Candace Cameron Bure

Candace Helaine Cameron Bure (; born April 6, 1976) is an American actress, author and former talk show panelist best known as D. J. Tanner in Full House and Fuller House, Summer van Horne in Make It or Break It, and many Hallmark Channel original films—including the title character in their adaptations of the Aurora Teagarden novel series.

In 2014, she was a finalist on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing in third place. Bure also had minor roles as Cindy Nelson in Some Kind of Wonderful, Carrie Krytsick in Punchline, and voiced the titular character in F.R.E.D.I.. 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 Candace Cameron was born in Panorama City, California. Her parents are Barbara (née Bausmith), a homemaker and manager for her children's early acting careers, and Robert Cameron, a former school teacher. She has three siblings, including former child actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron.

Career 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

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, which ended in 2012.

On March 4, 2014, it was announced that Bure would compete on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Mark Ballas. 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 in July 2015. Bure was a co-host of The View for seasons 19 and 20. In March 2016, Fuller House was picked up for a second season. 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. In January 2019, Fuller House was renewed for its fifth and final season to air later that year. The series concluded on June 2, 2020.

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.

In 2025, Bure competed in season thirteen of The Masked Singer as "Cherry Blossom". As she was eliminated in the "Group C Premiere: Carnival Night", Bure stated that she did it in memory of Bob Saget where she recognized him as "Squiggly Monster" back in season four.

Hallmark Channel work 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 special Christmas Detour. Bure served as the host of the 26th annual Movieguide Awards for the network on February 8, 2019, along with her daughter Natasha.

Great American Media 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. Bure became chief content officer of the company.

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." 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." 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.'" Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose , published in January 2014; Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction , published in August 2015; and Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously , published in April 2018.

In a September 2015 interview, Bure revealed that Dancing Through Life discloses more personal issues than her first two books. In an April 2018 interview, Bure shared that Kind Is the New Classy conveyed the idea of staying centered and practicing graciousness towards others.

Personal life

Bure married Russian-American NHL hockey player Valeri "Val" Bure on June 22, 1996. They were introduced at a charity hockey game by her Full House co-star Dave Coulier on August 18, 1994. They have three children, including Natasha, who is married to former child actor Bradley Steven Perry. She and her husband reside in California.

Bure is a conservative Republican. She became a Christian at the age of 12. Bure has said she opposes abortion. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she voiced opposition to vaccine mandates but clarified she was not anti-vaccine.

She was previously member of Shepherd Church in Los Angeles before relocating to Napa.

In 2013, she revealed she suffered from bulimia nervosa in her early twenties.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1982–1984 St. Elsewhere Megan White Recurring role 1983 Alice Child waiting in line for Santa Episode: "Tis the Season to Be Jealous" 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 HouseD. J. Tanner Main role1988 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 MatureHerself Television pilot 1994 Bill Nye The Science Guy Episode: "Chemical Reactions"1995 Sharon's Secret Sharon HartleyTelevision film Visitors of the Night Katie English1996 Cybill Hannah Episode: "When You're Hot, You're Hot" No One Would Tell Stacy CollinsTelevision film Kidz in the Wood Donna She Cried No Melissa Connell1997 NightScream Drew Summers / Laura Fairgate 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 role2011 Can't Get Arrested Candace Episode: "House of Pain" Truth Be Told Annie MorganTelevision film The Heart of Christmas Megan Walsh 2012 Puppy Love Megan2013 Finding Normal Dr. Elizabeth "Lisa" Leland Let It Snow Stephanie Beck2014 Christmas Under Wraps Dr. Lauren Brunell The NeighborsBella Bure

Music videos "Joy" (2018) by For King & Country, as News Anchor

Awards and nominations