Jodie Sweetin
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A recent, autographed picture of Sweetin. |
| Born: |
January 19, 1982
Los Angeles, California U.S.A |
| Occupation: |
Actress |
| Spouse: |
Shaun Holguin (2002 - 2006) |
Jodie Leanne Sweetin (born January 19, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress best known for her role as "Stephanie Tanner" on the television sitcom Full House. She stayed with the program for its entire run, from 1987-1995. It is said that the producers cast her in the role based on her smile.
Biography
Sweetin first stepped into showbiz by doing an Oscar Mayer hot dog ad when she was just four years old. Her debut role was in The Hogan Family in 1987, in which she played Pamela, the niece of Mrs. Poole.
Following the end of Full House, she said she would try to be a "normal" teenager. She graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 1999 and then attended Chapman University in southern California from 1999-2003.She majored in mass communications, looking forward to a show business career in teaching acting. She pledged, but did not initiate into Alpha Phi Women's Fraternity while in college.
Sweetin also did a few guest appearances on TV shows, such as Party of Five, Brotherly Love, and Yes, Dear, after Full House ended. She currently resides in Los Alamitos, California.
Sweetin married police officer Shaun Holguin on July 27, 2002, and her flower girl was Full House co-star Candace Cameron's daughter, Natasha. In 2006, she told Good Morning America that she was in the process of a divorce.
While on GMA, she also revealed that she had voluntarily checked herself into rehab in March 2005 to recover from a methamphetamine addiction. She said she's now clean and sober and denied tabloid reports of a "three-day bender" and an intervention from her former Full House castmates.
She also said she'd like to return to acting in movies or television.
Jodie Sweetin will host Pants-Off Dance-Off on Fuse TV[1], a show that will feature regular people stripping to their favorite music videos. [2]
External links
- Jodie Sweetin at the Internet Movie Database
- Jodie Sweetin at TV.com
- ABC News story on GMA interview
Categories: 1982 births | American child actors | American television actors | Living people | People from Los Angeles | Full House
