Actress Candace Cameron Bure came away from the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV with advice for wannabe child stars.
The documentary discusses instances of an inappropriate workplace within Nikelodeon Studios. Actor Drake Bell revealed himself to be the once-anonymous minor behind a criminal case against Nickelodeon acting coach Brian Peck. Bell alleged he was repeatedly and violently assaulted by Peck, who was ultimately convicted in 2004. Meanwhile, Bure played D.J. Tanner on the ’80s sitcom Full House and reported she never had the same experience in an interview with E! News.
“If you love it, it can be a wonderful industry,” Bure said. “You really need people around you to protect you that are looking out for your best interest and just be careful of everyone else’s motives — ’cause they’re not always your best interest.”
The actress claimed her parents were “always around” and “so protective” during her nearly 200-episode run on Full House.
“It made me so sad for the people that had such terrible experiences,” Bure went on. “Not only Drake Bell but the other kids on those shows who maybe weren’t abused in a physical way but just had terrible experiences that it just ruined their self-image.”
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Bure has since dipped her toes into a producer role, starting the Great American Family channel. The year it aired, 2022, Great American Family was ranked No. 1 for total day ratings growth in households, with plus-113%, and No. 1 in prime-time ratings growth among all cable networks, with plus-128%, according to Nielsen. While it fell to 77th place last year, it only decreased in viewership by 4%.
The channel has since announced its first film franchise is slated for this year but has yet to publish a release date. All of its content surrounds “faith, family, and country,” per its website, and has been known to hire child actors.
