
- Purchased a Disneyland sign that stood at the park's entrance for $30,700 on eBay in 2000.
- John Stamos Relationships:
- Rebecca Romijn - Ex-wife
- Alaina - Sister
- Janeen - Sister
- Loretta Stamos - Mother
- William Stamos - Father
- John Stamos Awards:
- 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
