Behind the Casting Change: Unveiling the Real Reason Bob Saget Replaced the Original Star of 'Full House'
2023/11/16

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Danny Tanner was almost a very different person.

In fact, the original star of Full House was basically nothing like Bob Saget, nor his creative take on the beloved sitcom character. And that seems to be part of the problem. Still, the fact that Bob Saget replaced the original Danny Tanner, John Posey, at the 11th hour is nothing but a crazy Hollywood story.

The truth of John Posey's firing and Bob Saget replacing him even after the pilot of Full House was shot with Posey is an example of how dastardly, unfair, and downright cut-throat the entertainment industry can be.

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Full House Was John Posey's Big Break... Until It Was Bob Saget's...

Even though and has publically made fun of it on numerous occasions, there's no doubt that he's well-aware of how important the show was to his career. Not to mention the fact that he built life-long friendships with many of his castmates, .

The same can't be said for John Posey.

Like Bob Saget, John Posey was really just at the beginning of his television career when the opportunity to star on Full House came around.

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"I was part of a pretty successful comedy group — Comedia — in Atlanta, and somebody from ABC was in town," . "They saw [our] show, pulled me aside and said, 'Hey, we'd like to see you get in front of our comedy development people' .

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