David Coulier was born on 21 September 1959m in St. Claire Shores, Michigan, USA, of Canadian and German-Jewish ancestry. David is comedian, impressionist, actor and voice actor, who is perhaps best known for portraying Joey Gladstone in the sitcom “Full House”, aired on ABC in the early 1990s, and more recently as a TV show host.
So just how rich is Dave Coulier? Having started his career in 1979, Dave has managed to save up an estimated net worth of $4, mostly from his work on various TV programs.
Dave Coulier Net Worth $4 Million
Dave Coulier left Notre Dame High School, Michigan in 1977, where he performed some acting roles, as well as playing hockey when he was a teenager. Dave then started attending University of Michigan, but soon left to concentrate on what he hoped would be a career in comedy.
Dave Coulier’s net worth increased partly because of his voice works. His debut at voice acting was in 1979 with the comedy horror TV series “Scooby and Scrappy-Doo”. Subsequent work has included “The Jetsons” (1985), “Muppet Babies” (1986 – 1991), “Robot Chicken” (2005 – 2008), “Farce of the Penguins” (2007) and “Bob & Doug” (2009).
Dave contributed considerably to his net worth when he appeared as host on the American reality series’ “America`s Funniest People” (1990), TV series “America`s Most Talented Kid” (2003), and on “The Grade School Game” (2007).
Dave Coulier`s filmography both on TV and the big screen quite extensive, and really why Dave’s net worth has reached today’s amount of money. Dave performed in the fourth Cheech & Chong movie “Things Are Tough All Over” (1982), TV comedy series “Out of Control” (1984) along with David Stenstrom, and in the animated television series from the Ghostbusters franchise “The Real Ghostbusters” (1987 -1991). Dave Coulier is also a star of “It`s Garry Shandling`s Show” (1990), “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” (1995), “The Thirteenth Year” (1999), “The Even Stevens Movie” (2003) directed by Sean McNamara, a celebrity reality television show “Skating with Celebrities” (2006), “The Family Holiday” (2007).
David Coulier net worth was increased with the television film “Shredderman Rules” based on Wendelin Van Draanen`s “Shredderman” book series. The actor has also appeared jn the famous American sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”, in the episode “P.S. I Love You”, in 2013, in which episode he performed as himself. David also portrayed himself in “Detroit Comedy Jam” (1984) and “The Surreal Life” (2003 – 2004).
David Coulier is very talented, with his comedy routines based on impersonating other celebrities and various cartoon characters. What is interesting and unusual is that Coulier makes his characters to appear in some unexpected and new situations.
As regards Dave Coulier`s personal life, the actor was married to American model and actress Jayne Modean for two years, and the couple welcomed son Luc. Then Coulier dated singer Alanis Morissette for some time. On July 2, 2014 Coulier married producer and photographer Melissa Bring, whom he had been dating since 2005.
What is also interesting is that David’s main hobby is flying: he owns and flies a Beechcraft B35.
TV Land Quintessential Non-Traditional Family Award
Movies
The Clean Guys of Comedy, The Family Holiday, Shredderman Rules, Farce of the Penguins, Felix The Cat Saves Christmas, The Even Stevens Movie, The Thirteenth Year, Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose, Things Are Tough All Over
TV Shows
Out of Control, The Real Ghostbusters, Muppet Babies, America's Funniest People, Full House, World's Funniest Videos, Extreme Ghostbusters, America's Most Talented Kid, The Surreal Life, Bob & Doug, Rude dog and the Dweebs, Animal Kidding, Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters, My Life is a Sitcom
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Known for his standup comedy and acting in TV and Movies
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Known for his imitiations of various celebrities
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Comedy is a shared experience, and I think it's great to open that to a wide demographic.
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When I walk out on stage, I don't know who's in the audience. To me, in my little fat skull, the laugh is just the widest demographic you can get.
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When I was a kid I went and saw Bill Cosby with my dad, and I remember sitting there and laughing so hard.
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Currently hosting Animal Kidding (2003) on Animal Planet. [2003]
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Co-starring on VH1's The Surreal Life (2003) third season. [September 2004]
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Currently starring in the film Shredderman Rules (2007) for Nickelodeon [2007]
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Rumor's Comedy Club - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [November 2001]
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On July 16th, 2010, Coulier rescued an elderly woman while riding his bike in Detroit, Michigan. The woman was walking into oncoming traffic and was nearly hit by a moped. Coulier grabbed the woman and carried her with one arm while riding his bicycle to safety.
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Has a son, Luc, born in late November 1990, with ex-wife Jayne Modean.
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Owned a dog named Heckler during his Full House (1987) career.
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Parents are Dave and Arlen (Arlen passed away as mentioned in Fuller House premiere), grandparents are Theodore Coulier (1892-1971) and Miriam Coulier (1901-1998).
Dave, Lorenzo Music, and Bill Murray are connected to the same role: Bill Murray played Peter Venkman in the movie Ghostbusters (1984) while Music started off as the voice of Peter in the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters (1986) and Coulier took over the voice duties from Music. Coulier also imitated Murray on a few episodes of his show Full House (1987).
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His famous tag line "Come on now, cut-it-out!", complete with hand motions that he became known for during Full House (1987), was actually created before he did that show. He invented the saying while he was on the variety show Out of Control (1984) on Nickelodeon in 1985.
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A Detroit native, is a huge Red Wings fan, and wore Red Wings jerseys on some episodes of Full House (1987).
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Still close with his Full House (1987) cast mates, in particular Candace Cameron Bure, whom he introduced to Valeri Bure, NHL star of the Florida Panthers and the Dallas Stars, who became Cameron's husband.
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Is a long-time friend of Anchor Bay High School English instructor Christopher LaMilza, with who has played hockey in the past.
First lover of Alanis Morissette. They met at a celebrity hockey game and were together for a short time in the early 1990s. In a 2008 interview with the Calgary Herald, Coulier claimed to be the ex-boyfriend who inspired Morissette's song "You Oughta Know". Morissette, however, has maintained her silence on the subject of the song.
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He has said he is the person Alanis Morissette is singing about in her song "You Oughta Know".
His children's entertainment company, F3 Entertainment, was founded in early 2001.
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Highly regarded for his voice-over talent, Dave's additional credits include many Saturday morning cartoon favorites. He started out doing voices on Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) and the re-syndicated version of The Jetsons (1962). Dave then went on to lend his versatile voice to Jim Henson's Emmy Award-winning animated series, Muppet Babies (1984), where he portrayed Animal and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew for the run of the series, and then became the voice of three additional characters: Waldorf and Statler (the two old guys on the balcony on the original The Muppet Show (1976)) and Bean Bunny. Additionally, Dave also voiced the character of Peter Venkman on The Real Ghostbusters (1986) cartoon (played by Bill Murray in the movies).
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Coulier is pronounced "Cool-Yay".
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Boasts his comedy routine is clean (without any four letter words) but also states that it isn't as wholesome as Full House (1987).