American actress (born 1976)
Candace Helaine Cameron Bure
(
; nee
Cameron
; born April 6, 1976)
[1]
is an American actress and talk show panelist. She is known for portraying
D.J. Tanner
on
Full House
and its sequel series
Fuller House
, and a number of roles in
Hallmark Channel
original productions?including the title character in their adaptations of the
Aurora Teagarden
novel series.
In 2014, she was a contestant on
season 18
of
Dancing with the Stars
, finishing in third place. Bure also starred as Summer van Horne on
Make It or Break It
. From 2015 to 2016, she was a co-host of the daytime television talk show
The View
. In 2022, Bure became
chief content officer
of
Great American Media
.
Early life
[
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]
Cameron was born in
Panorama City, Los Angeles
,
California
on April 6, 1976,
[1]
to Robert and Barbara Cameron.
[
citation needed
]
Candace is the younger sister of
Kirk Cameron
.
Career
[
edit
]
Cameron guest-starred in roles on shows such as
St. Elsewhere
,
Growing Pains
, and
Who's the Boss?
. In 1985, she portrayed Jennifer Bates in an episode of the sitcom
Punky Brewster
. In 1987, she had a role as the youngest sister of
Eric Stoltz
in the teen comedy
Some Kind of Wonderful
.
Also in 1987, at the age of 11, Cameron began the most prominent role of her career on the ensemble sitcom
Full House
, as Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner, the oldest daughter of
Bob Saget
's Danny Tanner. She was cast throughout the eight seasons of the series until its end in 1995.
While on
Full House
, Cameron was also featured in
Camp Cucamonga
, an adventure comedy. She 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
.
Cameron hosted the
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
in
1990
with
Full House
co-star
Dave Coulier
and
David Faustino
, and again in
1994
with
Joey Lawrence
and
Marc Weiner
.
After
Full House
[
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]
After
Full House
ended in 1995, Bure guest-starred on
Cybill
and
Boy Meets World
.
Bure also appeared in numerous NBC
made-for-TV movies
, including
No One Would Tell
, playing an
abused
teen;
She Cried No
, as a date-raped teen; and
NightScream
, a mystery.
After giving birth, Bure took a self-imposed hiatus from television and film to focus on her family. 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, Bure 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. Bure returned to television in 2009 and was cast in
Make It or Break It
,
[2]
which ended in 2012.
[3]
On March 4, 2014, Bure was announced to compete on
season 18
of
Dancing with the Stars
, partnering with
Mark Ballas
.
[4]
The couple made it to the finals and ended in third place behind
Meryl Davis
and
Amy Purdy
who took first and second 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. Bure was a co-host of
The View
in season 19 and 20.
[5]
[6]
In March 2016,
Fuller House
was picked up for a second season.
[7]
On December 8, 2016, Bure announced that she was leaving
The View
due to commitment clashes between
Fuller House
and Hallmark Channel projects and family life.
[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]
In July 2023,
Fuller House
actress
Miss Benny
indirectly accused Bure of attempting to remove Benny’s character from the script of the show due to her character’s
queer
identity. After facing online backlash, Bure denied the claims.
[11]
Hallmark Channel work
[
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]
Bure has acted in over two dozen
Hallmark Channel
movies, including the 2017
Switched for Christmas,
and as the titular character Aurora Teagarden in the eighteen-film
Aurora Teagarden
movie series for
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
. Bure also produced and hosted the Hallmark Channel special
Christmas in America
. She also played in the 2015 "Christmas Detour".
[12]
Bure served as the host of the 26th annual
Movieguide Awards
for the network on February 8, 2019, along with her daughter Natasha.
[13]
Great American Media
[
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]
In April 2022, it was announced that Bure would take an executive role at
GAC Media
?a company led by former Hallmark Channel head
Bill Abbott
?to develop, produce, and star in original romantic comedy and holiday movies and series for GAC Family (now
Great American Family
) and
GAC Living
.
[14]
Bure became
chief content officer
of the company.
