Another seemingly happy Hollywood couple bites the dust.
John Stamos and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos have split after five and a half years of marriage--an eternity in Tinseltown time--their publicist has confirmed.
"The split is amicable, and they have asked that the media please respect their privacy regarding this situation during this difficult time," said a statement from rep Lewis Kay.
According to a source quoted in Star magazine, Stamos allegedly wanted a full house while his supermodel missus wasn't ready to start having kids.
The 10-10-220 pitchman met Romijn (pronounced "romaine," like the lettuce) in 1994 while the former was working the runway at a Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York.
The winsome twosome spent their first date at Disneyland, where, according to a Romijn interview in Jane magazine, they first consummated their relationship. "Now we go every year for a week. It's bizarre," she said.
They wed four years later on Sept. 19, 1998, in a ceremony featuring his (Bob Saget and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) and her (Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks) pals.
It was a first marriage for each.
Stamos, who once subbed as a drummer for the Beach Boys, got his first big break as Blackie Parrish on ABC's General Hospital in the early '80s before finding fame on the family sitcom Full House followed by a critically acclaimed role in Broadway's 1995 production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!
Cut to a 2001 failed series called Thieves, costarring Melissa George, and the thesp was suddenly eclipsed by his model turned actress wife--save for a brief stint back on Broadway in Cabaret and Nine.
Romijn rose above her Sports Illustrated's swimsuit-issue status with her role as Mystique in the first two installments of the X-Men franchise.
Now, she has several movies in the pipeline, including next weekend's release The Punisher, opposite John Travolta and Thomas Jane; Godsend, costarring Robert De Niro and Greg Kinnear, slated for an Apr. 30 release; and the third X-Men installment due in 2006.
However, a TV comeback and a dating life could be in the works for suddenly single Stamos, at least onscreen. He's been cast in a new ABC sitcom pilot, produced by Brad Grey, as a New York publicist whose first date with a woman spans the entire first season.