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Stamos: Full House friendship with Saget wasn't instant
10 Jul
Summary
- Stamos and Saget initially struggled to connect on Full House.
- Family illnesses and grief significantly changed their relationship.
- Saget became Stamos's closest friend until his death in 2022.
John Stamos reflected on the early years of "Full House," admitting his friendship with co-star Bob Saget did not develop instantly. Stamos shared that he and Saget experienced friction during the first couple of years of the sitcom. Stamos, approaching the role more traditionally, found Saget and Dave Coulier's focus on making the crew laugh distracting.
The dynamic shifted significantly around the third year of "Full House." Stamos, Saget, and Coulier each faced severe family illnesses, including cancer and brain tumors, and two of them lost sisters. This shared pain evolved their relationship from colleagues to "three brothers grieving."
Following this period, Stamos and Saget became exceptionally close, with Saget becoming Stamos's best friend. Their bond endured through life's major events until Saget's unexpected death on January 9, 2022, at age 65, due to blunt head trauma from a fall.
Stamos continues to honor Saget's memory, recently marking what would have been his friend's 70th birthday. He also maintains a close connection with Dave Coulier, expressing that he couldn't bear the thought of losing another close friend after Saget.
