Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Cameron Bure first met her future husband Russian NHL hockey player Valeri Bure at a charity hockey game. She was introduced to him by her Full House co-star Dave Coulier. The two hit it off almost instantly and finally walked the aisle on June 22, 1996. The couple has been blessed with three children, daughter Natasha in 1998, and sons Lev in 2000 and Maksim in 2002.

Their daughter Natasha Bure caught the eyeballs when she took part in season 11 of The Voice as part of Team Adam Levine. She was eliminated in the Battle Round on October 10, 2016.

Early in her twenties, Candace suffered from the eating disorder bulimia nervosa.

Candace Cameron Bure was born as Candace Helaine Cameron April 6, 1976 in Panaroma City, Los Angeles, California, to Robert and Barbara Cameron. While her father worked as a gym teacher, her mother was employed as a talent manager. She has an elder brother, Kirk Cameron who is an actor.

With her brother already in the field of entertainment, it was natural for Candace to follow suit. At the age of five, she started her journey as an actor. Her first pit stop was appearing in a number of television commercials.

Candace Cameron Bure made several guest appearances early on in her career in television series including ‘St. Elsewhere’, ‘Growing Pains’, and ‘Who's the Boss?’. She also starred in the sitcom ‘Punky Brewster’ and teen comedy ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’.

In 1987, she bagged the role of Donna Jo ‘DJ’ Tanner the oldest daughter in the coming-of-age sitcom on ABC ‘Full House’. The series was a major hit and lasted for eight seasons and 192 episodes finally ending in 1995. Candace remained a member of the ensemble cast during the entire run.

During her ‘Full House’ years, Candace featured in a number of made-for-TV movies such as ‘No One Would Tell’, ‘She Cried No’, ‘NightScream’ and ‘Camp Cucamonga’. Meanwhile, she made her debut for the big screen with the feature film ‘Punchline’.

In 1990, she hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards with Dave Coulier and David Faustino. She was offered the job yet again in 1994 thus becoming the first person to host the awards twice or more.

Following the end of the ABC sitcom ‘Full House’, Candace guest starred on television series ‘Cybill’ and ‘Boy Meets World’. In 1996, she married and later had three children. After the birth of her children, she took a break from television and film to devote her time to her family.

The magnum opus of Candace Cameron Bure’s career came in 1987 when she bagged an important role of Donna Jo ‘DJ’ Tanner (the oldest daughter) in the coming-of-age ABC sitcom ‘Full House’. She was lauded for her portrayal of the character of DJ Tanner. The series met with superlative success. In its eight years of run, it became one the most successful series of all time, lasting for 192 episodes. Such was reception of the series that a spin-off was released in 2016 under the title ‘Fuller House’. Candace reprised her role of DJ Tanner for the spin-off series.