Biography

Jeff Franklin has been a successful writer-producer-director for over twenty-five years. He is responsible for hundreds of hours of quality television and motion pictures. Jeff created and executive produced two long-running , hit ABC comedies, Full House (1987) and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992), which are syndicated worldwide and have earned over half a billion dollars in revenue. His extensive television credits also include writing and producing Laverne & Shirley (1976), Bosom Buddies (1980), It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986), and Malcolm & Eddie (1996). Jeff directed multiple episodes of Full House (1987) as well. He also wrote, produced and directed the first Olsen Twins movie, rating's winner To Grandmother's House We Go (1992). On the feature side, Jeff produced and wrote two hit teen comedies, Paramount's Summer School (1987) and Columbia's Just One of the Guys (1985). He recently produced, wrote and directed the independently released dark comedy Love Stinks (1999), which has become a "cult classic", and enjoyed tremendous success and profitability on DVD. Jeff Franklin's track record is one of the best in the business. His projects are consistently crowd-pleasers and money-makers.
- IMDb mini biography by: Nancy Brown

In 2016, Franklin bought the house used for the exterior in both Full House (1987) and Fuller House (2016).