Candace Cameron Bure facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Candace Cameron Bure
Cameron Bure in 2018
Born	Candace Helaine Cameron (1976-04-06) April 6, 1976 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress author talk show panelist
Years active	1982–present
Known for	D.J. Tanner on Full House and Fuller House
Spouse(s)	Valeri Bure ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	3
Relatives	Kirk Cameron (brother) Pavel Bure (brother-in-law)

Candace Helaine Cameron Bure (born April 6, 1976) is an American actress. She is famous for playing D.J. Tanner on the popular TV shows Full House and its sequel, Fuller House. She has also starred in many movies for the Hallmark Channel, including the Aurora Teagarden mystery series.

In 2014, she competed on the TV show Dancing with the Stars and finished in third place. From 2015 to 2016, she was a co-host on the talk show The View. In 2022, she became the chief content officer for the TV network Great American Media.

Early Life and Family

Candace Cameron was born in Panorama City, California. Her father, Robert, was a schoolteacher, and her mother, Barbara, was a talent manager for her children. She has an older brother, Kirk Cameron, who was also a child actor, and two older sisters, Bridgette and Melissa.

Acting Career

Starting as a Young Actress

Candace began acting at a young age. She had small parts in TV shows like St. Elsewhere and Who's the Boss?. In 1987, when she was 11, she got the role that made her famous: D.J. Tanner on the sitcom Full House. She played the oldest of three sisters in the Tanner family. The show was a huge hit, and she was on it for all eight seasons until it ended in 1995.

While on Full House, she also appeared in other projects. She was in the adventure movie Camp Cucamonga and even appeared on an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy as "Candace the Science Gal."

Life After Full House

Bure at a charity event in 2009

After Full House ended, Candace guest-starred on shows like Cybill and Boy Meets World. She also acted in several TV movies.

She then took a break from acting to spend more time with her family. In the 2000s, she returned to television. She appeared in the TV movie Moonlight and Mistletoe for the Hallmark Channel in 2008. From 2009 to 2012, she had a main role in the TV series Make It or Break It, where she played a character named Summer Van Horne.

Dancing and Returning to D.J. Tanner

Bure at the Movieguide Awards in 2015

In 2014, Candace joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars for its 18th season. She was partnered with professional dancer Mark Ballas, and they made it all the way to the finals, finishing in third place.

In 2016, she returned to her most famous role in the Netflix series Fuller House. In the new show, her character D.J. Tanner-Fuller was all grown up with her own kids. The show was very popular and ran for five seasons, ending in 2020. During this time, she was also a co-host on the talk show The View but left to focus on Fuller House and her other projects.

In 2025, Candace competed on the TV show The Masked Singer as the character "Cherry Blossom." She said she did it to honor her Full House co-star, Bob Saget.

Working with TV Networks

Hallmark Channel Movies

Candace is well-known for starring in many movies for the Hallmark Channel. She has been in over two dozen of their films, often with holiday or romantic themes. Her most famous role for the network was playing Aurora Teagarden in a series of 18 mystery movies.

Great American Family

In 2022, Candace took on a new role at the company Great American Media. She became the chief content officer, which means she helps create and produce new movies and shows for the Great American Family channel. She said she wanted to make movies and shows that focus on faith and family.

Personal Life

Bure with her husband, Valeri Bure, in 2010

Candace married Russian-American hockey player Valeri Bure on June 22, 1996. Her Full House co-star, Dave Coulier, introduced them at a charity hockey game. They have three children together: a daughter, Natasha, and two sons, Lev and Maksim.

Candace is a Christian and has said her faith is very important to her and her family. She is also a Republican. In 2013, she shared that she had struggled with and recovered from an eating disorder called bulimia nervosa when she was younger.

Books by Candace

Candace has written four books that share her experiences and advice.

• Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness (2011)
• Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose (2014)
• Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction (2015)
• Kind Is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously (2018)

Filmography

A list of some of Candace Cameron Bure's movies and TV shows.

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

Images for kids

• Monster Mash (1995 film)

  Mary

• No One Would Tell (1996 film)

  Stacy Collins

• The Krew

  Chief Karls

See also

In Spanish: Candace Cameron Bure para niños