John Stamos was honored at The Creative Coalition’s 12th Annual TV Humanitarian Awards on Thursday, where he delivered an emotional speech about the impact fatherhood has had on his advocacy for children. He also discussed his upcoming children’s book, “Love From Above,” co-written with his son Billy.
Stamos, a longtime advocate for Childhelp, shared how becoming a father eight years ago, with the birth of his son Billy to wife Caitlin McHugh, deepened his commitment to the organization’s mission. “Becoming a father has changed the way that I see children,” the “Full House” star said, choking up. “You look at your own kid and you realize how much they depend on us to make them feel safe and loved and protected, and then you realize there are so many children that don’t have that. Once you really let that in, it’s hard to look away.”
Comedian Jeffrey Ross presented Stamos with the Creative Coalition award. Stamos expressed gratitude for his career and platform, stating, “Every portion of my life, I’ve been given a career and a platform more attention than any grown man who played Uncle Jesse deserves,” and added that using that attention to help children in need felt like a “responsibility” rather than charity.
On the red carpet, Stamos spoke about “Love From Above,” a children’s book he created with Billy. The book, featuring watercolor paintings by Stamos, is inspired by a family folklore surrounding hummingbirds and the memory of his parents. He recounted how Billy, after his grandfather’s passing, identified a hummingbird in the garden as his father returning to care for it. “We have this folklore in our family, when my father passed away, there was a hummingbird in my dad’s garden, [Billy] said ‘There’s your dad,’” Stamos told Variety. “I’m like ‘That’s a hummingbird.’ He said, ‘No, that’s your dad coming back to make sure we’re taking care of his garden.’ And so it’s been stuck in our family.” The book is scheduled for release on April 20, 2027, and Stamos hopes it will help children who have lost grandparents. “Billy’s been very busy, taking it very seriously, it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen,” he said.
Also honored at the event, hosted by Variety’s Marc Malkin, were Simran Baidwan (executive producer and writer for “The Pitt”), Famke Janssen (“X-Men”), Cara Buono (“Stranger Things”), Lisa Ann Walter (“Abbott Elementary”) and Mary Lou Belli (director of “The Ms. Pat Show”). Patrick Ball, also known as Dr. Langdon, presented Baidwan with her award, highlighting her work in bringing the often-unseen struggles of family caregivers to light. Baidwan stated, “The tireless work a
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