Jodie Leanne Sweetin rose to stardom playing Stephanie Tanner on the long-running hit ABC television series Full House.

Jodie didn't even have to audition. In fact, they built the Stephanie character on Full House around her!

Jodie Sweetin and her husband of less than a year now have their very own Full House: The actress has given birth to a baby daughter, PEOPLE has confirmed.

Jodi Sweetin, who played middle daughter Stephanie Tanner on Full House from 1987 until 1995, has signed on to write a book for Simon Spotlight, Simon & Schuster's pop culture imprint, about the years ...

Where Aren't They Now: The 7 Strangest Post-Sitcom Careers. No, they're not all in jail. ... Who she was: Sweetin played middle child "Stephanie Tanner" on the inexplicably popular Full House.

What's a really fast shortcut to addiction? Being a child star. ... Remember Full House, the lovably terrible situation comedy about the whitebread-dorky Tanner family, whose cast included infants

The cast has a mini-reunion on the set of America's Funniest Home Videos, which is hosted by Bog Saget, who played Danny Tanner on Full House.

Lost in a World of Play: A Doll's House and Toy Story ... "He called me his doll-child, and he played with me just as I used to play with my dolls,” she tells Torvald of her father.

Filed under: Cable, Music and Variety, Celebrities PRINT| E-MAIL|MORE Things are really looking up for Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie on Full House so many years ago.

The Full House TV show was a 30 minute situation comedy series on ABC about a man who must raise his three little daughters alone after his wife was killed by a drunk driver.