Dave Coulier Faces New Health Challenge: Tongue Cancer After Lymphoma Battle

Dave Coulier is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, producer, and writer, born on September 21, 1959, in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. He is best known for his role as Joey Gladstone on the long-running ABC sitcom *Full House* (1987–1995), which produced 192 episodes and earned him widespread recognition. Coulier reprised this role in the Netflix sequel series *Fuller House* (2016), which won several awards including the People’s Choice, Kid’s Choice, and Teen Choice awards for Favorite Family Sitcom and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Children's Program[1][2][3][5]. Coulier's career spans television hosting and voice acting. He hosted *America’s Funniest People* (1990–1994), *World’s Funniest Videos*, and *America’s Most Talented Kids*, and appeared in reality shows like *The Surreal Life*. As a voice actor, he contributed to many animated series, including *Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies* (voicing Animal and Dr. Teeth), *The Real Ghostbusters* (voice of Peter Venkman), *Robot Chicken*, and *Felix the Cat* films. He also lent his voice to *Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo* and *The Jetsons* syndication[1][2][3][5]. In addition to acting, Coulier is a stand-up comedian known for his clean comedy style, founding The Clean Guys of Comedy, a multimedia company promoting family-friendly humor. He has appeared on *The Tonight Show*, HBO’s *Detroit Comedy Jam*, and *Comic Relief*. In 2021, he completed a stand-up tour performing at 24 U.S. Air Force bases[2][3][8]. Coulier has directed episodes of *Fuller House*, notably earning a GLAAD Award nomination for the episode titled “The Prom.” He remains active in entertainment, appearing in documentaries such as *The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling* and *The Comedy Store* docuseries[3]. He is married to Melissa Bring since 2014[1][5].