Where are they now? Full House edition

I recently discovered that popular 'mash-up' artist Girl Talk may have gotten his name from the popular American sitcom Full House. At one point in the series, Stephanie and Kimmy form a band (with Jessie Katsopolis as manager) called Girl Talk. As this Youtube clip proves, the band gave Ace of Base a run for their money with a rousing cover of "I Saw The Sign." In retrospect, this is probably not where the name comes from, but it got me thinking…I wonder what the cast members of Full House are doing now?

First of all, anyone who attended UVM during the 06/07 school year knows that Bob Saget has spent the past few years traveling the country doing mediocre standup, consisting almost entirely of his 'shocking' vulgarity. I think his tour was even called "This Ain't No Danny Tanner" or something like that. Saget is also a frequent guest on the Howard Stern Radio Show and had a crucial cameo in the stoner classic Half Baked.

According to a recent article from Starpulse.com, John Stamos is working on a Full House reunion starring "some of the original cast members" (read: any cast member he can drag into this inevitable disaster). Other than that, I can only imagine that he has spent the past few years trying to get over his divorce with Rebecca Romijn. Though, according to Wikipedia, he is now dating a super model. As far as his career is concerned, Stamos has had minor roles and guest appearances in shows such as E.R. and Friends, and hosted a Comedy Central Roast for Bob Saget. Needless to say, he could use a Rippers reunion.

Candice Cameron, otherwise know as Donna Jo Tanner, D.J., or 'Deej' is an outspoken Evangelical Christian along with her older brother Kurt. Technically, she is now Candice Cameron Bure since marrying NHL star Valeri Bure. Here's a fun fact: the two met through mutual friend David Courier! Candice's post-Full House career has been about as productive as Stamos'. She starred in a made-for-TV movie called Moonlight & Mistletoe alongside Tom Arnold. She now spends her time endorsing Christian homeschooling academies and writing a monthly column for Christian Women Online.

David Curier, of Uncle Joey fame, has always been the underdog of Full House. If any cast member deserves a successful post-show career, it should be him. Unfortunately, Curier hasn't been doing much since Full House. The most exciting pieces of information offered on his Wikipedia page is his attendance at the Comedy Central Roast for Bob Saget, and possibility that Alanis Morissette's song "You Outta Know" might be about him. Incidentally, Courier also owns an Emu farm in New Zealand.

As a child, I always felt a personal connection to Stephanie Tanner. Like Stephanie, I felt misunderstood and underappreciated as the middle child of my family. In reality however, we were both attention whores who went through a semi-rebellious teen phase. Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie on the show, has done almost nothing professionally since her Full House days, though she did manage to cultivate a pretty substantial addiction to methamphetamines for a while. She is currently sober and working on a memoir about her deterioration via drugs and alcohol called "Wild Card."

Surprisingly Lori Loughlin has had a pretty bland career since her days of Wake Up, San Francisco. She starred in a few under-the-radar flicks and a WB series that tanked during the first season.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Andrea Barber has done almost nothing since her role as the Kimmy Gibbler, the feminists' answer to Samuel "Screech" Powers.

The most shocking discovery in my Full House research is the current whereabouts of Scott Weinger, who played D.J.'s longtime boyfriend, Steve. As any Full House fan will recall, Steve was the dumb Jock with a heart of gold. Scott Weigner, however, enrolled at Harvard University as an English major with a minor in French literature. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1998. Fun Fact: Scott Weigner was the voice of Disney's Alladin!

So there you have it, the current whereabouts of the Full House cast members. I purposely ignored the Olson Twins because they are still somewhat successful and nobody really cares about them anyway. What about Nicki and Alex, you ask? Wikipedia has no information in regards to their post-Full House life. One may assume that they are currently enjoying their teenage years getting hand jobs from Full House fans across the country. Avid fans may also remember Vicky, who was Danny's girlfriend and, at one point, fiancé. Where is Vicky now? Who cares? I always hated Vicky, anyway.