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John Stamos

Aug 19, 1963 (61 years old) in Cypress, California, USA

John Phillip Stamos (/ˈsteɪmoʊs/ STAY-mohss; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera General Hospital, for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1983. He is known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the show's finale in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous TV films and series.

From 2005 to 2009, Stamos starred in the NBC medical drama ER as Dr. Tony Gates. After former Broadway stints in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Cabaret, Stamos began playing the role of Albert Peterson in the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie, which he starred in from October 2009 to January 2010. He then played Senator Joseph Cantwell in a Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's play The Best Man from July to September 2012, replacing Eric McCormack.

From September 2015 to 2016, Stamos starred as the lead character in the Fox sitcom Grandfathered. He executive produced the Netflix series Fuller House, in which he reprised the role of Jesse Katsopolis. He also starred in Never Too Young to Die (1986), Born to Ride (1991), and as Dr. Nicky in the Lifetime/Netflix psychological thriller You.

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Known For

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Phineas and Ferb
Meap (voice)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ken Turner
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Spidey and His Amazing Friends
Tony Stark / Iron Man (voice)
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Two and a Half Men
John Stamos
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Friends
Zack
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Glee
Dr. Carl Howell
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You
Nicky Angevine
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Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Captain Salty Bones (voice)
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ER
Tony Gates
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Full House
Jesse Katsopolis

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