[15]
[16]
In a November 2022 interview with
The Wall Street Journal
, Bure stated that she had left Hallmark because it was a "completely different network than when I started", and wanted to "tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them"?including those with stronger faith-based themes (albeit not being "off-putting to the unbeliever or someone who shares a different faith"). Bure explained that Great American Media "wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment", and stated, "I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core."
[15]
[16]
Bure's remarks were believed to be an allusion to a trend towards
progressive
themes, including recognition of the
LGBT
community, in Hallmark Channel productions. Abbott left Hallmark Channel in early 2020, shortly after it faced criticism for briefly pulling a
Zola.com
commercial depicting a
lesbian couple
.
[15]
[16]
[17]
In response to criticism over the comments regarding "traditional" marriage by other celebrities such as
Hilarie Burton
and
JoJo Siwa
,
[18]
Bure stated that people of various "identities" worked on Great American Media programming, and that "all of you who know me, know beyond question that I have great love and affection for all people."
[17]
[18]
[19]
Of Bure's implication that Great American Media productions would never depict same-sex couples, Abbott stated to the
Wall Street Journal
, "It's certainly the year 2022, so we're aware of the trends. There's no whiteboard that says, 'Yes, this' or 'No, we'll never go here.'"
[15]
Books
[
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]
Cameron Bure has written four books: A
New York Times
best seller
,
Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness
(
ISBN
1433669730
), published in January 2011;
[20]
Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose
(
ISBN
1433681846
), published in January 2014;
[21]
Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction
(
ISBN
1433686945
), published in August 2015;
[22]
and
Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously
(
ISBN
0310350026
), published in April 2018.
[23]
In a September 2015 interview, Bure revealed that
Dancing Through Life
discloses more personal issues than her first two books.
[24]
In an April 2018 interview, Bure shared that
Kind Is the New Classy
conveyed the idea of staying centered and practicing graciousness towards others.
[25]
Personal life
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]
Bure married Russian
NHL
hockey player
Valeri Bure
on June 22, 1996.
[26]
[27]
They had been introduced at a charity hockey game by her
Full House
co-star
Dave Coulier
.
[26]
They have a daughter and two sons.
[26]
[28]
Their daughter Natasha competed in
season 11
of
The Voice
at the age of 18
[29]
and played the younger version of her mother’s lead character in the final Aurora Teagarden Mystery. Cameron’s brother-in-law is hockey Hall of Famer
Pavel Bure
.
Bure is a
conservative
[30]
Republican
.
[31]
She became a
Christian
at the age of 12,
[32]
and she credits her faith as the binding force in her marriage.
[28]
She has revealed she suffered from
bulimia nervosa
in her early twenties.
[33]
Bure is a supporter of
Compassion International
. The Bure family sponsors three children through the organization.
[34]
Filmography
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]
Film
[
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]
Television
[
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]
Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
1982?1984
|
St. Elsewhere
|
Megan White
|
Recurring role, 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
|
1991
|
Nickelodeon Gets Real Mature
|
Herself
|
Television pilot
|
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
|
Bella Bure
|
Episode: "There Goes the Neighbors' Hood"
|
Dancing with the Stars
|
Herself
|
Contestant; finalist in
season 18
|
2015?2022
|
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries
|
Aurora Teagarden
|
Main role; 18 films
|
2015
|
Just The Way You Are
|
Jennie Wreitz
|
Television film
|
A Christmas Detour
|
Paige Summerlind
|
Television film
|
2015?2016
|
The View
|
Herself
|
Co-host
|
2016
|
Journey Back to Christmas
|
Hanna Norris
|
Television film
|
2016?2020
|
Fuller House
|
D.J. Tanner-Fuller
|
Main role; also director (3 episodes)
|
2017
|
Switched For Christmas
|
Kate/Chris
|
Television film
|
2018
|
A Shoe Addict's Christmas
|
Noelle Carpenter
|
Television film
|
2019
|
Christmas Town
|
Lauren Gabriel
|
Television film
|
2020
|
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
|
Herself
|
Episode: "Zombies Eat Unicorns!"
