Growing Pains alum Jeremy Miller says co-stars…
Jeremy Miller is ceaselessly grateful for his TV household.
During a latest interview with Scott Austalosh on the “Youngstown Studios” podcast, Miller, 48, recalled how his “Growing Pains” co-stars Alan Thicke and Kirk Cameron saved him from ending up homeless after the 2008 financial disaster.
“My catering company went under, and I was really struggling,” Miller remembered. “I mean, really struggling, on the brink of homelessness.”
Jeremy Miller on the “Youngstown Studio” podcast.
The forged of “Growing Pains.” ©ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Things got really bad, and Alan and Kirk were the only two who stepped up to help me,” the actor explained. “Alan set up interviews with all of his restaurateur friends in Santa Barbara and a few other places, and got me connected to different places where I could utilize my chef skills and earn some money to help take care of my family.”
Jeremy Miller, Kirk Cameron, Alan Thicke on “Growing Pains.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Miller added, “All it took was a phone call to say, ‘Hey, Al, I’m really struggling. Do you know anybody who might…’ and that’s all I had to say. He was on the phone for the next two days, making connections and doing everything he could to try and help me. That was just the kind of guy he was.”
Alan Thicke at the sixteenth Annual Whistler Film Festival in Canada. Getty Images
Miller starred on “Growing Pains” as Ben Seaver. Thicke performed Ben’s dad, Dr. Jason Seaver, and Cameron performed Ben’s older brother, Mike. The forged also included Joanna Kerns, Tracey Gold and Ashley Johnson.
Leonardo DiCaprio later joined the show as a homeless teen who is taken in by the Seaver household.
“Growing Pains” stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kirk Cameron, Ashley Johnson, Jeremy Miller, Tracey Gold, Joanna Kerns and Alan Thicke. ©ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection
Tracey Gold, Joanna Kerns, Alan Thicke, Jeremy Miller, Kirk Cameron on “Growing Pains.” ©ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection
After the ABC sitcom ended in 1992, Miller’s profession transitioned to principally voice roles before he turned a non-public chef.
On the podcast, Miller called Thicke — who died in 2016 at age 69 — “one of the most amazing men.”
“And he was always so full of life,” Miller shared of his late co-star. “That was why losing him was such a shock. All of us, we really thought he was gonna be the next Dick Clark — 102 and still going. He was so full of life and so full of energy.”
Alan Thicke on “Growing Pains.” Courtesy: Everett Collection
“He was just such a kind, generous and amazing man,” Miller continued. “Him and I would talk probably once a month, once every two months. He would call just to check up on me, make sure everything was good.”
“He really did fill that father role,” Miller said of Thicke. “He was my other dad. As close as I am to my real father, I was almost as close to Alan. He did step into that role in a prominent way.”
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