Published: October 04, 2007

Another celebrity has come on board with the adoption wagon and he comes in the form of ER's John Stamos.  Nowadays, the 44-year-old actor, who plays Dr. Tony Gates on the medical drama, has been contemplating on becoming a dad.  Though he currently doesn't have partner to share the joys of fatherhood, he remains eager to have kids in the near future.

"If I don't have kids soon, I am going to adopt," the ER actor told OK! magazine in its latest issue.  "Even if I do have kids, I think I will [adopt.] I always thought to myself that I would be a better father later on in life."

After his painful split from ex-wife Rebecca Romijn, whom he married on September 19, 1998 and divorced on March 1, 2005, Stamos became aloof to the idea of dating.

''It burned really bright, and I kind of knew it was going to burn out at some point.  But it was a great ride and I don't regret one minute of it,'' he said of his marriage to Romijn, who recently married /> "If I don't have kids soon, I am going to adopt," ' 't have kids soon, I am going to adopt," the ER actor told OK! magazine in it in July.

Stamos, who is also popularly known for playing Jesse Katsopolis on the 1980s sitcom, Full House, is presently single and is now ready to embrace the dating scene.  In fact, he doesn't find dating to be difficult as it used to be.

''Right after I got divorced or separated, I was like, 'I've got to find somebody,''' Stamos said.  ''Then I went through a phase where I hated dating. Now I'm kind of embracing it.''

''I think I'm probably easier to date,'' he added.  ''I'm certainly not as wild as I used to be.''

Catch John Stamos on ER, now on its 14th season, every Thursday at 10/9c on NBC.  Meanwhile, fans can also grab a copy of the new issue of OK! which hits newsstands today.