Jodie Lee Ann Sweetin (born January 19, 1982) is an American actress and television personality. She is best known for her role as Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy series ''

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'' and its

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sequel series '' Fuller House''.

Early life and career

Sweetin was born in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were both in prison at the time, and she was adopted and raised as an only child by her uncle Sam Sweetin and his second wife Janice when she was nine months old. Years later, she said she was told not to talk about her adoption publicly out of fear that people would think she was forced into acting. After appearing in several national commercials, she was cast in a guest role in the 1987 sitcom '' Valerie'' as Pamela, the niece of Mrs. Poole (

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cast her as Stephanie Tanner in the ABC comedy series ''

'', and she played that role until the show ended in 1995. This has become her most famous role to date. In 1999, four years after ''Full House'' ended, Sweetin graduated from

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, and attended Chapman University in

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. While in high school, Sweetin and fellow actor

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performed in musical theater together. Sweetin returned to television by hosting the second season of the Fuse dance competition show ''

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''. She starred in the television pilot, ''Small Bits of Happiness'', a dark comedy centered around a suicide prevention specialist; it won Best Comedy at the 3rd Annual Independent Television Festival, in Los Angeles. In 2009, Sweetin focused on independent films and appeared in two films: ''Port City'' and ''Redefining Love''. In 2011, she appeared in five web episodes in the Internet show ''Can't Get Arrested''. In 2012, she appeared as Leia in the television film ''Singled Out''. In 2015, it was announced Sweetin would reprise her role as Stephanie Tanner on the

spin-off series '' Fuller House'', which ended after five seasons in 2020. On April 12, 2017, she starred in ''

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'', an unscripted docu-comedy series for Pop where she plays an exaggerated version of herself. In 2019, Sweetin started a

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called ''Never Thought I'd Say This'' on parenting alongside Celia Behar, a licensed mental health counselor, and Sweetin's best friend. In 2022, Sweetin competed on

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's '' Beyond the Edge'', the seventh celebrity edition of

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's ''

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'', ''That's So90s'', and the second season of FOX's

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''Dancing with the Stars''

On March 2, 2016, Sweetin was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on '' Dancing with the Stars'' for season 22. Her professional dance partner was

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. Sweetin and Motsepe were eliminated on week eight of competition and finished in sixth place.

Personal life

As a child, Sweetin took dance lessons. She studied ballet and tap dancing when she was three years old. In 2002, at age 20, Sweetin married her first husband, Los Angeles Police officer Shaun Holguin. Fellow ''Full House'' castmate

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served as her matron of honor; Cameron's daughter, Natasha, served as a flower girl. Sweetin and Holguin divorced in 2006. Sweetin met Cody Herpin, a film transportation coordinator, through friends, and they started dating in May 2007. They were married in

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on July 14, 2007. Together they have one daughter, Zoie (born 2008). On November 19, 2008, Sweetin filed for legal separation from Herpin. Their divorce was finalized on April 20, 2010. On April 30, 2010, Sweetin's representative confirmed that she and her boyfriend of one year, Morty Coyle, were expecting a baby. Their daughter Beatrix was born in 2010. Sweetin and Coyle became engaged in January 2011, and married on March 15, 2012, in

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. Sweetin filed for legal separation from Coyle in June 2013. The divorce was finalized in September 2016. On January 22, 2016, she announced her engagement to Justin Hodak, who, like Sweetin, is a recovering drug addict. On March 24, 2017, Sweetin announced the couple's separation, after he violated a restraining order against her. Hodak was sentenced on related charges a few weeks later. On January 17, 2022, she announced her engagement to Mescal Wasilewski. They were married on July 30, 2022.

Substance abuse

Sweetin started drinking alcohol when she was 14 years old, shortly after ''Full House'' ended. Over parts of the next 13 years, she abused ecstasy, methamphetamine, and crack cocaine, among others, stating that she turned to drugs because she was "bored". In 2009, Sweetin wrote the memoir ''unSweetined'', chronicling her downward spiral of alcohol and drug abuse that began with the ending of ''Full House''. In one passage of the book, Sweetin discusses breaking into tears while addressing a crowd at Wisconsin's

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while coming down from a two-day methamphetamine,

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, and ecstasy binge. She spoke about growing up on television and about how much her life had improved since getting sober. She says she got sober for good in December 2008. She then began working as a clinical logistics coordinator at a Los Angeles drug rehab center and completed her degree as a drug and alcohol counselor. Sweetin became a public advocate for recovery from addiction.

Political views

Sweetin has expressed support for the

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movement, and she was also active with Refuse Fascism, to demand the removal of the

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through nonviolent street protests. On June 25, 2022, Sweetin was shoved to the ground by members of the

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while she was protesting for

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in the wake of '' Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'', a

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decision that overruled '' Roe v. Wade'' and '' Planned Parenthood v. Casey'' leading to abortion bans in multiple states. A representative for Sweetin reported that she is "OK" and the LAPD released a statement saying that the use of force would be "evaluated" to see whether it followed their policy and procedure.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Wins *

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...

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for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (''

'') * Writers in Treatment's Experience, Strength and Hope Award Nominations *

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (''Full House'') *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (''Full House'') *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (''Full House'') *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

: Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (''Full House'') * 2004:

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for Quintessential Non-Traditional Family (''Full House'')

References

External links

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