John Stamos

John Phillip Stamos 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 He is known for his work in television especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House Since the shows finale in 1995 Stamos has appeared in numerous TV films and series Since 2005 he has been the national spokesperson for Project Cuddle From 2005 to 2009 Stamos had a starring role on the NBC medical drama ER as Dr Tony Gates In October 2009 he began playing the role of Albert in the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie which he played until January 2010 He then played Senator Cantwell in a Broadway revival of Gore Vidals 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 LifetimeNetflix psychological thriller You