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Born in Cypress, California
August 19, 1963
Stamos was born in Cypress, California, the son of Loretta (née Phillips) and Bill Stamos, a fast food restaurateur.[1] Stamos has two younger sisters, Alaina and Janeen who both work as school teachers. He began learning drums at the age of four. When he was 13 he started a rock band with a couple of his friends and named the band Destiny. The band was able to get paying gigs at parties and local amusement parks. Prior to that, Stamos had enjoyed putting on puppet and magic shows, and making movies with the family movie camera as a child. After a high school field trip to a taping of Happy Days, he decided to focus on a career in show business.
General Hospital
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Stamos began his acting career with a role on the television show General Hospital as Blackie Parrish. Then General Hospital casting director Gary Price noted that Stamos did not read for any particular parts. His stint on General Hospital got him noticed with daytime viewers, but by 1984 Stamos decided to move on when he auditioned for, and got the lead role, in a short-lived CBS sitcom called Dreams, in which he played an aspiring rock musician.
You Again
Feburary 27, 1986 - March 30, 1987
Stamos kept up television guest appearances until he landed a starring role opposite Jack Klugman in the NBC sitcom You Again?, in which he played Klugman's 17 year-old-son who had come back to live with him after many years. This series lasted exactly one year, and upon its cancellation, Stamos was approached by producer Jeff Franklin about a new comedy pilot for ABC, which eventually became Full House.
Full House
September 22, 1987 - May 23, 1995
Stamos signed on originally as Adam Cochran, but he then changed the first name to Jesse before taping the premiere. Full House gradually became a hit, and the show solidified Stamos' career. During the second season he then changed his character's last name to Katsopolis to highlight his Greek heritage, according to Jeff Franklin.
After the eighth season of Full House, ABC decided to drop the show from their lineup. The ninth season was picked up by the WB Network, and consequently, Stamos announced his departure from the show. Concerned over the loss of such a major character, the Full House producers opted not to continue the series.
A Match Made in Heaven
April 27, 1997
A Match Made in Heaven is a 1997 television movie inspired by actual events. It is about a dying widow who plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse that she meets. The film stars Olympia Dukakis, John Stamos and Kelly Rowan.
Married to Rebecca Romijn
September 19, 1998 - March 1, 2005
In 1994, he met Rebecca Romijn at a Victoria's Secret fashion show, where she was modeling. Two months later, the pair began dating. On September 19, 1998, the couple married. They were officially divorced on March 1, 2005.
Knots
April 5, 2004
Knots revolves around a man (Scott Cohen) who discovers his wife (Annabeth Gish) is having an affair, and the consequences of their resulting relationship with the mistress (Paulina Porizkova). John Stamos, Michael Leydon Campbell and Tara Reid co-star.
Jake in Progress
March 13, 2005 - Feburary 6, 2006
John Stamos plays a New York publicist (Jake Phillips) to the famous in this romantic comedy. He tries to change his womanising ways when he meets Kylie Clarke (played by Madchen Amick).
ER
November 10, 2005 - Now
In 2006, Stamos joined the cast of ER as paramedic-turned-intern Tony Gates.
Wedding Wars
December 11, 2006
Wedding Wars is a 2006 LGBT romantic comedy film about gay marriage, but also family and politics. It handles a very sensitive emotional issue both lightly and seriously. It stars John Stamos as the lead character, wedding planner Shel, Eric Dane as his brother, James Brolin as the Governor of Maine, Bonnie Somerville as the Governor's daughter, a gay marriage supporter, and Sean Maher as Ted, boyfriend of Shel (Stamos). It premiered on Monday, December 11, 2006 on the A&E Network.
It was well-received by gay audiences and Stamos appeared on the cover of The Advocate to promote the film. Although it is not the first television movie to have gay themes, it is the first about gay marriage.
Airplane Altercation
November 12, 2007
Photo by: Tony Barson / WireImage
John Stamos was involved in an altercation Monday with a woman who allegedly became belligerent on a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, according to reports.
The woman reportedly shook Stamos awake while he was sleeping in first class, took his seat and would not give it back when he went to the restroom, and eventually hit the ER actor several times in the hand, a source tells Access Hollywood.
The woman, who was not identified, then allegedly began screaming and threatening Stamos.
Airline personnel called the FBI when the plane landed, according to KNBC-TV in L.A., which first reported the story.
Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman, said: "We responded to a verbal altercation on a United flight, but no arrests were made, no charges filed, so no further information will be released."
Dating Emma Heming
November 14, 2007 - Now
John Stamos has a budding new romance with Victoria's Secret model Emma Heming.
