Current:Home > ContactDave Coulier shares emotional 2021 voicemail from Bob Saget: 'I love you, Dave' -Quantum Capital Pro
Dave Coulier shares emotional 2021 voicemail from Bob Saget: 'I love you, Dave'
View
Date:2025-04-15 12:36:20
Dave Coulier is sharing an "audio hug" courtesy of the late Bob Saget.
The "Full House" star, 64, ended an episode of his "Full House Rewind" podcast released on Friday by sharing an emotional, supportive voicemail that his former co-star left him in 2021.
After Coulier's brother died by suicide, the actor explained that Saget was "the first person who called" him to offer his support and love. In the voicemail, Saget tells Coulier he is "right here, 24/7."
"I love you, Dave," Saget says. "I'm so sorry, Dave. I loved him. I'm so sorry. So I'm here. I'm here 24/7. Just call me anytime. It doesn't have to be now. It can be a week. Whenever. I can just talk to you and listen."
He closes the voicemail by telling Coulier, "I love you so much."
Saget, who played patriarch Danny Tanner on "Full House" opposite Coulier's Joey Gladstone, died in 2022 from head trauma. Authorities concluded "that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep," his publicist said at the time.
'Full House' castcries remembering Bob Saget 2 years after his death
On his podcast, Coulier recalled that Saget was the "biggest hugger I ever knew," and he urged listeners to "pass along the same kind of compassion" to others that was on display in the voicemail. "Don't miss an opportunity to tell the people you care about that you love them," he said.
Coulier's podcast is devoted to revisiting episodes of "Full House," and the latest looked back at a storyline where Saget's character, a widower, talks with his children about dating again after the death of their mother. To discuss the episode, Coulier sat down with Saget's widow, Kelly Rizzo, who was married to the comedian from 2018 until his death in 2022. Earlier this year, she revealed she is now dating actor Breckin Meyer.
Rizzo shared that the "Full House" episode had "a lot of parallels" to her own life, as she similarly spoke to Saget's three children about dating again and received their blessing to do so.
Bob Saget'swidow Kelly Rizzo addresses claim she moved on too quickly after his death
"They're like, 'Kelly, we want you to be happy,'" she said, adding that having a great relationship with Saget's kids makes dealing with the grief "a lot easier."
Rizzo also remembered that when she started dating Saget, she was surprised to learn he was still close with his "Full House" co-stars and kept up with them in group chats. "He would show me and it would be literally all of you guys on one group that, and he would be like, 'Look, 'Full House' is real! We all love each other. We're a real family.'"
Before playing the voicemail, Coulier reflected that it was "very emotional" but "cathartic " to watch Saget in an episode dealing with death and grief.
"Seeing Bob speak to the three girls about death was heart-wrenching, and not having ever seen this episode, I was blindsided by emotion," he said. "Here was my friend and co-star talking to his girls about about a parent who had passed away. It was art doing a weird imitation of life."
In January, Coulier was joined by former "Full House" co-stars John Stamos, Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure and Andrea Barber to mark the two-year anniversary of Saget's death in a discussion shared on TikTok and Instagram.
"It almost gets weirder as time goes on, because I'm like, 'Wow, it's been a long time since I've heard from Bob,'" Barber, who played Kimmy Gibbler on the show, said. "And then I'm like, 'Oh.' You know? It's so weird to have gone two years without getting a crazy long text from him or a neurotic phone call."
If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for 24/7 access to free and confidential services.
veryGood! (3837)
Related
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Woman shocked with Taser while on ground is suing police officer and chief for not reporting it
- Delaware County’s top prosecutor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
- French labor minister goes on trial for alleged favoritism when he was a mayor
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- David Letterman returns to The Late Show for first time since 2015 in Colbert appearance
- Big Time Rush's Kendall Schmidt and Mica von Turkovich Are Married, Expecting First Baby
- 5-year-old girl dies after car accident with Florida police truck responding to emergency call
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- Horoscopes Today, November 26, 2023
Ranking
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Coach Outlet’s Cyber Monday Sale-on-Sale Has All Your Favorite Fall Bags For 70% Off & More
- Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
- Second group of Hamas-held hostages released after hours-long delay; temporary cease-fire holds
- Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there
- Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
- 2024 NFL draft first-round order: New England Patriots in contention for top pick
- Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia
Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains
New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
Anthropologie’s Cyber Monday Sale Is Here: This Is Everything You Need to Shop Right Now
Civilian deaths are being dismissed as 'crisis actors' in Gaza and Israel
NFL playoff picture after Week 12: Ravens keep AFC's top seed – but maybe not for long