Lori Loughlin will play the role of a police lieutenant in On Call, which marks her first recurring role since she served time in prison as result of a 2019 college admissions scandal.
Loughlin, 60, who served almost two months in prison for her involvement in the scandal in late 2020, will play the role of Lieutenant Bishop on the Dick Wolf series, which begins airing in January on Prime Video.
The Full House actress, who played Rebecca ‘Aunt Becky’ Katsopolis on the ABC comedy and its Netflix reboot, is joined on the forthcoming show by Eriq La Salle, Troian Bellisario and Brandon Larracuente.
The series marks the first scripted streaming endeavor from Wolf Entertainment, the powerhouse behind the Law & Order, Chicago and FBI franchises.
The series co-creator Elliot Wolf told Entertainment Weekly Wednesday that Loughlin ‘was honestly a joy to work with’ on the series.
Lori Loughlin, 60, will play the role of a police lieutenant in On Call, which marks her first recurring role since she served time in prison as result of a 2019 college admissions scandal
Loughlin pictured at LA’s Fairmont Century Plaza for an event Tuesday
‘As soon as she signed onto the role, she was totally game,’ Wolf said. ‘She wanted to do the research, she wanted to embody the character.’
Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, 61, are five years removed from their April 2019 indictment.
The couple was charged in connection with allegations they paid admissions fixer Rick Singer $500,000 to arrange for USC to recruit their daughters Isabella Rose, 26, and Olivia Jade, 25, onto the school’s rowing team, despite that they had no background in the sport.
In May of 2020, the pair pleaded guilty in connection with conspiracy charges in the case.
Loughlin received a two-month jail sentence along with a fine of $150,000 and 150 hours of community service following the guilty plea. She began her sentence at a federal prison in Dublin, California in October of 2020 and was released that December.
Giannulli received a five-month sentence with a fine of $250,000 and 250 hours of community service. He began his prison sentence in November of 2020 and was transferred to home confinement in April of 2021, about a month before his sentence ended.
Professionally, Loughlin’s legal troubles kept her sidelined from Fuller House’s fifth season and her return to the small screen came in 2021 in a two-part Christmas special for the GAC network’s When Hope Calls.
The actress was the focal point of a storyline on the sixth episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s 12th season that aired this past March 10, spoofing her legal mishap opposite Larry David.
Loughlin was pictured with longtime Full House costar John Stamos during Tuesday’s event
Loughlin was also pictured embracing Candace Cameron Bure at the proceedings
Troian Bellisario & Brandon Larracuente join Loughlin in the cast of On Call, which is set in Long Beach, California
She played a fictionalized version of herself, seeking David’s help in helping her rejoin an excusive golf club after she was kicked out following the scandal.
Curb executive producer Jeff Schaffer told THR at the time the show aired that he hoped the cameo would be a springboard to a comeback for Loughlin.
‘It’s a great way to put the past behind you,’ Schaffer said. ‘I hope it helps her career. She was great, and she should work. She was really funny and wonderful to work with. People should see, “Oh, she’s really funny. She’s great in this stuff.” So yeah, I hope she does get to work because she deserves to.’
In April, Loughlin told the magazine First for Women that the 1997 Chumbawamba song Tubthumping was an inspiration to her in dealing with adversity.
‘Every day, we’re met with different obstacles,’ Loughlin said. ‘But, for me, it’s like that song says, “I get knocked down, but I get up again.” Nobody said life was going to be a breeze; we all make mistakes, but the important thing is to persevere.’
Loughlin told the publication that she tries ‘to be a forgiving person’ and is ‘not one to hold onto stuff.
‘Stuff happens to everyone,’ Loughlin said. ‘We’ve all been in positions to ask for forgiveness but to ask for it, you have to learn and know how to give forgiveness, too.’
Loughlin said that ‘life’s too short’ to ‘hang on to negativity’ and that ‘for your own health, you have to let things go.’