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And in 2004, after their 18th birthday, Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen took control of the company, making themselves Co-presidents and co-CEO. Despite reportedly being one of the streaming giant's highest rated shows, Netflix decided to end the series after five seasons. News the cast and crew were excited to receive that final season order because they were close to being canceled altogether. For Netflix and the pacing of the show, five seasons is a perfect run, the source added. Though the sisters have since stepped away from acting in lieu of successful careers in fashion, Stamos had the chance to reprise his role as Jesse on the sitcom's revival, Fuller House.
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Together, they all did their part in raising Danny's three daughters — D.J. (Candace Cameron Bure), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), and little Michelle (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). "It's a true story, the Olsen twins did a cry a lot," Stamos said in 2015, per Deadline. "That's 100% accurate. They brought in non-actor redheaded kids. That didn't work. I said to get the Olsen twins back."
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John Stamos had Olsen twins temporarily fired from Full House , replaced with kids who 'weren't attractive' - Yahoo Movies UK
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The twins became preteen icons, and some of the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry at a young age. The twins formed Dualstar at just six years old and, although it was utilized chiefly to generate content for them to appear in, it was through working behind the scenes that the Olsens realized their passion lay elsewhere. John Stamos revealed on the “Good Guys” podcast (via Insider) that he had Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen booted from “Full House” when they were 11 months old as their persistent crying on set drove him crazy.
How rude! John Stamos says he once got the Olsen twins fired from ‘Full House’
Mary-Kate checked herself into rehabilitation for anorexia in 2004. The production company owned by the twins is called Dualstar. In addition to the talented twins, Full House also starred comedian Bob Saget as patriarch Danny Tanner, and John Stamos as his brother-in-law, Jesse Katspolis. According to Screen Rant, Stamos had a bit of clout with ABC on the heels of his General Hospital fame, and apparently tried to use it to get rid of the Olsen twins early on when they were still babies. Stamos complained that the baby girls cried too much on the set and were difficult to film scenes with, so the Olsens were briefly replaced.
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He would also defend the twins years later when they turned down the chance to reprise the role of Michelle on Netflix's popular Fuller House spinoff. While all the other original main cast members jumped at the chance to reprise their roles after more than 20 years, the Olsens were by then successful fashion designers with no interest in making a return to acting. The Netflix series had to completely recreate the Tanner house on the Warner Bros. lot, which should've been easy, except all of the original drawings of the set had been discarded. "I can't tell you how many episodes," production designer Jerry Dunn told EW of having to watch hundreds of hours of the original show.
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Having his agents make the call was a mistake, because at the time the twins didn't have an acting agent. By the time Stamos finally made contact with Mary-Kate, it was apparently the first time she'd heard about "Fuller House" and the opportunity to appear on it. When it came time to approach them about "Fuller House," Stamos had his agents contact the Olsen twins' representatives. "In retrospect, I should have called them and talked to them, I guess," Stamos said. If I hit No. 2 on Hot 100, you already know what I hit on the other charts.
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Here's how their lives have changed in the decades since their television debut. During a recent appearance on the And That's What You Really Missed podcast, the Glee guest staropened up about a scenario that occurred in the beginning stages of Fuller House in 2015. At the time, most of the cast members were slated to return for the Netflix reboot, including himself and late cast mate Bob Saget. But instead of joining the next era of Tanners, the Olsen twins declined stepping back into their shared role of Michelle. This caused John to feel upset for several reasons.

As they became teenagers and then adults, the sisters both realized they wanted something more from their careers than acting could give them. Both have spoken at various times about how they viewed being actresses, and their memories weren't exactly fond. The 1980s brought several truly wonderful sitcoms to the small screen, many of them remaining as staples of pop culture long after their finales hit the airwaves.
And while Candace described that moment as "traumatic," she emphasized how much she loved filming the Full House spinoff as an adult, especially since she sometimes felt self-conscious during the OG series as a teenager. "I went through the course and at the end, I zip-lined diagonally the length of the living room and then I landed on a platform," Candace explained to costars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber on their How Rude, Tanneritos! "But during rehearsal, the rig was not set up correctly and there was no safety stop on the end of it." Olsen returned to acting, landing regular appearances on the HBO television drama Weeds throughout 2007, a cameo on the show Samantha Who? And a co-starring role in the film The Wackness (2008).
"They were in good enough condition that we're using them still." While he was only a guest in season one, Scott Weinger was promoted to a series regular in season two. Ultimately got back together in season three—something the writers had wanted to fix since the original series broke them up. Candace also recalled costar Scott Weinger's reaction to seeing the rig almost fall on her, adding he "couldn't even get a word out because it happened within one second."
The then-11-month-old twins were having a rough day on set during a memorable season 1 scene in which Stamos' Jesse Katsopolis and Dave Coulier's Joey Gladstone were tasked with taking care of the baby, the actor recalled. During the pilot, Stamos and Coulier shot a scene in which they’re tasked with taking care of baby Michelle Tanner (played by the Olsen twins) while her dad, Danny Tanner (played by Bob Saget), is away. Back in January 2015, the TV movie The Unauthorized Full House Story premiered on Lifetime and it depicted what it may have been like behind-the-scenes. At one point in the film, viewers saw John Stamos (played by Justin Gaston) convince producers to fire the twins because he couldn't see them as a good fit for the role of Michelle Tanner. Since leaving acting behind, Mary-Kate and Ashley have proven themselves capable in the business arena. In addition to Dualstar, the twins have also made their presence felt in the fashion industry thanks to their label, The Row.