Mary-Kate/Ashley Olsen and Tahj Mowry in ‘Full House’ in 1992; Tahj Mowry in 2024.Photo:ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Tahj Mowrysays he was never confused aboutMary-Kate and Ashley Olsenplaying the same character onFull Housethanks to his experiences with his own twin sisters,Tia and Tamera Mowry.
The actor and singer joinedJodie SweetinandAndrea Barberon the most recent episode of theirHow Rude, Tanneritos!podcast to chat about his recurring role on the beloved sitcom. Tahj made hisFull Housedebut as Michelle Tanner’s best friend Teddy in 1991, when he was just 5 years old.
Mary-Kate/Ashley Olsen and Tahj Mowry in ‘Full House’ in 1992.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
“Obviously, my sisters are twins, so in that aspect, I was like, ‘Oh, okay. Yeah. That makes sense. There’s two of them. They split the work,’ ” he said. “I understood that. I was never like, ‘Huh?’ ”
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Tahj’s older sisters, Tia and Tamera, began working as child actors around the same time he did in the early ’90s, and went on to star in their own sitcom,Sister, Sister, in which they played twin sisters rather than sharing a single role.
Tahj admitted that he’s never been asked about what it was like performing opposite two different actors in the same role at such a young age.
“I wish I could go back into my thinking the first time I saw that happen,” the 38-year-old said. “I wonder exactly what I was thinking. But, yeah, I think having twin sisters at home kind of like — I don’t know. It made it make more sense to me, maybe.”
Tia, Tahj and Tamera Mowry in 1997.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Tahj added that working with both Olsen sisters made his experience onFull Housemore fun.
“When you’re watching the show, Teddy has one scene partner: Michelle,” he explained. “But in real life, I got to have two scene partners, and they were, you know, they’re two different people, so we had different relationships.”
Tahj appeared as Teddy in 14 episodes duringFull House’s final four seasons. He went on to appear in several episodes ofSister, Sister, and starred in his own sitcom,Smart Guy, which aired for three seasons on The WB from 1997 to 1999. He also voiced the role of Wade Load in the Disney Channel animated seriesKim Possible.
source: people.com
