Candace Cameron
Candace was born on April 6th 1976 in Los Angeles. She’s the youngest daughter of Robert and Barbara Cameron. Candace has two sisters named Bridgette and Melissa, and a brother named Kirk. All the Cameron kids wanted to act, so the family got help from their neighbours to get the kids into show business, since their son Adam Rich had been on the TV show Eight is Eight.
The first one to make it was Kirk. He became a star in the sitcom Growing Pains. Candace was next. At age six she got a part in a commercial for an insurance company. Unfortunately the commercial got cancelled, and naturally Candace was very disappointed. But she didn’t give up, and soon she did 25 other commercials that did make it to TV. She also did some guest appearances on the TV shoes Punky Brewster and St. Elsewhere. When Candace was 11 she got the part of Donna Jo (DJ) on Full House.
Her sisters Bridgette and Melissa unfortunately didn’t have the same luck as Kirk and Candace, they never made it as actresses. Although Bridgette guest starred in one episode of Full House, playing a reporter. Brother Kirk was also in one episode of Full House, playing DJ’s cousin, and their mother Barbara was in an episode playing a neighbour.
When Candace started working on Full House a lot of things changed for her. She soon became famous, and had to get used to people recognizing her everywhere she went. She also got a private tutor, that came to the Full House set. Candace has said that one of her favourite things about playing DJ is that she gets to be the older sister for a change.
During the Full House years Candace liked to play the guitar, and used to play and sing to her Full House sisters; Jodie, Ashley and Mary-Kate. She also liked to go horseback riding, play tennis, going to the mall and to go to rock concerts. She had a dog named Sydney. Her favourite music at this time was Jodeci, Counting Crows, and Hootie and the Blowfish. Her favourite actors were Jack Nicholson and Kevin Costner.
Candace has been active in the Starlight Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her family also runs a summer camp for seriously ill children. She has also spoken against drug and alcohol abuse several times.
During the time she was on Full House Candace also starred in several TV and feature films, as well as guest starred on other TV shows. She still managed to make time for her studies, she even went to collage!
For one semester Candace also went to Spain, as an exchange student.
After Full House Candace decided to take a break from acting. She is now married to hockey player Valeri Bure, and they have two children – Natasha and Lev.
