Candace Cameron Bure | |
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Born | Candace Helaine Cameron April 6, 1976 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Known for | D.J. Tanner on Full House and Fuller House |
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Children | 3 |
Relatives | Kirk Cameron (brother) |
Website | candacecbure |
Candace Cameron Bure (/bʊˈreɪ/; born Candace Helaine Cameron; April 6, 1976[1]) is an American actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist. She is known for her role as D.J. Tanner on Full House, which she reprised as D.J. Tanner-Fuller on Fuller House. She is also known for her work with Hallmark Channel, playing the title character in Hallmark Channel's film adaptation of the Aurora Teagarden novel series, as well as having starred in many of their holiday films.
In 2014, she was a contestant on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing in third place. She also starred as Summer van Horne on Make It or Break It. She is the sister of actor Kirk Cameron. From 2015 to 2016, she was a co-host of the daytime television talk show The View.
Candace Helaine Cameron was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California on April 6, 1976,[1] to Robert and Barbara Cameron.[citation needed]
Bure guest-starred in roles on shows such as St. Elsewhere, Growing Pains, and Who's the Boss? In 1985, Bure portrayed Jennifer Bates in an episode of the sitcom Punky Brewster. In 1987, she had a role as the youngest sister of Eric Stoltz in the teen comedy Some Kind of Wonderful.
In September 1987, Bure began the most prominent role of her career on the ensemble sitcom Full House, as Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner, the oldest daughter of Bob Saget's Danny Tanner. Bure was cast throughout the 8 seasons of the series until its end in 1995.
While on Full House, she was also featured Camp Cucamonga, an adventure comedy. Cameron guest-starred in the failed pilot Real Mature, and in an episode of Bill Nye The Science Guy as "Candace the Science Gal". She also appeared in the Tom Hanks and Sally Field feature film Punchline.
Bure hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 1990 with Full House co-star Dave Coulier and David Faustino, and again in 1994 with Joey Lawrence and Marc Weiner.
After Full House ended in 1995, Bure guest-starred on Cybill and Boy Meets World.
Bure also appeared in numerous NBC made-for-TV movies, including No One Would Tell, playing an abused teen; She Cried No, as a date-raped teen; and NightScream, a mystery.
Bure took a self-imposed hiatus from television and film after giving birth to focus on her family. In the 2000s, she appeared as an interviewee on the retrospective I Love the '80s and I Love the '80s Strikes Back. She would later co-host 50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up on the E! network, along with Keshia Knight Pulliam of The Cosby Show fame.
In 2007, Bure guest-starred on the sitcom That's So Raven. The following year, she co-starred with Randy Travis in The Wager and starred with Tom Arnold in the television movie Moonlight and Mistletoe for the Hallmark Channel in 2008. Cameron returned to television in 2009 and was cast in Make It or Break It,[2] which ended in 2012.[3]
On March 4, 2014, Bure was announced to compete on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Mark Ballas.[4] The couple made it to the finals and ended in third place behind Meryl Davis and Amy Purdy who took first and secondplace, 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.[5][6] In March 2016, Fuller House was picked up for a second season.[7] 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.[8] In January 2019, Fuller House was renewed for its fifth and final season to air later that year.[9] The series concluded on June 2, 2020.[10]
Bure has acted in a number of Hallmark channel movies, including the 2017 Switched for Christmas. Bure is also the executive producer of a one hour Christmas special called Christmas in America, featuring people all over America as they celebrate the holiday season.[11] Bure also served as the host of the 26th annual Movieguide Awards for the network on February 8, 2019, along with her daughter Natasha.[12]
Cameron Bure has written four books: A New York Times best seller, Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness (ISBN 1433669730), published in January 2011;[13] Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose (ISBN 1433681846), published in January 2014;[14] Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction (ISBN 1433686945), published in August 2015;[15] and Kind is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously (ISBN 0310350026), published in April 2018.[16]
In a September 2015 interview, Bure revealed that Dancing Through Life discloses more personal issues than her first two books.[17] In an April 2018 interview, Bure shared that Kind Is the New Classy conveyed the idea of staying centered and practicing graciousness towards others.[18]
