UNAUTHORIZED 'FULL HOUSE' STORY Premieres Tonight on Lifetime

By: TV News Desk Aug. 22, 2015

Lifetime's Unathorized film franchise continues this summer with the original movie THE UNAUTHORIZED FULL HOUSE STORY (#UnauthorizedFullHouse). From its start as an unassuming family comedy in 1987 to its eventual wildly popular 192-episode run, the film centers on the rise of the cast of one of America's most beloved family sitcoms and the pressures they faced in balancing their television personas with their real lives.The Unauthorized Full House Story will premiere tonight, August 22, at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime.

The iconic roles include:

DANNY TANNER: Garrett Brawith (Rolling) as Bob Saget

JOEY GLADSTONE: Justin Mader (Death Race) as Dave Coulier

JESSE KATSOPOLIS: Justin Gaston (Days of Our Lives) as John Stamos

REBECCA DONALDSON: Stephanie Bennett (Big Eyes) as Lori Loughlin

D.J. TANNER: Shelby Armstrong and Brittney Wilson (Rogue) as the younger and older versions of Candace Cameron

STEPHANIE TANNER: Dakota Guppy (The Returned) and Jordyn Olson (The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story) as the younger and older versions of Jodie Sweetin

MICHELLE TANNER: Blaise and Kinslea Todd as the toddler versions of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; Calla and Tyla Jones playing them at age six and Kylie and Jordan Armstrong as the twins at nine years of age

KIMMY GIBBLER: Aislyn Watson (Finding Mrs. Claus) and Jaime Schneider (Twisted Tales of My 9 to 5) as the younger and older versions of Andrea Barber

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