|
If I Only Had Christmas
|
Darcy
|
Television film
|
2021
|
The Christmas Contest
|
Lara
|
Television film
|
2022
|
A Christmas... Present
|
Maggie Larson
|
Television film
[35]
|
Christmas on Candy Cane Lane
|
|
Producer; Television film
[36]
|
Reindeer in Here
|
Pinky (voice)
|
Television special
[37]
|
2023
|
My Christmas Hero
|
Nicole Ramsey
|
Television film
|
2024
|
Just in Time
|
|
Producer; television film
|
Music videos
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]
Awards and nominations
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]
Year
|
Association
|
Category
|
Nominated work
|
Result
|
1988
|
Young Artist Awards
|
Outstanding Young Actors/Actresses Ensemble in Television or Motion Picture
|
Little Spies
(shared with cast)
|
Nominated
|
Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Comedy Series
|
Growing Pains
(for episode "
The Long Goodbye
")
|
Nominated
|
1989
|
Young Artist Awards
|
Best Young Actress ? Starring in a Television Comedy Series
|
Full House
|
Nominated
|
1990
|
Young Artist Awards
|
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
|
Full House
|
Nominated
|
1991
|
Young Artist Awards
|
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
|
Full House
|
Nominated
|
1992
|
Young Artist Awards
|
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
|
Full House
|
Nominated
|
1993
|
Young Artist Awards
|
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
|
Full House
|
Nominated
|
1994
|
Kids' Choice Awards
|
Favorite Television Actress
|
Full House
|
Won
|
2016
|
Daytime Emmy Awards
|
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with
Joy Behar
,
Michelle Collins
,
Paula Faris
,
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Rosie Perez
,
Raven-Symone
, and
Nicolle Wallace
)
[38]
|
The View
|
Nominated
|
Teen Choice Awards
|
Choice TV Actress Comedy
|
Fuller House
|
Won
|
Choice TV: Chemistry
(with
Jodie Sweetin
&
Andrea Barber
)
|
Fuller House
|
Nominated
|
2017
|
Daytime Emmy Awards
|
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Joy Behar,
Jedediah Bila
, Paula Faris, Whoopi Goldberg,
Sara Haines
,
Sunny Hostin
, and Raven-Symone)
[39]
|
The View
|
Nominated
|
Teen Choice Awards
|
Choice TV Actress Comedy
|
Fuller House
|
Won
|
2018
|
Kids' Choice Awards
|
Favorite TV Actress
|
Fuller House
|
Nominated
|
2019
|
Kids' Choice Awards
|
Favorite Female TV Star
|
Fuller House
|
Nominated
|
Teen Choice Awards
|
Choice Comedy TV Actress
|
Fuller House
|
Nominated
|
2020
|
Kids' Choice Awards
|
Favorite Female TV Star
|
Fuller House
|
Nominated
|
2021
|
Kids' Choice Awards
|
Favorite Female TV Star
|
Fuller House
|
Nominated
|
References
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]
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a
b
"Candace Cameron Bure - Turner Classic Movies"
. TCM.com.
Archived
from the original on December 2, 2020
. Retrieved
January 10,
2022
.
- ^
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at Biography.com
- ^
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'Make it Or Break It' Canceled, According to Executive Producer"
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.
- ^
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"The View" Returns for a Historic Season 20 on Tuesday, September 6"
.
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. Retrieved
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.
- ^
"
'Fuller House' renewed for season 2"
.
Entertainment Weekly
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. Retrieved
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2016
.
- ^
"Candace Cameron Bure is leaving The View: 'I tried to be Superwoman'
"
.
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. Retrieved
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- ^
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'Fuller House' Sets Premiere Date For Final Episodes"
.
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.
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. Entertainment Weekly
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.
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. Archived from
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.
- ^
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.
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b
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.
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b
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b
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"
.
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2022
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Reshaping it all : motivation for physical and spiritual fitness
. Nashville, Tenn.: B&H Pub. Group.
ISBN
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.
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Balancing it all : my story of juggling priorities and purpose
. Nashville, Tennessee: B & H Publishing Group.
ISBN
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.
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Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction
. B&H Books.
ISBN
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.
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.
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