Candace Cameron Bure has spent much of her life in front of television cameras, and at 50, the actor’s story is still anchored by the same two pillars that made her a household name: family and faith. Best known for playing DJ Tanner in Padres Forzosos and Madres Forzosas, she entered show business as a child and grew up on screen before building a life that has remained closely tied to her husband, Valeri Vladimirovich Bure, and their three children.
That family is now old enough to carry its own milestones. Natasha, born in 1998, married actor Bradley Steven Perry in 2025. Lev, born in 2000, married his longtime partner Elliot in January 2024, according to Divinity. Maksim, born in 2002, is the youngest of the three. For Cameron Bure, the numbers tell a simple story: she married Bure in 1996, raised three children, and watched them move into adult lives of their own while her husband ended his sports career in 2005.
The family’s public identity extends beyond birthdays and weddings. The Cameron-Bures are actively involved in Grace Community Church, a detail that helps explain why her personal life has often mattered as much as her television work. Her wider family also sits close to entertainment. Kirk Cameron, her brother, has six children, four of whom were adopted. She has two sisters, Bridgette and Melissa; Bridgette worked as a stunt double in Hollywood, while Melissa has kept a lower profile.
That mix of fame, faith and family is what has kept Cameron Bure in the public eye long after the shows that made her famous ended. Her career began as a child, but the rest of the story has unfolded in plain view: a marriage that lasted nearly three decades, children who are now building their own lives, and a household that remains rooted in church. The next chapter is less about whether she is still known and more about how fully the family name now stands on its own.