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Beloved '90s Sitcom Stars Reunite 3 Years After Sudden Death of Costar
Beloved '90s Sitcom Stars Reunite 3 Years After Sudden Death of Costar originally appeared on Parade. Several members of the cast reunited at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles on June 5 for iHeartRadio's "How Rude, Tanneritos!" Wedding Special live event. According to a press release sent to Parade, cast members Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin cohosted the event where actors John Stamos and Lori Loughlin talked about their on-screen romance. During the event, cast and crew members, including series creator Jeff Franklin, Scott Weinger (Steve) and Marla Sokoloff (Gia) shared some behind-the-scenes stories with fans. Moreover, Stamos got up and sang Forever and Kokomo with Beach Boys tribute band Surf City. Missing from the reunion was Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. iHeartRadio's "How Rude, Tanneritos!" Wedding Special live event marked one of the handful of times the cast members have reunited since the death of costar Bob Saget. Saget, who played Danny Tanner on the popular television series, died in 2022 after suffering blunt head trauma. Saget had been on a comedy tour at the time of his death, and was found inside a hotel room in Orlando, Florida at the time. He was just 65 years old. After hearing the news, the Full House cast released a joint statement. "Thirty-five years ago, we came together as a TV family, but we became a real family. And now we grieve as a family," they said in a post shared on Stamos' Instagram account. "Bob made us laugh until we cried. Now our tears flow in sadness, but also with gratitude for all the beautiful memories of our sweet, kind, hilarious, cherished Bob. He was a brother to us guys, a father to us girls and a friend to all of us. Bob, we love you dearly. We ask in Bob's honor, hug the people you love. No one gave better hugs than Bob." 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Full House fans can stream iHeartRadio's "How Rude, Tanneritos!" Wedding Special live event beginning on June 9 here. Beloved '90s Sitcom Stars Reunite 3 Years After Sudden Death of Costar first appeared on Parade on Jun 6, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
Los Angeles Times
17-05-2025
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Huntington Beach touts growth, examines headwinds at tourism summit
The Visit California official visitor's guide for 2025 features actor John Stamos, a self-described 'California boy.' Look closer, and locals will recognize the iconic Huntington Beach Pier in the background of the cover shot, which was taken at the Paséa Hotel and Spa. Huntington Beach remains a big part of the state's tourism industry. Visit Huntington Beach hosted its biannual tourism summit on May 8 at another hotel across from the ocean, the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa. 'Huntington Beach does such a great job,' said Caroline Beteta, Visit California's president and chief executive. 'I can't emphasize enough how important it is for Huntington Beach to be fully funded, to take advantage of the platform that we present to the industry.' Visit HB's president and chief executive, Kelly Miller, said his organization has taken advantage of a raise in the Tourism Bid Improvement District rate from 4 to 6%, which went into effect last July. That means that Visit HB gets a 6% cut from local hotels to fund its efforts in marketing Surf City. 'They send the money in, the city collects it and it comes to us,' Miller said. 'There are no local tax dollars that residents pay to fund tourism visitor marketing in Huntington Beach.' The words 'cautiously optimistic' could describe the prospects for Huntington Beach and the state as a whole for 2025, though 'headwinds' was another word often used at the tourism summit. International tourism is expected to suffer with the strength of the U.S. dollar, as well as tariff policies instituted by President Trump. According to a Tourism Economics forecast released earlier this month, about 267.8 million people are expected to visit California this year, a drop of 0.7%. Beteta said her organization is looking at investing more in domestic travel as it prepares for its next board meeting on June 3. She added that 83% of the state's visitor spending is domestic. 'I'm going to take that as good news, as we have to look at shifting and managing the global environment right now,' Beteta said. 'There's a lot of places, like Hawaii for example, that don't have the accessibility of the domestic market, much less an in-state market. With 40 million Californians, we can always turn to the backyard in times of crisis.' Huntington Beach saw $580 million in visitor spending in 2024, a new record, per the Visit HB Visitor Economic Impact Overview. The city welcomed 2.34 million non-Orange County visitors, a 4.4% increase over the year before, and tourism accounts for nearly 10% of the city's total employment. Tommy Martinez from Tripadvisor offered positive thinking for the future of Surf City during his talk about millennial and Gen Z travel trends. The percentage of Gen Z and millennials surveyed who considered coastal beaches as an ideal vacation spot were 64% and 65% respectively, according to the Tripadvisor Travel through Life report for 2024. A sizable percentage of those generations surveyed also considered mountain ranges and rural countrysides as interesting places to visit. 