Cameron married Russian NHL hockey player Valeri Bure on June 22, 1996.[19][20] The couple was first introduced at a charity hockey game by her Full House co-star Dave Coulier.[19] They have a daughter[19] and two sons.[19][21] Her daughter Natasha Bure competed in season 11 of The Voice at the age of 18.[22] Her brother-in-law is hockey hall of famer Pavel Bure. Her son Maksim graduated from Northstar Christian Academy in Alexandria, Minnesota, in May 2021.[23]
Bure is a conservative[24] Republican.[25] She became a Christian at the age of 12,[26] and she credits her faith as the binding force in her marriage.[21] She has revealed she suffered from bulimia nervosa in her early twenties.[27]
Bure is a supporter of Compassion International. The Bure family sponsors three children through the organization.[28]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Cindy Nelson | |
1988 | Punchline | Carrie | |
1995 | Monster Mash | Mary | |
2001 | The Krew | Chief Karls | |
2007 | The Wager | Cassandra | |
2015 | Faith of Our Fathers | Cynthia |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982–1984 | St. Elsewhere | Megan White | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
1984 | T. J. Hooker | Tina | Episode: "The Confession" |
1985 | Punky Brewster | Julie Whitney / Jennifer Bates | Episode: "Milk Does a Body Good" |
1986, 1987 | The Disney Sunday Movie | Julie / Samantha | Episodes: "Little Spies", "Bigfoot" |
1987 | Who's the Boss? | Young Mona | Episode: "Mona" |
Growing Pains | Jennifer "Jenny" Foster | Episode: "The Long Goodbye" | |
1987–1995 | Full House | D.J. Tanner | Main role |
1988 | I Saw What You Did | Julia Fielding | Television film |
Growing Pains | Jenny Foster | Episode: "Fool for Love" | |
1990 | The All New Mickey Mouse Club | D.J. Tanner | Episode: "Guest Day" |
Camp Cucamonga | Amber Lewis | Television film | |
1995 | Sharon's Secret | Sharon | Television film |
Visitors of the Night | Katie English | Television film | |
1996 | Cybill | Hannah | Episode: "When You're Hot, You're Hot" |
No One Would Tell | Stacy Collins | Television film | |
Kidz in the Wood | Donna | Television film | |
She Cried No | Melissa Connell | Television film | |
1997 | NightScream | Drew Summers / Laura Fairgate | Television film |
Boy Meets World | Millie | Episode: "The Witches of Pennbrook" | |
2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Rose Hathaway | Episode: "Moonshine Over Harlem" |
2007 | That's So Raven | Courtney Dearborn | Episode: "Teacher's Pet" |
2008 | Moonlight and Mistletoe | Holly | Television film |
2009–2012 | Make It or Break It | Summer Van Horne | Main role |
2011 | Truth Be Told | Annie Morgan | Television film |
Can't Get Arrested | Candace | Episode: "House of Pain" | |
The Heart of Christmas | Megan Walsh | Television film | |
2012 | Puppy Love | Megan | Television film |
2013 | Finding Normal | Dr. Elizabeth "Lisa" Leland | Television film |
Let It Snow | Stephanie Beck | Television film | |
2014 | Christmas Under Wraps | Dr. Lauren Brunell | Television film |
The Neighbors | Bella Bure | Episode: "There Goes the Neighbors' Hood" | |
Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Contestant; finalist in season 18 | |
2015 | Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone To Pick | Aurora Teagarden | Television film |
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
Just The Way You Are | Jennie | Television film | |
A Christmas Detour | Paige Summerlind | Television film | |
2015–2016 | The View | Herself | Co-host |
2016 | Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Aurora Teagarden | Television film |
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
Journey Back to Christmas | Hanna Norris | Television film | |
2016–2020 | Fuller House | D.J. Tanner-Fuller | Main role; also director (3 episodes) |
2017 | Switched For Christmas | Kate/Chris | Television film |
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
2018 | Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Aurora Teagarden | Television film |
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
A Shoe Addict's Christmas | Noelle Carpenter | Television film | |
2019 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse | Aurora Teagarden | Television film |
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance To Die For | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
Christmas Town | Lauren Gabriel | Television film | |
2020 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek | Aurora Teagarden | Television film |
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Herself | Episode: "Zombies Eat Unicorns!" | |
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and it Feels So Deadly | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
If I Only Had Christmas | Darcy | Television film | |
2021 | Aurora Teagarden: How to Con a Con | Aurora Teagarden | Television film |
Aurora Teagarden: Til Death Do Us Part | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
Aurora Teagarden: Honeymoon, Honeymurder | Aurora Teagarden | Television film | |
A Christmas Contest | Lara | Television film |
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