John Stamos praised his former Full House co-star and longtime friend, Dave Coulier, for remaining “so positive” amid the latter’s recent cancer diagnosis.
“I’ve never seen anyone with cancer who is so positive, so optimistic,” Stamos said. People at the Invisible Raptor premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “I really think he’ll make it.”
The father-of-one continued: ‘He’s really dedicated to helping people who are going through the same thing as him. “I’m proud of him for what he’s doing.”
The actor, 61, also revealed that he “flew to see” Coulier, 65, in Detroit “a couple of weeks ago” to support him after a chemotherapy session.
Last month, Coulier revealed that she was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that begins in the lymphatic system.
John Stamos praised his former Full House co-star and longtime friend, Dave Coulier, for remaining “so positive” amid the latter’s recent cancer diagnosis.
Stamos played Jesse Katsopolis and Coulier played Joey Gladstone on the ABC series Full House from 1987 to 1995, and in its Netflix reboot Fuller House from 2016 to 2020.
Coulier revealed that she broke the news that she’s battling cancer to her Full House colleagues in a group text message.
he said People who received an “immediate” response after telling his peers about the cancer diagnosis.
Coulier said the group text is made up of the show’s creator, Jeff Franklin, and his co-stars Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber and Scott Weinger.
“It was just this outpouring of, ‘I’ll be there. Just give the time, and I know you’re in good hands with (wife Melissa Bring), but what can we do?'” he said.
Coulier, who has also worked on popular shows such as Robot Chicken, How I Met Your Mother and It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, said of the show’s inner circle: “It’s really overwhelming the love we have for each other.
“We’ve been there for so many years for each other and it’s pretty extraordinary.”
Coulier said the cast’s bonds have been strong in the nearly three years since Bob Saget’s death in January 2022 at the age of 65.
“I’ve never seen anyone with cancer who is so positive, so optimistic,” Stamos told People at the Invisible Raptor premiere on Wednesday. “I really believe he will make it”
Last month, the actor, 65, revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that begins in the lymphatic system.
“I think we value not only our lives together, but we value our lives,” he said. ‘We value those good times and the positive moments that we have been able to share. And I think that spills over to other people and it’s just positive.
‘There aren’t many negatives when I’m with that group of people. It’s really just laughter and positivity, and we really appreciate what we have in our lives and the people around us.”
Coulier told the outlet that Stamos was visiting him after undergoing chemotherapy: “I can’t wait for him to visit me, on November 15, I’m going to have a chemotherapy treatment,” Coulier said. “On November 16, John will be here.”
She said of Stamos: “He says, ‘If you just want to sleep, I’ll sit next to you or if you want to listen to music or just talk, whatever.’ And I was like, ‘Wow. That’s like a brother. “He’s really a brother.”
Coulier, who discussed his diagnosis with Hoda Kotb on the Nov. 13 Today Show, told the publication that he was diagnosed last month after dealing with an upper respiratory infection.
Stamos played Jesse Katsopolis and Coulier played Joey Gladstone in the ABC series Full House from 1987 to 1995, and in its Netflix reboot Fuller House from 2016 to 2020 (seen in 1989).
Coulier said the cast’s bonds have been strong in the nearly three years since Bob Saget’s death in January 2022 at the age of 65 (pictured in July).
“I went from having a little cold to having cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming,” Coulier told the outlet. “This has been a really fast rollercoaster ride.”
Coulier, father of son Luc, 34, with ex-wife Jayne Modean, said he entertained himself doing his Full House Rewind podcast as he “never watched” the show during its first broadcast.
‘I understand. I get it,” Coulier said. ‘I understand why kids loved it so much, why families loved it so much and why it has become so intergenerational. “It really has wonderful elements for kids and families.”
He said the series’ overwhelming message of love, respect and effort resonates throughout the episodes.
“I didn’t really understand that when we were doing the show because it was so intense doing 192 episodes, but I understand it now,” Coulier said. ‘In fact, I can be much more objective having a child going through family moments, raising a child. It all makes sense to me.
“Now I think, ‘Oh, now I see what was in the Kool-Aid. I understand”.