Kirk Cameron
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| Kirk Cameron | |
| Birth name | Kirk Thomas Cameron |
| Born | October 12, 1970 (age 36) Panorama City, California, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Chelsea Noble (20 July 1991 - present) 6 children |
| Official site | KirkCameron.com |
| Notable roles | Mike Seaver in Growing Pains (TV) Cameron "Buck" Williams in Left Behind |
Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American actor who is perhaps most notable for his role as "Mike Seaver" on the sitcom Growing Pains. Cameron is currently a partner in the evangelical Christian ministry The Way of the Master.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Cameron was born in Panorama City, California to Robert Cameron and Barbara Bausmith, and is the brother of actress Candace Cameron. He also lived next door to Adam Rich. Adam's mother Fran encouraged the Cameron family to pursue stardom. Kirk was overated while his sister Candace was the real sitcom star (Full House)
[edit] Career
Cameron appeared in several smaller film and television roles in the early 1980s, gaining renown after being cast as "Mike Seaver" in the 1985 television series Growing Pains. He subsequently became a teen idol in the late 1980s, when he appeared on the covers of several teen magazines, including Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, 16 and others.
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Cameron went on to star in a number of films, including 1987's Like Father Like Son (a body-switch comedy with Dudley Moore), which was a box-office success. His next theatrical film, 1989's Listen to Me, performed poorly at the box office.
When he was "about 17 years old" (though others say in 1990) Cameron, who was not raised in a church-going family, converted to evangelical Christianity and began to protest what he perceived as immorality in Growing Pains, ostracizing himself from his fellow cast members. He did not invite them to his wedding. A decade later, Cameron agreed to appear in a Growing Pains TV movie, and apologized to his TV family, attributing his prior behavior to his lack of maturity, according to the 2003 article [1] in Christianity Today.
When Growing Pains ended in 1992, Cameron went on to star in The WB sitcom Kirk which premiered in 1995 and ended two years later. He has since left mainstream film and works almost exclusively in faith-themed productions, among them the post-Rapture movies Left Behind: The Movie, Left Behind II: Tribulation Force, and Left Behind: World at War. He works with Cloud Ten Pictures, a company which produces Christian-themed movies, and has starred in several of their other films, including Miracle of Cards. The Left Behind Series is probably one of Kirk's best known roles in the Cloud Ten Pictures movie productions.
Currently, Cameron partners with fellow evangelist Ray Comfort in training Christians in evangelism. The two have a ministry together called The Way of the Master, which includes a television/video series whose primary aim is to show Christians how to share their faith "simply, effectively, Biblically ... the way Jesus did" [1]. In the series Cameron and Comfort conduct interviews with a variety of people. The two also conduct a live daily radio show The Way of the Master Radio Show with Minnesota talk show host Todd Friel.
Cameron reunited with the cast of Growing Pains for a CNN Larry King Live interview which aired on February 7, 2006, in conjunction with the Warner Brothers release of the complete first season of Growing Pains, the first 22 episodes of the series, on Region 1 DVD. On March 17, 2006, Martin Bashir interviewed Comfort and Cameron about The Way of the Master on a segment of Nightline. Cameron also appeared on The O'Reilly Factor on April 12, 2006.
[edit] Private life
Kirk's sister, Candace Cameron, is also notable for her appearance on another sitcom, Full House. Cameron met his wife, actress Chelsea Noble, on the set of Full House. They married on July 20, 1991, and have six children: 4 adopted: Jack (b. 1996), Isabella (b. 1997), Anna (b. 1998), and Luke (b. 2000); and 2 biological: Olivia Rose (b. July 18, 2001) and James Thomas (b. April 13, 2003).
[edit] Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1987 | Like Father Like Son | Chris Hammond | |
| 1989 | Listen to Me | Tucker Muldowney | |
| 1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995) | Dexter | |
| 1998 | You Lucky Dog | Jack Morgan | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2001 | Left Behind: The Movie | Buck Williams | |
| 2002 | Left Behind II: Tribulation Force | Buck Williams | |
| 2005 | Left Behind: World at War | Buck Williams |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] Interviews
- Alpha Omega news interview (July 11, 2004)
- Crosswalk chat
- Christianity Today interview (October, 2000)
- The Christian Broadcasting Network interview
[edit] Web sites
- Kirk Cameron at the Internet Movie Database
- The Way of the Master — the evangelistic ministry of Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort
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