Stamos is half Greek from his father's, William's, side. William was a first-generation Greek-American brought to the USA by his father (Stamos' grandfather), John. While hosting A Capitol Fourth in 2017, the Full House actor talked about. John's father was of Greek descent, with roots in the island of Santorini. His family's surname was originally "Stamotopoulos". John's maternal grandfather was of half Russian Jewish and half German (Lutheran) descent, and John's maternal grandmother was of English and Irish ancestry. Stamos has never publicly expressed affiliation with Judaism or any other religious tradition. In one of his Facebook posts, John Stamos shared a captivating quote by Oliver Sacks that alludes to his spiritual inclinations.
Stamos has never publicly expressed affiliation with Judaism or any other religious tradition. In one of his Facebook posts, John Stamos shared a captivating quote by Oliver Sacks that alludes to his spiritual inclinations. He is half Greek from his father Bill who was from the Greek village of Kakouri, a mountainous village in Arcadia, located in the southern Peloponnese (hand part) of Greece and his mother was American, former model Loretta Phillips. John Phillip Stamos was born in Cypress, California, to Loretta (Phillips), a model, and William Stamos, a restaurateur. His father was of Greek descent, with the family surname originally being "Stamotopoulos". John has two younger sisters, Janeen and Alaina, both school teachers. John Stamos opens up about his love for Greece in memoir. Stamos recently opened up about his love for Greece and his roots in the Peloponnese in his memoir, If You Would Have Told Me.. Speaking about the newly released book to Travel + Leisure magazine (T+L), the former teen idol, who became best known for his role on the long-running sitcom. John Stamos: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity. John was born on August 19, 1963, in Cypress, California, U.S.A. His nationality is American and belongs to Mixed (Greek, English, and Irish) ethnicity. He was born to William John Stamos (father) and Loretta Phillips (mother).
John Phillip Stamos was born in Cypress, California, to Loretta (Phillips), a model, and William Stamos, a restaurateur. His father was of Greek descent, with the family surname originally being "Stamotopoulos". John has two younger sisters, Janeen and Alaina, both school teachers. John Stamos opens up about his love for Greece in memoir. Stamos recently opened up about his love for Greece and his roots in the Peloponnese in his memoir, If You Would Have Told Me.. Speaking about the newly released book to Travel + Leisure magazine (T+L), the former teen idol, who became best known for his role on the long-running sitcom. John Stamos: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity. John was born on August 19, 1963, in Cypress, California, U.S.A. His nationality is American and belongs to Mixed (Greek, English, and Irish) ethnicity. He was born to William John Stamos (father) and Loretta Phillips (mother). Bill’s father, a Greek immigrant, changed the family’s surname from Stamatopolous. John has two younger sisters, Alana and Janeen. At his father’s insistence, young Stamos worked for the...