John Stamos was born on August 19th, in 1963. He is a famous American actor and a musician. His early recognition came with his role in 1984 General Hospital as Blackie Parrish. His role in the medical drama also got him to be one of the Emmy awards nominees. He also starred in Dreams as Gino Minnelli. After this, he plunged into the film industry making his debut with the low budget film Never Too Young to Die in 1986. In 1987, he was featured in the highly acclaimed American sitcom Full House as Jesse Katsopolis. His role here also got him nationwide recognition. 

Early Life 

John Phillip Stamos was born on August 19th, 1963. His place of birth was in Anaheim, CA. He is the eldest son of Bill and Loretta. His father Bill worked as a restaurateur and was from the Greek descent. The surname for the family was Stamotopoulos before his father later changed it to Stamos. John Stamos has two other siblings called Alana and Janeen.

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Career 

When Stamos was still young, he had to work in the family business. This partly influenced the jobs that he took when he was in his early teens. He worked in several restaurants to earn a living. He pursued his early education at John F. Kennedy High School. He was a member of the marching band where he played as a drummer. Sooner or later, Stamos developed a special interest in acting. The advantage that he had was that his parents fully supported his acting ambitions. His father was in for the idea that he should try out his luck in acting before joining college.

Surprisingly, Stamos became a cast in General Hospital, an ABC soap opera. His character gave him a string of followers that loved him for the twist he gave the show. 

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