{"id":19972,"date":"2022-07-13T09:58:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T13:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=19972"},"modified":"2022-07-13T10:39:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:39:43","slug":"dave-coulier-credits-god-with-sobriety-helping-him-to-handle-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2022\/07\/dave-coulier-credits-god-with-sobriety-helping-him-to-handle-grief.html","title":{"rendered":"Dave Coulier Credits God With Sobriety, Helping Him to Handle Grief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and comedian Dave Coulier, who&#8217;s best known as Uncle Joey in the iconic TV series &#8220;Full House&#8221; and its spin-off &#8220;Fuller House,&#8221; is the star of a new series on the Christian streaming service Pure Flix called &#8220;Live + Local.&#8221; He recently spoke to The Christian Post about how his journey to sobriety has impacted his life.<\/p>\n<p>The Sony Affirm series takes viewers on an adventure of what happens &#8220;when a veteran radio talk show host and his co-host have to navigate the ups and downs of the radio world when their new producer takes over,&#8221; according to a synopsis of the show. &#8220;This series gives an inside look at the Christian local radio station K-HUGG and the way [the staff] handle [the transition] with grace and comedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Coulier retains some comedic aspects that fans are used to seeing, this role was quite different for him because he gets to play a bit of a killjoy.\u00a0The actor likened the camera work in the series to &#8220;The Office,&#8221; with many handheld camera movements. He said the radio studio, which was built specifically for the show, had six static cameras around this radio station for the shoot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hgT05oLp3y8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When thinking of Coulier, what comes to mind for many fans are his comedy, impersonations, and acting, but he also has a spiritual side that&#8217;s been ingrained in him since childhood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I went to Catholic schools from grade three through 12. So I&#8217;m really messed up,&#8221; he said jokingly. &#8220;I came from a very big Catholic community here in the city of Detroit, so the church was the central focus for our lives. It was really our meeting place and a place where we socialize, and it was a place where we helped those in need, and we helped each other.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always been in my life in one way or another,&#8221; he added, &#8220;but I always say that was like faith training Bootcamp for me \u2014 going through parochial school.&#8221;\u00a0In his interview with CP, the father and husband also opened up about how a drinking addiction affected his spirituality and other aspects of his life. For years, it was something he hadn&#8217;t noticed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never thought I struggled with alcohol, and that was the problem,&#8221; Coulier said.\u00a0Coulier didn&#8217;t realize his drinking was a problem until his wife started to get &#8220;worried,&#8221; he said. They often had a bottle of wine with dinner every night, but it became more. After suffering a nasty fall that left substantial bruising on his face, Coulier realized he had a problem. Earlier this year, he posted a picture of his bruised face on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0and shared his testimony of sobriety.<\/p>\n<p>Even after the fall, it took Coulier another year of introspection where he said he was looking at his &#8220;own spirituality and looking at my own life, to gauge how this was going to affect my life.&#8221; The Detroit native finally decided to get sober on Jan. 1, 2020 and has been sober ever since.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never wanted to preach to people. I just wanted to share my story. And if someone can see a little bit of themselves in me, and I can help them that way, then that&#8217;s a real plus, that&#8217;s a real check in the positive column for me,&#8221; Coulier said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and comedian Dave Coulier, who&#8217;s best known as Uncle Joey in the iconic TV series &#8220;Full House&#8221; and its spin-off &#8220;Fuller House,&#8221; is the star of a new series on the Christian streaming service Pure Flix called &#8220;Live + Local.&#8221; He recently spoke to The Christian Post about how his journey to sobriety 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