Full House child star in a constant process of recovery after finding fame at young age

Everywhere Blake McIver Ewing looks, he’s reminded of his time on “Full House.”The actor, 40, got candid about playing Michelle Tanner’s (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) friend, Derek Boyd, on the sitcom, which ran for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995.While on Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber’s “Full House” rewatch podcast, “How Rude, Tanneritos,” on June 26, Ewing said he is most remembered for his “Yankee Doodle Boy” performance from season six, episode eight, titled “The Play’s The Thing.” Ewing revealed that fans still “absolutely” ask him about the song, adding, “I get requests for it.”“This is the time of year where I start to hunker down like a Cold War bunker,” he joked.“Tis the season.

The memes start coming.”All kidding aside, Ewing said, “It is an honor, and I’m glad that it still brings people joy.” Reflecting on playing Derek, the star noted he had “a lot of similarities” to his character.“I was very, very precocious and very able to speak my mind,” he confessed, expressing that they were both “bossy.”Although the Hollywood vet has fond memories from his time on “Full House,” being a child star has left him a “Recovering Child Actor,” as noted in his Instagram bio.Ewing starred in a slew of projects after his stint on “Full House,” including playing Waldo in the 1994 classic “The Little Rascals” and voicing Eugene in 2002’s “Hey Arnold! The Movie,” as well as starring in TV shows like 2001’s “Adventures in Odyssey.”“I feel like we’re all in recovery always,” Ewing shared with his former co-stars.“It’s an annoying process.

People ask me about it all the time, and I’m like, ‘No.It’s not a negative thing.

It’s just like there’s a constant process of recovery.’”Ewing also considered himself “lucky” that his parents, actress Susan McIver and director Bill Ewing, didn’t push him to be an actor, adding that he “wanted to do it.”“Si...