Jodie Sweetin

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Jodie Sweetin
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Sweetin at Rutgers University, March 7, 2007
Born Jodie Lee Ann Sweetin
(1982-01-19) January 19, 1982 (age 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater Chapman University
Occupation Actress, television personality
Years active 1987–present
Spouse(s)
  • Shaun Holguin (m. 2002–06)
  • Cody Herpin (m. 2007–10)
  • Morty Coyle (m. 2012–13)
Children 2

Jodie Lee Ann Sweetin (born January 19, 1982) is an American actress and television personality, best known for her role as Stephanie Tanner on the long-running television sitcom Full House.

Early life and career

Sweetin was born in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were both in prison at the time, and she was adopted and raised as an only child by her uncle Sam Sweetin and his second wife Janice when she was nine months old.[1] The adoption was not formalized until she was two years old because her birth father was one-fourth Native American. Years later, she said she was told not to talk about her adoption publicly out of fear that people would think she was forced into acting.[2] While in high school, she and actor Matthew Morrison performed in musical theatre together.[3]

Her debut acting role was in the sitcom Valerie in 1987 when she played Pamela, the niece of Mrs. Poole (Edie McClurg).[4] Jeff Franklin cast her as Stephanie Tanner in Full House in 1987 and she played that role until the show ended in 1995.[4] This has become her most famous role to date. After the show's finale, Sweetin graduated from Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California in 1999,[5] and attended Chapman University in Orange, California.

She returned to television by hosting the second season of the Fuse TV show Pants-Off Dance-Off.[4] Sweetin starred in a TV pilot, Small Bits of Happiness, a dark comedy centered around a suicide prevention specialist; it won Best Comedy at the 3rd Annual Independent Television Festival, in Los Angeles. In 2009, Sweetin focused on independent films, and appeared in two films: Port City and Redefining Love. In 2011, she appeared in five webisodes of the internet show Can't Get Arrested. In 2012, she appeared as Leia in the TV film Singled Out.

Personal life

In 2002, at age 20, Sweetin married her first husband, Los Angeles Police officer Shaun Holguin. Fellow Full House castmate Candace Cameron served as her matron of honor; Cameron's daughter, Natasha, served as a flower girl.[6] Sweetin and Holguin divorced in 2006.[7]

Sweetin met Cody Herpin, a film transportation coordinator, through friends, and they started dating in May 2007. They were married in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 14, 2007.[8] Together they have one daughter, Zoie Laurelmae Herpin, born April 12, 2008.[9] On November 19, 2008, Sweetin filed for legal separation from Herpin.[10] Their divorce was finalized on April 20, 2010.[11]

On April 30, 2010, Sweetin's representative confirmed that she and her boyfriend of one year, Morty Coyle, were expecting a child.[12] Their daughter Beatrix Carlin Sweetin-Coyle was born August 31, 2010.[13] Sweetin and Coyle became engaged in January 2011,[14] and married on March 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills.[15] Sweetin filed for legal separation from Coyle in June 2013.[16] As of 2015, she was in a relationship with Justin Hodak,[17] who like Sweetin, is an ex-addict.[18]

Substance abuse

Sweetin is a recovering drug addict. She started drinking alcohol when she was 14, shortly after Full House wrapped. Over parts of the next 15 years, she used ecstasy, methamphetamine, crack, and other drugs.[2] Years later, she turned to drugs because she was "bored".[19] In 2009, Sweetin wrote a memoir called unSweetined, which chronicles her downward spiral of alcohol and drug abuse that began with the ending of Full House.[20] In one passage of the book, Sweetin discusses breaking into tears while addressing a crowd at Wisconsin's Marquette University while coming down from a two-day bender on methamphetamine, cocaine, and ecstasy. She spoke about growing up on television and about how much her life had improved since getting sober.[21]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Jim Henson Presents Mother Goose Stories TV series
1987 The Hogan Family Pamela Poole Episode: "Boston Tea Party"
1987–95 Full House Stephanie Tanner Main role (193 episodes)
1989 The All New Mickey Mouse Club Stephanie Episode: "Guest Day"
1992 It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown Sally Brown (voice) TV short
1996 Brotherly Love Lydia Lump Episode: "Downtown Girl"
1999 Party of Five Rhiannon Marcus Episodes: "Bye, Bye, Love", "Fate, Hope and Charity"
2003 Yes, Dear Maryanne Episode: "Sorority Girl"
2006 Farce of the Penguins He's so gross penguin (voice)
2007 Pants-Off Dance-Off Host Season 2
2008 Small Bits of Happiness Margaret Williams Short film
2009 Redefining Love Ally
2009 Port City Nancy
2011 Can't Get Arrested Jodie Main role (5 episodes)
2012 Singled Out Leia TV film
2013 Defending Santa Beth TV film
2014 Walt Before Mickey Charlotte Disney In post-production
2016 Fuller House Stephanie Tanner TV series; filming

Awards

Wins

Nominations

  • 1988 – Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (Full House)
  • 1989 – Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (Full House)
  • 1991 – Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (Full House)
  • 1993 – Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series (Full House)
  • 2004 – TV Land Award for Quintessential Non-Traditional Family (Full House)

References

  1. ↑ "Jodie Sweetin: I Snorted Meth at Olsen Twins Film Premiere". US Magazine. October 2009.
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jodie Sweetin at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ Jodie Sweetin bio, IMDb
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  11. ↑ Sweetin's Divorce Finalised
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  17. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/justinhodak_/
  18. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/_LlQJOy24q/?taken-by=justinhodak_
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