John Stamos Credits Josh Peck with Saving His Life

John Stamos is opening up.

The 57-year-old star spoke with Collider on Friday (June 18) and discussed his new Disney+ series Big Shot as well as his relationship with his Grandfathered co-star Josh Peck.

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John shared that he was initially found the idea of playing a basketball coach “intimidating” and that he prepared for his role by learning everything he could about coaches like Bobby Knight and shadowing the current Clippers coach Jerry West.

“I was so nervous about the coaching because I really had to sell it, and you can’t really practice that stuff,” he explained. “You get on a set and you go, ‘I hope I can yell and scream and be like these guys.’ I worked on the walk and I worked on how he held his hands. I think I pulled it off.

John also opened up about Grandfathered‘s cancellation after one season.

“I think very simply that it was on the wrong network. I was grateful to Fox and, by the way, I’m working with Dana Walden now. I remember when that show got canceled. I was in Europe with my then-girlfriend (now wife) Caitlin and they pulled the plug on it. I wrote a scathing email to the president, Dana Walden, who’s a very good friend of mine,” he said.

He continued, “I wrote the email, but I did the smart thing and I paused. I thought about it and I waited until the next day, and then I looked at it again and I hit delete.”

The Fuller House actor added that despite the show’s short lived run, he’s grateful for the experience.

“I think I was meant to meet Josh Peck,” he said. “Josh Peck was a big inspiration in my recovery. Right around that time, I was going down the wrong path and I had to straighten out. And then, I’m on this show with this guy who was then in recovery for many, many years, playing my son. That part was meant to be. I wouldn’t be alive, if I hadn’t straightened up, and he was certainly part of it. So, that’s what I think about with that show.”

It was recently announced that John is joining a huge show!