Jesse Katsopolis from Full House
Jesse (née Hermes) Katsopolis (portrayed by John Stamos) (last name in season one was Cochran, but was changed reportedly due to John Stamos wanting his character to better reflect his Greek heritage) is Danny's brother-in-law, Pam's younger brother; as well as husband to Rebecca Donaldson and father to twins Nicky and Alex. He did not like his birth name, 'Hermes', so when he was young, he changed his name to Jesse, thinking that one had to have a 'cool name' to be in the in-crowd. Jesse's character was actually named after Elvis Presley's twin brother, Jesse, who died at birth. In contrast with Danny, Jesse is portrayed as being irresponsible most of the time, but is occasionally serious when he needs to be (such as when he discovers that one of Stephanie's classmates is a child abuse victim in the episode "Silence is Not Golden" [6.17]). Jesse is revealed as a high school dropout, though in an earlier plot about a high school reunion, he mentions not wearing his cap to his graduation because he didn't want to mess up his hair. Jesse first moves into the house with virtually no experience in taking care of young children or babies, but starts to learn the ropes. In the first season, Jesse works for his father Nick's exterminating business before leaving to pursue work in advertising, frequently working with Joey. He later works with Joey as co-hosts of an afternoon show called The Rush Hour Renegades. Further along in the series, Jesse becomes the new owner of The Smash Club. Although he was shown to be a sports fan as well as a good player in the earlier seasons, it is revealed in later seasons that Jesse hated all sports (especially basketball) and was a poor player. Jesse's main passion is music, and struggles to "hit it big" with his band, Jesse and the Rippers (in the earlier part of the series). However, his increasing responsibilities to his family, radio job, and as restaurateur, lead his band members to discharge him as frontman (in season eight's premiere "Comet's Excellent Adventure"), which subsequently leads him to start a new band, "Hot Daddy and the Monkey Puppets". He is also obsessed with his hair and Elvis Presley. His best known phrase is "Have mercy!"
Quotes·Quotations by Jesse Katsopolis from Full House
Love
¶ If every word I said could make you laugh,
I'd talk forever.
If the song I sing to you, could fill your heart with joy,
I'd sing forever.
Forever
Forever
I'd be so happy loving you [It is "Forever" originally by the Beach Boys]
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