Ryan Gosling Encourages John Stamos to Embrace His Love of Disney

John Stamos is a well-known and high-profile Disney aficionado, but there was a time when he thought about distancing himself from the fandom. In fact, if it hadn’t been for a certain former Mouseketeer, he might have hung up his Mickey ears for good.

During a recent appearance on Keke Palmer’s Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast, the Full House and Big Shot star revealed that none other than Ryan Gosling encouraged him to go forth with his passion.

The fateful encounter came six or seven years ago, when Stamos felt he needed to “shed this Disney thing.” Given his acting career, he thought, “Who’s going to take me seriously with the Mickey Mouse stuff? I’ve got to distance myself from it.”

Then he ran into Gosling at a group dinner one night. “He was like, ‘Oh, you’re a Disney fan, right?'” Stamos recalled. “I say yeah. He goes, ‘I’m obsessed. I’m a Disney adult, I go there by myself and I wear headphones. I go on rides. I have a mixtape.’

In that moment, Stamos was able to own his Disney fandom. “I go, ‘Yeah, me too. I’m a Disney guy too, ‘” he said. “So that kind of turned the corner for me.”

Palmer, who worked on several Disney projects in her youth, also shared her love for the House of Mouse and how it reminds her of good memories from her childhood, and how it allows her to “tap into this wholesomeness and the appreciating of the small things.”

Stamos agreed, and said going through the gates at Disneyland is like “the great escape.”

“I had a nice, happy childhood, and I’m sure you did too, so I wasn’t running away from anything,” he added. “But I think it really defined who I am as an artist, as a human, I think, because it was just so full of love and optimism, happiness. You go through the turnstile, and I think that’s what Mr. Disney wanted you to feel, but everything else just goes away.”

Stamos has been a well-known Disney aficionado for many years, and even appeared in several of the company’s productions, including Full House, where he played Jesse Katsopolis. He also serves as a spokesperson for the D23 fan club, and has frequently spoken about his love for all things Disney.

Despite his success in the entertainment industry, Stamos has always been open about his love of Disney and how it has shaped him as a person. And thanks to Ryan Gosling’s encouragement, he was able to fully embrace that love and all the magic that comes with it.

Check out Stamos and Palmer’s full conversation on the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast to hear more about their shared love of Disney and how it has influenced their lives and careers.

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