Bob Saget's role as Danny Tanner on "Full House" is possible his most recognizable acting role, but someone else got the part before Saget officially did.

Veteran actor John Posey played Danny Tanner in the original unaired pilot of “Full House.” “We shot an entire pilot, actually, with a different dad, with John Posey, who was a lovely human being and ...

Full House alum Jodie Sweetin shared details of filming the show’s pilot with a different actor in the role of Danny Tanner. John Posey played the family patriarch in the original unaired pilot.

Actor John Posey filmed a complete pilot episode as Danny Tanner before Bob Saget landed the iconic role on “Full House,” according to series star Jodie Sweetin, Page Six reports. Sweetin, who played ...

Full House almost had a very different Danny Tanner. Jodie Sweetin, who played middle child Stephanie Tanner throughout the beloved sitcom's run on ABC, recently recalled shooting the series' original ...

Long-time fans of the sitcom Full House may find it hard to imagine anyone other than Bob Saget in the role of Danny Tanner, but the original pilot for the show starred actor John Posey as the Tanner ...

Tanner family patriarch Bob Saget died suddenly in January 2022, and the tight-knit cast has paid tribute to him in the years since Bure, Sweetin and Andrea Barber, who played D.J.'s best friend Kimmy ...

Michael Tighe/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Craig Sjodin/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Full House originally filmed its pilot with actor John Posey as Danny Tanner before Bob Saget ...