‘‘I always thought it was a funny name," he says of the “Gladstone” surname.
Dave Couliernamed his most iconic role after a marijuana gag.
I got to pick my own last name, did you know that?
Dave Coulier as Uncle Joey Gladstone on ‘Full House’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
and he laughed and goes, All right, sounds good.
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Stipe was puzzled about Couliers choice.
What was it about Gladstone?
Dave Coulier.Rob Latour/Variety/Penske Media via Getty
Was there a meaning behind it?
I always thought it was a funny name, Coulier responded.
It was almost like, Im glad that Im stoned.
You know, Im a comedian, so that was what I thought.
And so Jeff laughed, and that was it.
At first, he felt confident because of Franklins reaction.
Id like you to read for the father.
I didnt get this, because now they want me to read for the father.
It turns out that the producers had had a communication breakdown during the audition process.
I walked out of that first reading thinking, I didnt get this, Coulier reiterated.
Listen to the full conversation between Coulier and Stipe above.
