NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— 1990s TV sitcom star Candace Cameron Bure from “Full House” is now starring in a new movie, “Unsung Hero.” and she talked to WGNO’s Kenny Lopez about her new role that she’s excited to play.
Cameron Bure plays Kay Albright in “Unsung Hero.”
“The character I play Kay is a real person. She’s instrumental in their family helping them when they lost everything, a great lady, she helps them get back on their feet,” Cameron Bure said.
Based on a remarkable true story, “Unsung Hero” follows David Smallbone as he moves his family from Down Under to the United States, searching for a brighter future after his successful music company collapses. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases and their love of music, Smallbone (for KING + COUNTRY’s Joel Smallbone) and his pregnant wife Helen (Daisy Betts) set out to rebuild their lives. Helen’s faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With their own dreams on hold, Smallbone and his wife begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in inspirational music history: five-time GRAMMY Award®-winning artists for KING + COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James.
“It is an incredible story about their family and how they had to stick together. Very inspirational and so hopeful. This is a really important story I know your family is going to love to watch together whether you come from a strong family or a broken family. It’s going to give you hope,” she said.
She said she’s made it a goal to be in family entertainment all these years after starring as “DJ Tanner” on TV’s “Full House” and then “Fuller House.”
“For over 40 years, I’ve intentionally chosen to be in family entertainment. It is what I love to do bringing families together, programming on television and on the big screen,” she said.
“Unsung Hero” is now playing in theaters nationwide.
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