Have mercy – there’s a new sheriff in town.
Lori Loughlin made her mark on the acting world, first stealing America’s hearts as the sweet and funny Aunt Becky on “Full House” from 1988 to 1995. The 60-year-old played the girlfriend of Uncle Jesse (John Stamos) with a star. -Inlaid cast, incl. the late bob sagetDave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
after leaving him “Full House” familyLoughlin remained in the world of sitcoms, starring opposite Tony Danza on the ABC comedy “Hudson Street” from 1995 to 1996.
Racking up dozens of acting credits in the years since, the “Meet My Mom” star proved she can genre-hop in a heartbeat, playing California mom Debbie Wilson in “90210” and Hallmark’s “When Also played widow Abigail Stanton in “Calls the Heart”. ,
Although she’s no stranger to a little detective work, having starred in the “Garage Sale Mysteries” anthology from 2013 to 2019, Loughlin has never done anything like her current role.
The star plays Lt. Bishop in the new Prime Video cop drama “On Call” – a far cry from the ’90s wife and mother she rose to stardom playing. His partner in crime, Eric La Salle (Sergeant Lassman), was also heavily influenced by Loughlin.
“First of all, I was very happy and honored to be offered this role because it’s very different for me,” she told The Post exclusively. “Eric and I worked together a long time ago. We had a great time together but he was really one of the people who was pushing me to get this role, which I appreciate very much.
Loughlin elaborated, “It’s always nice when other actors and directors see you in roles you don’t normally play.”
The Hollywood starlet said she was “honored to play the role of Bishop.”
“I think she’s strong, she’s cool,” Loughlin continued. “It’s funny, the first time I saw a rough cut, I came up to the screen and I didn’t even recognize myself. It took me a moment to say, ‘Oh, that’s me.'”
This was La Salle’s goal of starring in, directing, and executive producing the show.
“That’s what we wanted,” Loughlin continued, “It’s really very special to play such a different role.”
La Salle knew he wanted the “Fuller House” actress to play something that deviated from her past characters – and it paid off.
“Sometimes, when you have to make a lot of decisions, it’s great when those decisions are validated,” he thought. “And when she first came on screen, this is. I had a feeling; I was like, no one has really seen him do this kind of thing.”
La Salle continued, “The general perception of her is that she’s cute, she’s nice, but I thought, it would be really cool to have this edgy thing.”
And when the “ER” alum saw Loughlin in action, any trace of everyone’s favorite aunt was long gone.
“I remember when my assistant read the script, and I told her, and I came home, and I thought, ‘Oh my God, she’s killing it,’ and my assistant just said, ‘She’s not Aunt Becky,’ No more!'”
“On Call” follows the duo of a rookie (Brandon Laracuente) and a seasoned officer (Troian Bellisario) who patrol in Long Beach, California.
While the series already stars big Hollywood names, Loughlin shared who she would love to bring to the cop genre.
“We were just talking about James Tupper and how much we love him,” the mom of two gushed. “I worked with James, Eric just finished working with James.”
La Salle agreed, saying, “I’m finding a lot of new actors.”
He reiterated, “I just want to work with actors who aren’t tired and are passionate about what they do.” “He loves to come, and he loves to have fun on set. “I love creating a safe space where people can bring ideas and be respected.”
He added, “Not so much about any specific person, but it’s a type.”
However, in this emerging industry, veteran actors said that accepting a role now has a different meaning.
“I can say for myself, I’m always very happy to get the phone call and get a job offer,” Loughlin shared. “I think it’s just the mindset of the actor. Often, I feel like, well, I was just lucky to get a phone call and an offer.
La Salle applies the same mentality.
He explained, “I like taking chances on actors because I like it when someone takes a chance on me.” “I think it’s easy to get typecast. It’s easy for people to be lazy. You might be able to hit 20 notes, but we just want you to be able to hit these three notes, and so the challenge is how are you going to get the best out of them when you say, ‘ Hey, I know you can hit 30 notes, I’m going to ask for 32.
La Salle felt that this method brought out the best in the actor, and made for a better project.
He said, “I like to put actors I respect in situations where they get a chance to do different things because I know that will always yield the best result.”
“That’s the way I select and that’s the way I like to cast.”
All eight episodes of “On Call” will be available to stream on Prime Video on January 9.
