John Stamos, an American actor, singer, and musician, has a net worth of $25 million dollars, making him one of the richest celebrities in the world. He is best known for his TV work as Jesse Katsopolis on the sitcom “Full House” (1987-1995).

Early Life

John Phillip Stamos was born on August 19, 1963, in Cypress, California. He grew up with his mother, Loretta (a model), father, William (a restaurateur), and younger sisters, Janeen and Alaina. William was a Greek immigrant, and his surname was originally Stamatopoulos. When John was growing up, he worked at his father’s fast food restaurants, and as a teenager, he worked at Duke’s and Yellow Basket in Orange County. While attending John F. Kennedy High School, Stamos played drums in the school’s marching band and loved listening to The Beach Boys (who he would end up performing with later in life).

TV and Film Career

John Stamos played Blackie Parrish on the soap opera “General Hospital” from 1982 to 1984, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series and two Soapy Awards for Most Exciting New Actor and Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role. He won lead roles on CBS sitcom “Dreams,” which ran for 12 episodes in 1984, and NBC’s “You Again?,” which aired 26 episodes from 1986 to 1987. In 1987, he began playing the role of Jesse Katsopolis (aka “Uncle Jesse”) on ABC’s “Full House” and appeared in all 192 episodes of the sitcom’s eight seasons.

After “Full House” ended, Stamos guest-starred on several TV shows, including “Tales from the Crypt” (1993), “The Larry Sanders Show” (1995 and 1997), and “Friends” (2003). He played the lead role on ABC’s “Thieves” (2001) and “Jake in Progress” (2005-2006); he also produced both series, a role he would take on again for “Grandfathered” and “Fuller House.” Stamos played Dr. Tony Gates on 65 episodes of NBC’s “ER” from 2005 to 2009 and landed the lead role on Fox’s “Grandfathered,” which ran for 22 episodes from 2015 to 2016 and earned him a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series. John played a doctor again in 2016, starring as Dr. Brock Holt on season two of Fox horror-comedy series “Scream Queens,” and that year, he also reprised the role that made him a household name on Netflix’s “Fuller House,” which ran for five seasons. Stamos also landed a notable role on Lifetime’s “You” (which moved to Netflix for the second season), playing Dr. Nicky, a therapist with questionable ethics, in five episodes (2018 to 2019). Though John is mostly known for his work on television, he has appeared in several films, including “Party Monster” (2003), “Father of Invention” (2010), and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” (2016), and he voiced a penguin in 2007’s “Farce of the Penguins,” which was directed by “Full House” co-star Bob Saget.

Music Career

John began learning to play the drums at just four years old, then took up the guitar as well. At 13, he started a band, “Destiny,” with some friends, and they performed at parties and amusement parks. Stamos played congas on the 1994 album “Shades of Blue” with fellow musicians Lanny Cordola, David Enos, Gary Griffin, Tony Guerrero, and Sandra Stephens; the album was re-released digitally in 2010. In 2006, John performed Billy Joel’s “Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)” on the “Unexpected Dreams” charity album, and he has performed with The Beach Boys several times since 1985. He played the steel drums and congas in The Beach Boys’ 1988 video for “Kokomo” and took on lead vocal duties on the track “Forever” for their 1992 album “Summer in Paradise.” Stamos performed with The Beach Boys on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2010 and during PBS’ 2018 “A Capitol Fourth” special, which he also hosted, as well as several dates on their “50th Reunion Tour.”

Personal Life

John Stamos proposed to model/actress Rebecca Romijn on Christmas Eve in 1997, and they wed on September 19, 1998, in Beverly Hills and divorced in March 2005. Stamos became engaged to model/actress Caitlin McHugh in October 2017, and they were married on February 3, 2018. John and Caitlin met while guest-starring on “Law and Order: SVU” in 2011, but they did not begin dating until 2015 after McHugh attended a taping of a “Fuller House” episode that her roommate appeared in. John proposed at Disneyland, Caitlin’s favorite place, and they welcomed son William on April 10, 2018.

In 2018, John and Caitlin created a jewelry line, St. Amos Jewelry, donating all the proceeds to Childhelp, a foundation that is dedicated to helping victims of child abuse. Stamos is a huge Elvis Presley fan and won a TV Land Award for Favorite Elvis Impression in 2007.

Real Estate

In May 2005, shortly after his divorce from Rebecca Romijn, John purchased a 4,000 square foot home in Beverly Hills for $3.57 million. He listed this home for sale in May 2019 for $6.75 million. Within a few months he lowered the price to $5.7 million, then lowered it again in May 2020 to $4.495 million.

In 2008, John paid $900,000 for a unit on the 10th floor in the Eastern Columbia building in downtown Los Angeles. Stamos’ unit sports 14 foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, massive tubs, hardwood floors, and an open plan layout. There are hued windows to let in lots of light, and the building provides a great deal of privacy as well. At one point his neighbor in the building was Johnny Depp.

In August 2019, he purchased a home in a gated community in Hidden Hills, California, for $5.75 million.