John Stamos Recounts Yelling at Elizabeth Taylor on General Hospital Set in Newly Released Memoir

Stamos reveals in memoir that frustrating scene on General Hospital led to outburst at visiting Elizabeth Taylor, who was disturbing his focus by drinking champagne in his eye line.

• John Stamos, in his recent memoir, recounts a moment on the 'General Hospital' set where he yelled at Elizabeth Taylor to get out of his eye line because she was making noise while sipping champagne and was affecting his concentration on an emotional scene.
• Stamos was playing Blackie Parrish on 'General Hospital' between 1982 to 1984 and was struggling to reach an emotional juncture for a scene where his character's mother had died when this incident happened.
• The late Elizabeth Taylor had been a guest actress on 'General Hospital' and was visiting the set to watch her friend and actor Tony Geary when Stamos called her an 'old lady' and told someone to remove her from his sight.
• After the incident, Stamos, shocked at his reaction towards the iconic actress, profusely apologized to her and even made a lighthearted comment about being in trouble with his dad.
• Stamos managed to recover from the incident and went on to have a successful acting career, with notable roles including Jesse Katsopolis in 'Full House.' His memoir 'If You Would Have Told Me' hit shelves on October 24, 2023.

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