Dave Coulier
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Coulier in 2010
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David Alan Coulier September 21, 1959 St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, impressionist, television host |
| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Website | davecoulier |
David Alan "Dave" Coulier (born September 21, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, impressionist and television host. He became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for playing Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House.
David Alan Coulier was born to Dave & Arlen Coulier in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, on September 21, 1959. His mother's side of the family is from Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada and his paternal grandmother was a Jewish immigrant from Germany. He got his start in stand-up comedy in high school by impersonating his principal and other staff over his high school's PA system. He graduated in 1977 from Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan, where he was a member of the varsity hockey team, playing defense alongside future NHL player John Blum. He briefly attended the University of Michigan but dropped out after his freshman year to pursue comedy.
Coulier met future Full House co-star Bob Saget through the Los Angeles comedy circuit. The two became good friends and Coulier briefly lived with Saget and his then-wife Sherri on their couch in the early 1980s as he struggled to get his career started.
He was initially cast as a player for Saturday Night Live for the 1986 season. However, right before the season started, casting changes were made and he was left off the show. It was said that many of the producers felt he was too similar in humor style to Dana Carvey, who was also joining the show in 1986, and that was why the change was made.
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