John Stamos

John Stamos (born on August 19, 1963) is an American actor. His paternal grandfather Hermes Stamotopoulos was born with the name Stamotopoulos, and changed it to Stamos upon emigrating from Greece to the USA.

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August 19 - 1963 - American - Actor - Greece - USA

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Born in Cypress, California, to Bill and Loretta Stamos, John has two sisters, Janeen and Alaina. He has appeared in a number of film movies, commercials and television sitcoms since 1982. He kicked off his acting career with a role in General Hospital, also having starred in an unaired Coca-Cola advertisement.

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Cypress - California - Commercials - 1982 - General Hospital - Coca-Cola

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Stamos is best known for his role as the character of Jesse Katsopolis in Full House from 1987-1995, an "Elvis Presley -obsessed" "hot" Great hair" rocker and motorcycle aficionado. Jesse moved in with his brother-in-law, Danny Tanner, to help him raise his kids D.J., Stephanie and Michelle after the death of Danny's wife, Pamela. Jesse has his own rock band called Jesse and the Rippers. His attitude could be described as cool and carefree. Jesse has great hair which he pampers a great deal. Later, he marries Rebecca Donaldson, Danny's co-host on Wake Up San Francisco. The couple has twins, Nicky and Alex.

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Jesse Katsopolis - Full House - 1987 - 1995 - Danny Tanner

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John married supermodel Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in 1998. This was the first marriage for them both, and they had no children. The couple separated in 2004 and officially divorced in 2005.

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Rebecca Romijn-Stamos - 1998 - 2004 - Divorced - 2005

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On the musical front, John has toured with The Beach Boys as a drummer on and off for 15 years.

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In November 2000, Stamos was the winning bidder in the eBay auction of the Disneyland sign, with fourteen-foot-tall letters, which had stood at the entrance to the park for the past decade. He paid $30,700 for it.

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November - 2000 - Disneyland

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He did 10-10-987 commercials in 2004.

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Commercials - 2004

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Stamos currently stars in the TV series Jake in Progress on ABC.

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TV series - Jake in Progress - ABC

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