Growing Pains star Jeremy Miller made a rare television appearance on Tuesday.
Appearing on Tuesday’s edition of Channel Seven’s Morning Show, the former child actor, who played rambunctious teen Ben Seaver on the 80s show, looked very different from his time on the sitcom.
Where once Jeremy had sandy blond hair styled in a mullet and no facial hair, he now he sports a tidier salt-and-pepper do’ and a trimmed goatee.
Jeremy, now 47, told hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies that unlike a lot of child stars, he didn’t have any Hollywood ‘horror stories.’
‘Our set was amazing. We had a ball, you know, I had a 200 person family. The cast, the crew, everybody looked out for you. It was really special,’ the actor said.
Growing Pains star Jeremy Miller made a rare television appearance on Tuesday. Pictured with Leonardo DiCaprio
Where once Jeremy had sandy blond hair styled in a mullet and no facial hair, now he sports a tidier salt-and-pepper do and a trimmed goatee
‘But you know, there were a lot of perks, and I’ve always said that all the benefits far outweighed any negative that ever came out of it,’ he added.
Miller also mentioned his disappointment about Warner Bros. studios not picking up his proposal for a reboot of the beloved series.
He claimed the entertainment studio has its own ideas for a ‘reimagining’ of the series that would most likely recast the show, whereas Jeremy thought using the original cast was the way to go.
Jeremy told hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies that unlike a lot of child stars, he didn’t have any Hollywood ‘horror stories’: ‘Our set was amazing. We had a ball, you know, I had a 200 person family. The cast, the crew, everybody looked out for you. It was really special’
Growing Pains – which ran for seven seasons – followed the trials and tribulations of the Seaver family.
The sitcom starred the late Alan Thicke as dad and psychiatrist Dr. Jason Roland Seaver alongside Joanna Kerns as wife Margaret Seaver.
Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold and Ashley Johnson joined Miller as the other kids in the family Mike, Carol and Chrissy.
Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio joined the show in its final season as homeless teen Luke Brower in 1991 while icon Brad Pitt had small roles on the show in 1987 and 1989 – before their global rise to fame.
In 2019, DiCaprio and Pitt memorably discussed their time on the show during a chat to promote Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
Pitt said: ‘But we did start on the same television show’ with DiCaprio responding: ‘I mean, we’re talking decades ago.’
Growing Pains – which ran for seven seasons – followed the trials and tribulations of the Seaver family. Pictured left to right: Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, and Jeremy Miller on Growing Pains
Growing Pains was nominated for a raft of Emmys during its long-run on ABC.
In 2000, the cast reunited for The Growing Pains Movie, followed by Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers in 2004.
Growing Pains previously spawned spin-off series, Just the Ten of Us, which featured Coach Graham Lubbock, Mike and Carol’s gym teacher, moving to California with his large family to teach at an all-boys Catholic school after he was fired from Thomas Dewey High School.
The show ran for three seasons from 1988-1990.
Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio joined the show in its final season as homeless teen Luke Brower in 1991. Pictured with Miller
Icon Brad had small roles on the show in 1987 and 1989 – pictured as rock singer Jonathan Keith with Miller
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