Actor John Stamos details his shocking feud withco-star Bob Saget. Stamos portrayed Jesse Katsopolis opposite Saget’s Danny Tanner in the popular comedy-drama as the characters were related by marriage through Pamela Tanner (Christine Houser) — Jesse's sister and Danny's first wife. ran from 1987 to 1995 before being brought back for the spinoff series on Netflix over two decades later. Both Saget and Stamos returned for a handful of
Now, Stamos details his early feud with Saget in an excerpt from his new memoir (via ). According to the excerpt, Stamos was initially skeptical of Saget’s abilities as an actor, given the talent hailed from comedy. Saget was also reportedly jealous at how Stamos became close with fellow co-star Dave Coulier, who portrayed Joey Gladstone. Stamos called Saget “” he knows, explaining how he eventually came around to appreciate the comedian.
“Bob is the humblest egomaniac I’ve ever met, but he undercuts his narcissism by being so damn lovable. A walking contradiction, he makes up for his self-inflicted insecurity by being a self-inflicted aggrandizer. I know Bob is wickedly talented. I just don’t tell it to his face at this point. But If I want to learn anything about comedy, I need to study Bob… Bob and I tolerate each other and attempt to avoid interfering with each other’s creative processes, though it can be challenging.
“Bob, Dave, and I are no longer three guys who work on the same show; we are brothers worried about amazing women slipping away from us. All the fear, fighting for family, and frustration of loss has pummeled down some of our pettiness on the set. We’re seeing not only what is important in our own relationships with each other, but also our relationships with the fans out there who are struggling with issues of life and death.
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