Biography
The famously feather-haired John Stamos first jettisoned to instant stardom as an overstyled bad boy heartthrob during the golden era of "General Hospital" (ABC, 1963- ), before moving on to eight years as the overstyled bad boy heartthrob on the TGIF mainstay, "Full House" (ABC, 1987-1995). He spent the next 20 years using less hair products and trying to redeem his reputation. His magnetic attraction to (or contractual obligation for) …
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Career Milestones
| Began playing drums at age four | ||
| Toured with rock band John Stamos and the Bad Boyz | ||
1982 | Landed first professional role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC daytime drama, "General Hospital"; received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1984 | |
1984 | Starred in own short-lived CBS TV series, "Dreams," about an aspiring rock musician | |
1985 | Began playing drums on tour with The Beach Boys | |
1985 | TV-movie debut, "Alice in Wonderland" (CBS) | |
1986 | Co-starred as Jack Klugman's restless teenage son in the NBC sitcom, "You Again?" | |
1986 | Film debut, "Never Too Young to Die" | |
1987 | Featured as Uncle Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom, "Full House"; occasionally contributed music to the show | |
1988 | Played with The Beach Boys in the music video for their hit "Kokomo" | |
1991 | Returned to the big screen as star of the independent period drama "Born to Ride" | |
1991 | Starred as kidnapper Robert Knott in the ABC movie "Captive" | |
1993 | Played a successful businessman accused of murdering his wife in the USA Network TV-movie thriller "The Disappearance of Christina" | |
1994 | Starred as a serial killer who takes an unwitting bride in the CBS TV-movie "Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story" | |
1995 | Made Broadway debut in revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", replacing Matthew Broderick in the role of J Pierpont Finch | |
1997 | Had a cameo in the Howard Stern comedy feature "Private Parts" | |
1997 | Played a single lawyer whose terminally ill mother fixes him up with a nurse in the CBS TV-movie "A Match Made in Heaven" | |
1999 | Signed agreement to direct a TV-movie for Fox Family Channel | |
2000 | Executive produced the Emmy-nominated ABC biopic "The Beach Boys: An American Family" | |
2000 | Had co-starring role as a film editor of porno movies in the independent black comedy "Dropping Out" | |
2000 | Headlined the dramatic pilot "Fortunate Son" for NBC | |
2000 | Signed a one year holding/development deal with Warner Bros. Television in July | |
2001 | Returned to series TV as star of the ABC fall drama "Thieves"; show canceled after eight episodes | |
2002 | Received positive reviews for his performance in "Cabaret" on Broadway | |
2005 | Cast for a two-episode guest stint on the NBC series, "ER" playing a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War who works as a paramedic and is also attending medical school | |
2005 | Starred as a slick New York publicist in the ABC comedy "Jake in Progress" | |
2006 | Co-starred opposite Eric Dane in the A&E Original Movie "Wedding Wars" | |
2006 | Signed on as a series regular to join the cast of NBC's hit medical drama, "ER" | |
2008 | Cast in the made-for-TV adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun" | |
2008 | Co-starred opposite Anson Mount in the Lifetime Network movie "The Two Mr. Kissels" | |
Awards
1982 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Daytime Drama Series in General Hospital |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in The Beach Boys: An American Family |