John Stamos is well known for his role as Blackie Parrish in the hit soap opera General Hospital. Despite being a contract role, his television debut went well and he gained much recognition for the role. However, his audition for the role wasn’t as good and he was badly trolled for trying to imitate John Travolta.During his audition of General Hospital, John Stamos accidentally yelled at Elizabeth Taylor.
Recently when John Stamos visited The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote the release of his new memoir, he spoke about the unheard story about his debut. His new memoir If You Would Have Told Me was released recently and revealed many tidbits from his career as well as personal life.
John Stamos didn’t have a good time mimicking John Travolta
John Stamos has been a significant name in television with his roles in General Hospital and Full House. Later he has been a part of many television shows that have contributed to his prominence. However, the audition for GH didn’t go well for him as he had to face humiliation for trying to mimic John Travolta.
Recently when the 60-year-old graced the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, John Stamos revealed more details about his hilarious audition. He admitted that he didn’t know what a street urchin was- “I’ve never been to New York. I didn’t know what a street urchin was”. After discovering the true meaning of it from the library, he decided to sport his mother’s leather jacket and feathered hair to devise a walk for Blackie Parrish.
The audience was surprised when he got up and showed the walk that he devised after John Travolta. Unfortunately, when Jimmy Fallon asked if it worked for him, Stamos replied- “No, they said stop moving around so much just do the lines”. Check out the interview here:
The You actor also embarrassed himself on the set of General Hospital when he unknowingly yelled at Elizabeth Taylor. It was an awkward situation for John Stamos who was just in his debut era and had a long career ahead of him.
What happened between John Stamos and Elizabeth Taylor?
Elizabeth Taylor was one of the greatest actresses of all time and was often considered a legend of Hollywood. But looks like John Stamos was not aware much of her popularity and went on to shout at her and call her an old woman on the set of General Hospital.
As revealed in Stamos’ memoir If You Would Have Told Me, he was disturbed by a background commotion on the set of GH when Taylor visited the set to meet her close friend, Anthony Geary. Unknown of all that, John Stamos couldn’t hold back anymore and yelled- “Will someone get that old woman out of my eyeline!”
Soon after getting to know about the late Hollywood legend and the blunder he made, John Stamos was shocked and apologized to Taylor. Although he was only associated with the opera from 1982 to 1984, it played a huge part in his career and paved the way for further success.
