Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Cameron Bure (/bʊˈreɪ/; born Candace Helaine Cameron; April 6, 1976) 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 having starred in many of their holiday films.
Candace Cameron Bure | |
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Cameron Bure in March 2018 | |
Born | Candace Helaine Cameron April 6, 1976 |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Known for | The character D.J. Tanner on Full House and Fuller House |
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Children | 3 |
Relatives | Kirk Cameron (brother) |
Website | candacecbure |
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, known for Growing Pains. From 2015 to 2016, she was a co-host of the daytime television talk show The View.
Early life
Candace Helaine Cameron was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California on April 6, 1976, to Robert and Barbara Cameron.[1]
Career
Bure guest-starred in roles on shows such as St. Elsewhere, Growing Pains, and Who's the Boss? (Among the roles for which she auditioned was the lead on Small Wonder, which ultimately went to Tiffany Brissette.) In a 1985 episode of the sitcom Punky Brewster, Cameron portrayed a girl named Jennifer Bates who had been kidnapped by her father. In 1987, she had a role as the youngest sister of Eric Stoltz in the teen comedy Some Kind of Wonderful.
Bure began the most prominent role of her career in 1987 on the ensemble sitcom Full House, as Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner, the oldest daughter. The long-running series ended in 1995, and she was a member of the cast during its entire run.
While on Full House, she was also featured in the made-for-TV movies No One Would Tell, playing an abused teen; She Cried No, as a date-raped teen; NightScream, a mystery; and 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 her Full House co-star Dave Coulier and David Faustino, and again in 1994 with Joey Lawrence and Marc Weiner, becoming the first person to host twice or more (followed by Whitney Houston, Rosie O'Donnell, and Jack Black).
After Full House
After Full House ended in 1995, Bure guest-starred on Cybill and Boy Meets World.
After the birth of her children, she took a self-imposed hiatus from television and film to devote her time to her family and children. 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, she 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 a television series in 2009 and was cast in Make It or Break It,[2] The series ended in 2012.[3]
On March 4, 2014, she was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Mark Ballas.[4] The couple made it to the finals and ultimately ended in third place behind Amy Purdy and Meryl Davis who took second and first 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. The following month, it was announced that Bure would become a co-host of The View, starting with season 19.[5] In March 2016, Fuller House was picked up for a second season.[6] ABC also announced in August 2016 that Bure would return as a co-host of The View for season 20.[7] On December 8, 2016, Bure announced that she was leaving The View due to commitments with Fuller House and Hallmark Channel projects, and the bi-coastal commutes being tough on both her and her family.[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]
Hallmark
Bure has added the title of executive producer to her many television credits. While she has acted in a number of Hallmark channel movies, including the 2017 Switched for Christmas, she is producing a one-hour Christmas special called Christmas in America. The special will feature people all over America as they celebrate, take part in outdoor festivals, Christmas light festivities, and more.[11] With her daughter Natasha, she will serve as the host of the 26th annual Movieguide Awards for the network on February 8, 2019.[12]
Books
Cameron Bure has written four books: Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness (ISBN 1433669730), published in January 2011,[13] which was a New York Times best seller; 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 said that Dancing Through Life reveals more personal issues than her first two books,[17] and in an April 2018 interview she shares that Kind Is the New Classy is a practical guide to the thought patterns and practices that have helped her stay centered in who she is while practicing graciousness toward others.[18]
Personal life
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 three children: a daughter, Natasha (born 1998),[19] and two sons (born 2000 and 2002).[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.
Bure is a conservative[23] Republican.[24] She became a Christian at the age of 12,[25] 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.[26]
Bure is a supporter of Compassion International. The Bure family sponsor three children through the organization.[27]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982–1984 | St. Elsewhere | Megan White | 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 | Woman | 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 | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film series |
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 | Television film | |
2016–2020 | Fuller House | D.J. Tanner-Fuller | Main role 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!" |
Film
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 |
Music videos
- "Joy" (2018) by For King & Country, as News Anchor
Awards and nominations
References
- "Candace Cameron Bure Biography (1976–)". filmreference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
- Profile at Biography.com
- Kondolojy, Amanda (April 26, 2012). "'Make it Or Break It' Canceled, According to Executive Producer". TV by the Numbers. Zap2It.com. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- "Full Dancing With the Stars Cast Revealed!". Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- Harnick, Chris (August 26, 2015). "The View Adds Joy Behar, Candace Cameron Bure, Paula Faris and More for Season 19". E! Online. eonline.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- "'Fuller House' renewed for season 2". March 2, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ""The View" Returns for a Historic Season 20 on Tuesday, September 6". ABC. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- "Candace Cameron Bure is leaving The View: 'I tried to be Superwoman'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- Andreeva, Nellie (January 31, 2019). "'Fuller House' Renewed For Fifth & Final Season By Netflix". Deadline.
- Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 28, 2020). "'Fuller House' Sets Premiere Date For Final Episodes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "Candace Cameron Bure to Produce New Special on Hallmark Channel | Feeling the Vibe Magazine". blog.feelingthevibe.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- "Candace Cameron Bure and Daughter Natasha to Host Movieguide Awards on Hallmark Channel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- Schacht, Candace Cameron Bure with Darlene (2011). Reshaping it all : motivation for physical and spiritual fitness. Nashville, Tenn.: B&H Pub. Group. ISBN 978-1433669736.
- Wilkerson, Candace Cameron Bure with Dana (2014). Balancing it all : my story of juggling priorities and purpose. Nashville, Tennessee: B & H Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1433681844.
- Davis, Candace Cameron Bure with Erin (August 1, 2015). Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction. B&H Books. ISBN 978-1433686948.
- Bure, Candace Cameron (2018). Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously by Candace Cameron Bure (author), Ami McConnell (contributor). ISBN 978-0310350026.
- Pajer, Nicole. "Candace Cameron Bure on Faith & Her New Gig on 'The View'".
- "'Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously' by Candace Cameron Bure". Fox News. April 23, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- "Full House: 1987–1995". People. June 26, 2000. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
- "Biography | About | Candace Cameron Bure | The Official Site". CandaceCameronBure.net. Candace Cameron Bure. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- "Candace Cameron Bure's 'Full House' Brings Joy". OK!. March 2, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- Jensen, Erin (October 11, 2016). "'The Voice': Candace Cameron Bure's daughter, Natasha, is eliminated". USA Today. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- Sieczkowski, Cavan (January 18, 2016). "Candance Cameron Bure Discusses How She'd Handle A Gay Plot Line On 'Fuller House'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- "Candace Cameron Bure: 'I am disappointed in my party'". Fox News. April 26, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- "Testimony | Ministry | Candace Cameron Bure". candacecameronbure.net. The Official Site. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- Loinaz, Alexis L. (December 14, 2013). "Candace Cameron Bure Opens Up About Bulimia Battle: 'I Turned to Food for Comfort'". People. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- "Candace Cameron Bure". Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- "'Young & Restless' Leads Daytime Emmy Noms But Ceremony Won't Be on TV". Variety. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- Evans, Greg (March 22, 2017). "2017 Daytime Emmy Nominations: CBS Leads Networks With 70 Noms, 'Young & Restless' Tops With 25". Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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