Candace Cameron Bure (; born Candace Helaine Cameron; April 6, 1976) is an American actress, producer, author and television personality. She is known for portraying

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on ''

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'' and its sequel series '' Fuller House'', and a number of roles in

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original productions—including the title character in their adaptations of the

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novel series. In 2014, she was a contestant on season 18 of ''

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'', finishing in third place. Bure also starred as Summer van Horne on ''

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''. From 2015 to 2016, she was a co-host of the daytime television talk show '' The View''. In 2022, Bure became

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Early life

Cameron was born in

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on April 6, 1976, to Robert and Barbara Cameron.

Career

Cameron guest-starred in roles on shows such as '' St. Elsewhere'', ''

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'', and '' Who's the Boss?''. In 1985, she portrayed Jennifer Bates in an episode of the sitcom ''

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''. In 1987, she had a role as the youngest sister of

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in the teen comedy '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. Also in 1987, Cameron began the most prominent role of her career on the ensemble sitcom ''

'', as Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner, the oldest daughter of

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's Danny Tanner. She was cast throughout the eight seasons of the series until its end in 1995. While on ''Full House'', Cameron was also featured in ''

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'', an adventure comedy. She guest-starred in the failed pilot ''Real Mature'', and in an episode of ''

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'' as "Candace the Science Gal". She also appeared in the

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and

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feature film ''

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''. Cameron hosted the

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with ''Full House'' co-star

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and

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, and again in

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with Joey Lawrence and

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After ''Full House''

After ''Full House'' ended in 1995, Bure guest-starred on ''

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'' and ''

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''. Bure also appeared in numerous NBC

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s, including '' No One Would Tell'', playing an

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teen; ''

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'', as a date-raped teen; and ''NightScream'', a mystery. After giving birth, Bure took a self-imposed hiatus from television and film to focus on her family. In the 2000s, she appeared as an interviewee on the retrospective '' I Love the '80s'' and ''

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''. She would later co-host ''50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up'' on the E! network, along with

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of ''

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'' fame. In 2007, Bure guest-starred on the sitcom ''

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''. The following year, she co-starred with

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in '' The Wager'' and starred with

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in the television movie '' Moonlight and Mistletoe'' for the

in 2008. Bure returned to television in 2009 and was cast in ''

'', which ended in 2012. On March 4, 2014, Bure was announced to compete on season 18 of ''

'', partnering with

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. The couple made it to the finals and ended in third place behind

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and

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who took first and second place, respectively. It was announced in 2015 that Bure would reprise her role as D.J. Tanner in the 2016 Netflix spinoff '' Fuller House'', her character now going by D.J. Tanner-Fuller. Filming began that July 2015. Bure was a co-host of '' The View'' in season 19 and 20. In March 2016, ''Fuller House'' was picked up for a second season. On December 8, 2016, Bure announced that she was leaving ''The View'' due to commitment clashes between ''Fuller House'' and Hallmark Channel projects and family life. In January 2019, ''Fuller House'' was renewed for its fifth and final season to air later that year. The series concluded on June 2, 2020.

Hallmark Channel work

Bure has acted in over two dozen

movies, including the 2017 ''Switched for Christmas,'' and as the titular character in the eighteen-film ''Aurora Teagarden'' movie series for

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. Bure also produced and hosted the Hallmark Channel special ''Christmas in America''. Bure served as the host of the 26th annual

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for the network on February 8, 2019, along with her daughter Natasha.

Great American Media

In April 2022, it was announced that Bure would take an executive role at

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—a company led by former Hallmark Channel head Bill Abbott—to develop, produce, and star in original romantic comedy and holiday movies and series for GAC Family (now

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) and

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. Bure became

of the company. In a November 2022 interview with ''

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'', Bure stated that she had left Hallmark because it was a "completely different network than when I started", and wanted to "tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them"—including those with stronger faith-based themes (albeit not being "off-putting to the unbeliever or someone who shares a different faith"). Bure explained that Great American Media "wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment", and stated, "I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core." Bure's remarks were believed to be an allusion to a trend towards progressive themes, including recognition of the

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community, in Hallmark Channel productions. Abbott left Hallmark Channel in early 2020, shortly after it faced criticism for briefly pulling a Zola.com commercial depicting a lesbian couple. In response to criticism over the comments regarding "traditional" marriage by other celebrities such as

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and

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, Bure stated that people of various "identities" worked on Great American Media programming, and that "all of you who know me, know beyond question that I have great love and affection for all people." Of Bure's implication that Great American Media productions would never depict same-sex couples, Abbott stated to the ''Wall Street Journal'', "It's certainly the year 2022, so we're aware of the trends. There's no whiteboard that says, 'Yes, this' or 'No, we'll never go here.'"

Books

Cameron Bure has written four books: A ''New York Times'' best seller, ''Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness'' (), published in January 2011; ''Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose'' (), published in January 2014; ''Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction'' (), published in August 2015; and ''Kind is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously'' (), published in April 2018. In a September 2015 interview, Bure revealed that ''Dancing Through Life'' discloses more personal issues than her first two books. In an April 2018 interview, Bure shared that ''Kind Is the New Classy'' conveyed the idea of staying centered and practicing graciousness towards others.

Personal life

Candace Cameron and Valeri Bure (cropped)

Cameron married Russian

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hockey player

Valeri Bure Valeri Vladimirovich "Val" Bure (; rus, Валерий Владимирович Буре, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj bʊˈrɛ; born June 13, 1974) is a Russian-American former ice hockey right winger. He played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League ( ...

on June 22, 1996. The couple was first introduced at a charity hockey game by her ''Full House'' co-star

. They have a daughter and two sons. Their daughter Natasha competed in season 11 of ''

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'' at the age of 18 and played the younger version of her mother’s lead character in the final Aurora Teagarden Mystery. Cameron’s brother-in-law is hockey Hall of Famer

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. Bure is a

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. She became a

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at the age of 12, and she credits her faith as the binding force in her marriage. She has revealed she suffered from

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in her early twenties. Bure is a supporter of

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. The Bure family sponsors three children through the organization.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

* "

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" (2018) by For King & Country, as News Anchor

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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