ACTORDAVECOULIERSHARES Howalcoholaddictionaffected his spirituality, entire life BYJEANNIEORTEGALAW ctorandcomedianDave breakitbecausehedoesn'tfeelas wasthecentralfocusforourlives.It Coulier,who'sbest thoughit'sbroken.Mycharacterhasa wasreallyourmeetingplaceanda A knownasUncleJoeyin lotofflaws.” placewherewesocialize,anditwasa theiconicTVseries"Full Theactorlikenedthecameraworkin placewherewehelpedthoseinneed, House"anditsspin-off theseriesto“TheOffice,”withalotof andwehelpedeachother. "FullerHouse,"isthestarofanew handheldcameramovements.Hesaid "It'salwaysbeeninmylifeinone seriesontheChristianstreaming theradiostudio,whichwasbuilt wayoranother,"headded,"butI servicePureFlixcalled"Live+Local" specificallyfortheshow,hadsixstatic alwayssay,thatwaslikefaithtraining andrecentlyspoketoTheChristian camerasaroundthisradiostationfor Bootcampforme—goingthrough Postabouthowhisjourneytosobriety theshoot. parochialschool." hasimpactedhislife. "Ijusthadawonderfultimedoing InhisinterviewwithCP,thefather TheSonyAffirmseriestakes this.There'salittlebitoffaith andhusbandalsoopenedupabouthow viewersonanadventureofwhat implementsinit.Wehavealotoffaith- adrinkingaddictionwasaffectinghis happens“whenaveteranradiotalk basedrockers,magiciansand spiritualityandotheraspectsofhislife. showhostandhisco-hosthaveto comedians,"headded. Foryears,itwassomethinghehadn't navigatetheupsanddownsofthe “Live+Local”featuresrealguestson noticed. radioworldwhentheirnewproducer thefakeradioshow.Oneofwhichwas "IneverthoughtIstruggledwith takesover,”accordingtoasynopsisof JohnCooperoftheChristianrockband alcoholandthatwastheproblem,” theshow.“Thisseriesgivesaninside Skillet. Couliersaid. lookattheChristianlocalradiostation "Ididn'trealizehowbigofarockand Hegrewupinaculturewhere K-HUGGandtheway[thestaff] rollerheis,likehuge,touringwithhuge familieswouldgooutforpizzaafter handle[thetransition]withgraceand bandslikeMetallicaandstuff,”Coulier hockeygamesandtheparentswould comedy.” said.“Hisfamilyissuchanintegral pourasmallamountofbeerina“tiny WhileCoulierretainssomecomedic partofhislife;hiswife'sintheband little glass”forthechildren.Thatwas aspectsthatfansareusedtoseeing, withhim,sothatwasreallycool. howhegrewupinthe‘60s,headded. thisrolewasquitedifferentforhim "Iwasreallyimpressedwithhim, "Itwasareallydifferentculture." becausehegetstoplayabitofa notsomuchasarockandrollerbutasa "Ialwaysequatedalcoholwith curmudgeon. humanbeing.Thatguyhasreallygotit havingagreattimeandeverybody's "IgotthescriptandIsawthatitwas togetherandhe'sgotsuchafaith- laughingandjumpingintothepool. arealdepartureforme,"Couliersaid."I basedfamilyoperatingsystemthatit Andwe'rehavingpizzaparties,the gottowearanice,big,thick,realbeard, wasreallycooltointerviewhim.” parentsarelaughingandhavinga myrealbeard.IgottogrowitoutandI WhenthinkingofCoulier,what greattime,andsoarethekids,”he gottoplaykindofaverydifferent comestomindformanyfansarehis continued.“Sotherewasn'tthis characterthanmostpeopleareusedto comedy,impersonationsandacting, awarenessofthedestructive seeingmeplay.Igottoplayalittlebit buthehasaspiritualsideaswellthat's capabilitiesofalcohol—psychological, ofacurmudgeon,whoisahostona beeningrainedinhimsincechildhood. emotional,spiritual.Thatwasn'treally faith-basedradioshowonaverysmall "IwenttoCatholicschoolsfrom partofthevernacularbackthen.” station,butthey'renumberoneinthe gradethreethrough12.SoI'mreally Coulierdidn'trealizehisdrinking market.Sohe'saguywhojustisnot messedup,”hesaid,jokingly.“Icame wasaproblemuntilhiswifestartedto goingtochange.Hedoesn'twanttodo fromaverybigCatholiccommunity get“worried,”hesaid.Theywould socialmedia,hedoesn'treallywantto hereinthecityofDetroit,sochurch oftenhaveabottleofwinewithdinner 42 VOLIII AUG2022