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Full House Creator Recalls Olsen Twins’ Season-One Breakthrough
Jeff Franklin recounts that Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, cast as Michelle Tanner from nine months old, delivered a game-changing, minute-long scene in season one without cueing or breaking character, a moment he calls “insane” and “jaw-dropping.” He highlights the season-one finale as the point where their extraordinary talent became unmistakable, a rare feat he hadn’t seen before on the planet.
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About Jeff Franklin
Jeff Franklin is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known for being the creator of the ABC sitcom Full House and its Netflix sequel Fuller House.
Everything about Jeff Franklin →- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter, television producer, film producer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 21, 1955