Dave Coulier Biography

Fast Facts

• Has played in charity hockey games along with 1980 USA Miracle Team players Igor Larionov, Dave Christian and Neal Broten
• Made his screen acting debut in the film "Things Are Tough All Over" in 1982
• Performed stand-up for a paying audience for the first time when he was in high school and 800 people paid a dollar each to see a stage show put on by him and some of his friends
• Quote: "I've never really grown up․ I always tell people that my occupation is professional immaturity․"
• Best known for his role as Joey Gladstone in "Full House" and as the host of "The New America's Funniest People․"
• Is also a voice actor who played Dr․ Peter Venkman in "The Real Ghost Busters" and Animal in "Muppet Babies․"
• Known for his celebrity impressions and often puts well-known figures and characters in unexpected situations during his stand-up routines
• Earned his pilot's license in 1979 and purchased his own Beechcraft B35
• Met Bob Saget long before they starred together on "Full House," at a comedy club in Detroit while Saget was on tour
• A hockey fan, he attended his first game with his father in 1968 and ended up in a picture of Red Wings fans in the sports section of the Detroit News