United Kingdom, June 14 -- John Stamos was initially against the idea of his son going into acting.

The 61-year-old star - who has seven-year-old son Billy with his wife Caitlin McHugh - has been in the business for decades and is best known for his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House but was hesitant on his son following in his footsteps until he realised just how much he "loved" appearing in a local production.

He told UsWeekly: "I didn't want him to go into acting, but he loves it.

"He did his first play at the community centre. He did Beetlejuice. The sandworm."

The former General Hospital star recently took his son to the theatre - which resulted in a surprise reunion with Happy Days legend Henry Winkle...