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John Stamos

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Biography

A darkly handsome actor of Greek ancestry who came to prominence as teen heartthrob Blackie Parrish on the ABC serial "General Hospital" in 1983, John Stamos was originally hired for a five day guest shot but his debut was so impressive the producers not only enlarged his role but signed him to a contract. After two years on the daytime drama (during which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination), the actor went on to star in the short-lived primetime series "Dreams" (CBS, 1984) as one of five struggling musicians trying to make it as a band. The musically able performer, who sings and plays both guitar and drums, also wrote many of the songs featured on the series and for the soundtrack album. Stamos then co-starred with Jack Klugman for two seasons on the sitcom "You Again?" (NBC, 1986-87) as a son who decides to live with his divorced father, but it was the role of sitcom Casanova, Uncle Jesse Katsopolis, on the long-running family sitcom "Full House" (ABC, 1987-95) that consolidated his national appeal. As the lovable Jesse, he may have had a tight dating schedule but he was always there when his young charges need him, eventually settling down and becoming a father himself, paired with Lori Loughlin in the latter years of the series.
In an effort to separate himself from previous characters like the immensely popular Uncle Jesse, Stamos took roles that contrasted greatly with his teen idol image. He played a scruffy drug-addicted kidnapper in "Captive" (ABC, 1991), a successful businessman accused of murdering his wife in "The Disappearance of Christina" (USA Network, 1993), and a serial killer who takes an unwitting bride in "Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story" (CBS, 1994). With the CBS TV-movies "A Match Made in Heaven" (1997), "The Marriage Fool" (1998), and "Sealed With a Kiss" (1999), Stamos returned to his more familiar charming persona as a romantic lead.

Stamos moved behind the camera, and had executive producer credit for the Emmy-nominated ABC TV-movie "The Beach Boys: An American Family". A guest member of the band since the mid-1980s, Stamos often toured with latter incarnation of The Beach Boys when his schedule permitted, playing the drums, and his authorized biopic even won a thumbs-up from the band's brilliant but mercurial original leader Brian Wilson. In the wake of the success of his producing debut, Stamos signed on as executive producer of a small screen remake of "Butterflies Are Free", starring his wife, supermodel and rising actress Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (set for a CBS premiere in the 2000-2001 season). With other producing projects in development including family fare for both The Disney Channel and Fox Family Channel, Stamos signed a development holding deal with Warner Bros. Television in July 2000.

Best known for his extensive work on television, Stamos made his Broadway debut in 1995, replacing Matthew Broderick in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". On the big screen, credits included his debut, 1986's "Never Too Young To Die" and a starring role as a motorcycle enthusiast in the independent period drama "Born to Ride" (1991). A frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, in 1997 he had a cameo portraying himself in the shock jock's biopic "Private Parts". 2000 would mark the actor's first substantial return to features, co-starring as an eccentric film editor of pornographic movies whose neighbor decides to film his suicide in the black comedy "Dropping Out". He followed with a starring turn in the independent feature "Grownups" (2002). In the summer of 2002, Stamos hit Broadway playing the emcee in "Cabaret" alongside Molly Ringwald.

Filmography

Party Monster (2003) .... Talk Show Host
Making of Bret Michaels, The (2002) .... Self
Femme Fatale (2002) (uncredited) .... Cheesy Agent
... aka Femme Fatale (2002) (France)
Grownups (2002) .... Steve Richards
Run Ronnie Run! (2002) .... Himself
"United We Stand" (2001) TV Series .... Host
"Thieves" (2001) TV Series .... Johnny
Fortunate Son (2000) (TV)
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000) (TV) .... Tom Nathan
... aka How to Marry a Billionaire (2000) (TV) (USA: short title)
Behind the Walls of Full House (2000) (TV) .... Himself
Beach Boys: An American Family, The (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Drummer
Dropping Out (2000) .... Ronny
Celebrity Weddings: In Style (1999) (TV)
"List, The" (1999) TV Series .... Host
Sealed with a Kiss (1999) (TV) .... Bennett Blake
... aka First Comes Love (1999) (TV) (UK)
Marriage Fool, The (1998) (TV) .... Robert Walsh
... aka Love After Death (1998) (TV) (UK: cable TV title)
"Celebrity Profile" (1997) TV Series .... Himself
Match Made in Heaven, A (1997) (TV) .... Tom Rosner
Private Parts (1997) .... Himself
... aka Howard Stern's Private Parts (1997)
Elvis: The Tribute (1994) (TV) .... Host
Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (1994) (TV) .... Nick Pagan
Disappearance of Christina, The (1993) (TV)
Captive (1991) (TV) .... Robert Knott
Born to Ride (1991) .... Cpl. Grady Westfall
Daughter of the Streets (1990) (TV) .... Joey
"Full House" (1987/I) TV Series .... Hermes 'Jesse' Katsopolis (Cochran, in first season only)
Never Too Young to Die (1986) .... Lance Stargrove
"You Again?" (1986) TV Series .... Matt Willows
Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... Messenger
... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (1985) (TV) (video title)
"Dreams" (1984) TV Series .... Gino Minnelli
"General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Blackie Parrish (1982-1984)

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'Cabaret'
254 W. 54th St.,
New York, NY 10019
USA