'It's completely different,' Martinez said. 'When I was in the Y2K era, it was all [Las] Vegas, all the time.' Cindy Decker from Tourism Economics presented attendees with information on drivers and roadblocks for travel, while Miller also engaged in a sit-down discussion with U.S. men's volleyball national team coach Karch Kiraly. The event was attended by city leaders including Mayor Pat Burns and City Manager Travis Hopkins. Miller and Kiraly discussed the news that Honda Center in Anaheim has been announced as the indoor volleyball venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Miller noted that Huntington Beach, though not selected as an Olympic venue, is the closest beach to nearby Disneyland, at just more than 11 miles away. He called the Tripadvisor survey numbers reassuring. 'The beach is a huge, huge destination driver, and we have that,' Miller said. 'We have a quarter of the beaches in Orange County.' The summit concluded with Hayley Barg, culture and engagement manager at the Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, receiving the Surf City USA Industry Leader Award for her contributions to the local tourism community.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
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John Stamos Drums Along to Papa Roach's 'Last Resort' While Hearing It For The First Time Ever — Watch!
Somehow John Stamos went decades without hearing "Last Resort" by Papa Roach. The Full House star participated in the YouTube channel Drumeo's "For The First Time" challenge with host Brandon Toews dropping by Stamos' house, where he had a full drum kit already. For the video series, Stamos, 61, performed the drums on Papa Roach's 2003 hit song in the Friday, April 25 video — without ever hearing the song before. Related: John Stamos Is Joined by Son Billy, 6, on Drums During Beach Boys Show: 'Had a Little Help From My Son' "I would tell every drummer that ever gets a chance to do this, don't," Stamos joked at the start of the clip. The You actor has been drumming for years and has performed with The Beach Boys along with other musicians, including B.B. King, Tom Jones, John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen. For the musical challenge, Toews played "Last Resort" for Stamos with the drum part removed, giving him a chance to improvise on his own. After attempting to figure out the drum parts of "Last Resort," which Stamos guessed was a "pretty heavy metal kind of vibe," his wife Caitlin McHugh and son Billy walked through, covering their ears with their hands. Stamos' second and third takes slowly improved, where he had a better understanding of the nuances within the song. After his final take, covered in sweat from the vigorous drumming, the Grandfathered actor asked if the song was Ozzy Osbourne. Stamos then heard the version with the drums included and learned who actually played it — David Buckner of Papa Roach. Toews told Stamos that a lot of his drumming was similar to the actual song's beat. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! "I think I barely lived through it," Stamos concluded. "I haven't heard me play it yet so I don't know about that. But I survived." Fans were excited to see Stamos take on the challenge. "Never in my 32 years on earth did I ever expect I'd watch a video of John Stamos playing Papa Roach on drums," one fan said on YouTube. "It's f------ insane how good drummers almost always find something insanely close to the original song," a second wrote. "Personally i don't think it's fair that John Stamos is this talented AND handsome. Really couldn't have the decency to be only one," someone else teased. Another agreed: "The wife coming through passively complaining about the noise and how long the activity has been going relatable." Related: Kelly Clarkson Channels the Beach Boys to Sing 'Kokomo' — with John Stamos on Bongos! This isn't the first time Stamos showed off his drumming skills. In July 2024, the actor and his son, Billy, played the drums with the Beach Boys for the band's Endless Summer Gold 2024 Tour stop in Michigan. "Had a little help from my son BILLY on good vibrations last night," he captioned the Instagram video. "Wasn't it nice! @thebeachboys." Read the original article on People
USA Today
28-04-2025
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- USA Today
Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber of 'Full House' say John Stamos crush questions felt 'gross'
Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber of 'Full House' say John Stamos crush questions felt 'gross' Show Caption Hide Caption John Stamos reveals he was kicked out of Scientology John Stamos has opened up about his departure from the Church of Scientology, saying he was kicked out. unbranded - Entertainment Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber always thought of "Uncle Jesse" as just that. The former "Full House" child stars opened up about the awkward questions they were asked about costar John Stamos during a mini-episode of their "How Rude, Tanneritos!" podcast on April 25. In the episode, the two play "Would You Rather?" when the question arises of whether they would rather marry Joey Gladstone or Jess Katsopolis. Both eventually agree that Joey was the better choice due to Jesse's "toxic male traits," said Barber, and that Joey would be "somebody that makes me laugh," said Sweetin. But the pair admitted the question was "weird" for them. John Stamos talks rocking through Beach Boys stage fails, showtime hair, Bob Saget lessons "I'm like, I don't know that it's because it's like they're family and it's weird," Sweetin, 43, said. "But I guess, if you had to pick based on temperament alone, we're going with Gladstone." Barber, 48, then brought up how uncomfortable it is to be asked about the actors in this way, after becoming so close on the 1990s sitcom. "When people ask us in media interviews, they're like, 'Did you ever have a crush on John Stamos?' No, that is a gross question," Barber said. "They're like our older brothers, and we do not think of them that way." "Not even older brothers, like they're like my uncles," said Sweetin, who played the two men's niece Stephanie Tanner on the series. Rob Lowe calls out LA tour guide for confusing him with John Stamos "There's nothing remotely attractive about this," Barber, who played neighbor Kimmy Gibbler, added. "Full House" aired from 1987 to 1995, starring Stamos, 61, Sweetin, Barber, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and the late Bob Saget. The cast has remained close, with Stamos telling USA TODAY in July that "Bob was the one who kept us all together, he was the glue. It still hurts. He was just plucked out of our lives." Saget was found dead in a Florida hotel room on Jan. 9, 2022, and his cause of death was determined to be head trauma. Before his death, the cast – sans Oslen twins – reprised their roles on the sequel series "Fuller House," from 2016 to 2020.
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26-04-2025
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Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber Used to Be Asked About Having a 'Crush' on 'Full House' Uncle John Stamos: 'A Gross Question'
Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber are recalling the awkward questions they once had to field regarding their Full House costar John Stamos. The two actresses were playing a game of 'Would You Rather' on their How Rude, Taneritos! podcast when they came across a question asking whether they would rather 'marry' the Full House character Joey Gladstone (played by Dave Coulier) or Jesse Katsopolis (played by Stamos). The pair quickly chose Gladstone, but noted how 'weird' the question was to 'answer.' Barber, 48, explained that they used to get asked a similarly odd question while doing press for the popular '80s TV show. 'It's like when people ask us in media interviews, 'Did you ever have a crush on John Stamos?' Like, that is a gross question. No!' Barber said as Sweetin, 43, agreed. Related: Jodie Sweetin Thanks John Stamos for Helping to Grant 'Lifelong Dream' at Disney for Daughter's 16th Birthday 'They're like our older brothers. We do not think of them that way,' Andrea added. Sweetin, who played the niece of Stamos' character on the show, noted that the Grandfathered actor, 61, and Coulier, 65, were like her 'uncles' — both on and off the show. She also admitted that choosing one of their characters to marry was strange. 'It's like, I wouldn't marry anyone because they're like family, and it's weird,' she shared. 'But I guess if I had to pick based on, you know, temperament alone,' Sweetin said, before Barber finished her sentence: 'We're going with Gladstone.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. 'There's nothing remotely attractive about this,' Sweetin said, addressing the subject again later in the podcast episode. 'They are just our buddies.' Sweetin, Barber and Stamos starred together on the original Full House series from 1987 to 1995, alongside Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Bob Saget, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and more. In 2016, the cast (minus the Olsen sisters) reprised their original roles for the Netflix spinoff series Fuller House. Related: John Stamos Initially Tried to Quit 'Full House' After Realizing He'd Likely Play 'Second Fiddle' to Jodie Sweetin After playing an on-screen family for so many years, the cast has said they consider each other family in their real lives, too. Sweetin even told PEOPLE in 2018 that they are all still protective of one another. 'I remember I told my [then-fiancé], 'Just so you know, you will have to meet my family and then you'll have to meet my Full House family. And I'm not sure which is going to be tougher, ' she recalled at the time. 'Bob [Saget] sat down with my fiancé and had a whole conversation with him,' she continued, 'and totally had the dad conversation with him.' Read the original article on People
