Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Helaine Cameron Bure was born on April 6, 1976, in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California. She began her acting career at a young age, following in the footsteps of her older brother, Kirk Cameron. Her early career included appearances in commercials and guest roles on television shows such as ‘Punky Brewster,’ ‘St. Elsewhere,’ and ‘Who’s the Boss?.’ At the age of 10, in 1986, Cameron Bure secured her most notable early role as Donna Jo ‘D.J.’ Margaret Tanner-Fuller on the highly successful sitcom ‘Full House,’ which ran for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995. During this period, she also appeared in films like ‘Punchline’ (1988) and various television movies. She co-hosted the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 1990 and 1994, alongside other notable television personalities.

Following the conclusion of ‘Full House’ in 1995, Cameron Bure married hockey player Valeri Bure. She took a hiatus from acting to focus on her family, returning to television in the 2000s with roles in retrospective series like ‘I Love the ’80s’ and as a co-host for ’50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up’ on E!. In 2007, she guest-starred on ‘That’s So Raven’ and subsequently appeared in television movies such as ‘The Wager’ (2008) and ‘Moonlight and Mistletoe’ (2008) for the Hallmark Channel. She joined the cast of ‘Make It or Break It’ in 2009, remaining with the show until its conclusion in 2012. In 2014, she participated in ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ finishing in third place.

A significant career development occurred in 2015 when Cameron Bure reprised her role as D.J. Tanner-Fuller in the Netflix spinoff ‘Fuller House,’ which ran from 2016 to 2020. Concurrently, she served as a co-host on the daytime talk show ‘The View’ for seasons 19 and 20, departing in 2016 due to scheduling conflicts and family commitments. Cameron Bure has been a prolific presence on the Hallmark Channel, starring in over two dozen movies, including the ‘Aurora Teagarden Mysteries’ series, where she also served as an executive producer. In April 2022, she transitioned to an executive role as Chief Content Officer at Great American Media, focusing on developing and producing family and faith-based programming. She has also authored four books, including the ‘New York Times’ best-seller ‘Reshaping It All’ (2011), ‘Balancing It All’ (2014), ‘Dancing Through Life’ (2015), and ‘Kind Is the New Classy’ (2018).