John Stamos praised his former Full House costar and longtime pal, Dave Coulier, for remaining ‘so positive’ amid the latter’s recent cancer diagnosis.
‘I’ve never seen anybody with cancer that is so positive, so optimistic,’ Stamos told People at the Invisible Raptor premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday. ‘I truly believe he’s going to make it through.’
The father-of-one continued: ‘He’s really dedicated to helping people that are going through the same thing that he is. 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 following a chemotherapy session.
Last month, Coulier revealed that he was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that starts in the lymphatic system.
John Stamos praised his former Full House costar and longtime pal, 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 1987–1995, and on its Netflix reboot Fuller House from 2016–2020.
Coulier revealed he broke the news that he is battling cancer to his Full House colleagues in a group text.
He told People that he received an ‘immediate’ response after telling his costars about the cancer diagnosis.
Coulier said that the group text is composed of the show’s creator Jeff Franklin and costars Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber and Scott Weinger.
‘It was just this outpouring of, “I will be there. You just name the time, and I know you’re in great hands with [wife Melissa Bring] but what can we do?”‘ he said.
Coulier, who’s 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 really is overwhelming the love that we have for each other.
‘We’ve been there for so many years for each other and it’s pretty remarkable.’
Coulier said that the bonds of the cast have been strong in the near-three years since the January 2022 death of Bob Saget at the age of 65.
‘I’ve never seen anybody with cancer that is so positive, so optimistic,’ Stamos told People at the Invisible Raptor premiere on Wednesday. ‘I truly believe he’s going to make it through’
Last month, the actor, 65, revealed that he was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that starts 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’ve gotten to share. And I think that that spills over to other people, and it’s just positive.
‘There’s not many negatives when I’m with that group of people. It’s really just laughter and positivity, and we appreciate so much what we have in our lives and the people around us.’
Coulier told the outlet that Stamos was visiting him after he undergoes chemotherapy: ‘I can’t wait for him to visit, November 15, I get a chemo treatment,’ Coulier said. ‘November 16, John’s going to be here.’
He said of Stamos: ‘He goes, “If you want to just sleep, I’ll just sit by you or if you want to listen to music or just talk, whatever.” And I’m just like, “Wow. That’s like a brother. That’s just truly a brother.”‘
Coulier, who discussed his diagnosis with Hoda Kotb on the Today Show November 13, 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 on the ABC series Full House from 1987–1995, and on its Netflix reboot Fuller House from 2016–2020 (seen in 1989)
Coulier said that the bonds of the cast have been strong in the near-three years since the January 2022 death of Bob Saget at the age of 65 (pictured in July)
‘I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming,’ Coulier told the outlet. ‘This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.’
Coulier, who is father to son Luc, 34, with ex-wife Jayne Modean, said that he’s been entertained in doing his Full House Rewind podcast, as he ‘never watched’ the show during its first run.
‘I understand it. I get it,’ Coulier said. ‘I understand why kids loved it so much, why families loved it so much, and why it’s become so cross-generational. It’s really got wonderful elements for kids and families.’
He said that the series’ overwhelming message of love, respect and giving a strong effort resonates in the episodes.
‘I didn’t understand that so much when we were actually doing the show because it was so intense doing 192 episodes, but I get it now,’ Coulier said. ‘I can actually be so much more objective having a son going through family moments, going through raising a child. It just all makes sense to me.
‘Now, I’m like, “Oh, now I see what was in the Kool-Aid. I get it.”‘
