David Alan Coulier (born September 21, 1959) (/ˈkuË jeɪ/ COOL-yay)
is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, impressionist,
television host, and private pilot. He is well known for playing Joey
Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House and for voicing Peter Venkman
on The Real Ghostbusters, the cartoon adaptation of Ghostbusters and
the infant incarnations of Animal and Bunsen on Muppet Babies.David
Alan Coulier, formerly Couwlier, was born to David Alan Couwlier and
Arlen Couwlier in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, on September 21, 1959.
His mother's side of the family is from Bathurst, New Brunswick,
Canada, and his paternal grandmother was a Jewish immigrant from
Germany. He got his start in stand-up comedy in high school by
impersonating his principal and other staff over his high school's PA
system. He graduated in 1977 from Notre Dame High School in Harper
Woods, Michigan, where he was a member of the varsity ice hockey team,
playing defense alongside future NHL player John Blum. Coulier also
attended high school with Mark Cendrowski, whose claim to fame is
directing The Big Bang Theory. Coulier and Cendrowski have been
friends since the third grade and were always making 8mm films
together during high school. Coulier also attended The University of
Michigan but dropped out after his freshman year to pursue comedy full
time.Coulier met future Full House co-star Bob Saget through the Los
Angeles comedy circuit. The two became good friends and Coulier
briefly lived with Saget and his then-wife Sherri on their couch in
the early 1980s as he struggled to get his career started.
is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, impressionist,
television host, and private pilot. He is well known for playing Joey
Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House and for voicing Peter Venkman
on The Real Ghostbusters, the cartoon adaptation of Ghostbusters and
the infant incarnations of Animal and Bunsen on Muppet Babies.David
Alan Coulier, formerly Couwlier, was born to David Alan Couwlier and
Arlen Couwlier in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, on September 21, 1959.
His mother's side of the family is from Bathurst, New Brunswick,
Canada, and his paternal grandmother was a Jewish immigrant from
Germany. He got his start in stand-up comedy in high school by
impersonating his principal and other staff over his high school's PA
system. He graduated in 1977 from Notre Dame High School in Harper
Woods, Michigan, where he was a member of the varsity ice hockey team,
playing defense alongside future NHL player John Blum. Coulier also
attended high school with Mark Cendrowski, whose claim to fame is
directing The Big Bang Theory. Coulier and Cendrowski have been
friends since the third grade and were always making 8mm films
together during high school. Coulier also attended The University of
Michigan but dropped out after his freshman year to pursue comedy full
time.Coulier met future Full House co-star Bob Saget through the Los
Angeles comedy circuit. The two became good friends and Coulier
briefly lived with Saget and his then-wife Sherri on their couch in
the early 1980s as he struggled to get his career started.
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