A Look at John Stamos’ Musical Talent in Photos

Stamos is seen with his acoustic guitar during a photoshoot in Los Angeles. The actor got into music at an early age, learning to play the drums at age 4 and taking up the guitar shortly after. By this year, Stamos had spent three years on General Hospital. He would achieve even more fame with his role on the sitcom Full House, starting in 1987.

Stamos loved making music so much as a kid that he started a band with a few of his childhood friends. The group called themselves Destiny and reunited earlier in 2024 to release new music under the moniker Destiny Forever.

Beyond his successful TV career, Stamos has also been performing with the Beach Boys since the mid-1980s. In an interview with Howard Stern, Stamos shared that he admired the California rock band growing up—he even had the 8-track for their compilation album Endless Summer.

Here, Stamos sings a tune with the Beach Boys while joining them on stage during a Miami Beach Fashion Week event.

During an appearance on the ABC reality competition, Stamos, dubbed an honorary Beach Boy, and the group played a medley of the band’s classic songs, including “California Girls,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” and “Kokomo.”

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The actor first joined the Beach Boys on stage nearly 40 years ago. In that same interview with Howard Stern, he shared that he was friends with the band’s guitarist, who invited him on stage to play the drums one night.