Jeff Franklin Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a supporter of Operation USA, which aids communities suffering from disease, disasters, and poverty
• Won four BMI TV Music Awards for the theme song for "Full House" in 1991-1994
• Learned about sitcom writing while participating in an improv workshop called Off the Wall, which led to his first job on "Laverne & Shirley․"
• Worked as a consultant on the TV series "The Bad News Bears" in 1979
• When he couldn't get a teaching job after college, he decided to pursue the comedy writing he'd engaged in when he wasn't studying as a career
• Quote: "I do not plan the future too much because so much of life just happens․ I get on the train and enjoy the ride, and try to be smart enough to know when to stay on and when to jump off and catch another train․"
• Best known as the creator, writer, and executive producer of "Full House" and "Hangin' with Mr․ Cooper․"
• Full House started out as "House of Comics," a show about a group of stand-up comedians living in the same house, but altered his idea because ABC was looking for a family-oriented sitcom like "The Cosby Show․"
• Sent some of his writing to author Ray Bradbury when he was 10 years old, who told him that to become a writer he would have to "write a million words, stack them up, set them on fire, and do it again․"
• Had a role as a hotel clerk in the film "Love Stinks" in 1999