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poof · 10-12-2011, 11:09 AM

Happy 42nd birthday to Kirk Cameron!

And here's to another 50-60 years on Planet Earth for Kirk.

Those in doubt of this validity, I will explain ONCE again a complete biography of the life and career of Kirk Cameron, UNLESS otherwise noted courtesy of "The E! True Hollywood Story." (NO Negative comments please)

The year is 1968. Vietnam is at war with America; 55-year-old Richard Milhous Nixon is elected U.S. President; and a 24-year-old middle-school teacher and gym coach named Rob Cameron met and fell in love with a 17-year-old high-school senior named Barbara Bausmith.

Before the year ended, Rob and Barbara learned that they were expecting their 1st baby; as was custom at the time, rather than have the baby be born out of wedlock, per parental orders, Rob and Barbara were married, 5 1/2 months into the pregnancy, on June 22, 1969.

3 1/2 months later, a baby boy, Kirk, was born on October 12, 1969.

By 1974, during the 4th of July holiday, Rob and Barbara were expecting again; this time, a baby girl, Candace, was born on April 6, 1975.

In 1979, at the request of Barbara's friend, Fran Rich (whose 10-year-old son, Adam, was born 43 years ago today and was in his 2nd season on TV's "Eight Is Enough"), Barbara took 9-year-old Kirk and 3 1/2-year-old Candace out to auditions.

By year's end, Kirk had booked his 1st commercial for Count Chocula, and the following year, 5-year-old Candace made her acting debut in a NEVER-broadcast Mutual of Omaha commercial.

By 1982, 12-year-old Kirk had graduated from commercials to bit part on
television shows such as "Lou Grant" and "Herbie, the Love Bug."

Later that year, 7-year-old Candace made her small screen debut in a guest spot on NBC's "St. Elsewhere."

The following year, 13-year-old Kirk made his small-screen debut in a short-lived drama series for the ABC Television Network called "Two Marriages."

In the fall of 1984, just shy of his 15th birthday, Kirk auditioned for the part of the eldest teenage son on a sitcom pilot called "Growing Pains."

The pilot was conceived and created by Neal Marlens, who based the pilot on a true story--his own--growing up in Long Island, New York, where Neal's mom was a psychiatrist, and his dad was managing editor of the local newspaper, New York Newsday.

For the pilot, however, the parents switched roles.

The pilot was shot in April 1985 and was given a spot on the 1985 Fall schedule, where "Growing Pains" debuted on September 24, 1985 on the ABC Television Network, and though "Growing Pains" initial ratings were low, in January 1986, after Neal left the show, the show was retooled by producers Dan Guntzelman, Mike Sullivan, and Steve Marshall, and by season's end, ratings climbed to #17.

By September 1986, 16-year-old Kirk Cameron was a bona-fide teen idol; however, per his 2008 memoir "Still Growing" (co-written with Lissa Halls Johnson),that wasn't enough to prevent Kirk from going through real-life "Growing Pains," as soon afterwards, his parents sat him & Candace down and told them that they were getting divorced.

The following Summer, 17-year-old Kirk was cast opposite British actor Dudley Moore in a movie called "Like Father, Like Son."

The film was released on October 2, 1987, 10 days before Kirk's 18th birthday, and became a box-office smash.

In 1988, Kirk's character Mike Seaver graduated from Thomas E. Dewey High School; that Summer, 18-year-old Kirk graduated in real life from Chatsworth High School (where Candace graduated in 1993).

In 1989, just shy of his 20th birthday, Kirk met and fell in love with 25-year-old aspiring actress/model Nancy Mueller (born on December 4, 1963 in Buffalo, New York), known professionally as Chelsea Noble, when she was cast on "Growing Pains" as Kate MacDonald, a potential love interest of Mike Seaver--a role that would soon transition to real life, as 2 years later, on July 20, 1991, Kirk and Nancy were married in Buffalo, New York in a private ceremony attended by immediate family only.

In 1992, ABC aired the final original episode of "Growing Pains."

In 2000, months after his 30th birthday, Kirk Cameron officially retired from acting and embarked on a new career--as an evangelical preacher.

2 years later, months after the 9/11 attacks, Kirk teamed up with 52-year-old New Zealand-born author Ray Comfort, a minister since the 1970s, to combine their ministries, rechristening it Living Waters.

Today, at age 42, Kirk and Nancy are still married and are the proud parents of 6 children, the oldest 4 adopted, and the eldest 2 biological. The family resides primarily in California, though Kirk and Nancy also have a home in Jonesboro, Georgia (per MySpace.com), which is near Atlanta.

Zoneboy · 10-12-2011, 12:27 PM

And in other news, I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico.

robyrob · 10-12-2011, 12:48 PM

why can't you just admit that you are wrong about this?

AKA · 10-12-2011, 01:11 PM

It's a conspiracy, man! All our favorite '80s child stars are a year older than they claim, and aliens are reading my braaaaaaaaain! Make them stop!

catlover79 · 10-12-2011, 01:20 PM

Regardless of his age, we do at least know his birthday is October 12th. So I wish him a

!

LUNCH · 10-12-2011, 01:24 PM

You know, he does not look a day over 41.

poof · 10-12-2011, 01:47 PM

Because I'm NOT!

poof · 10-12-2011, 01:48 PM

42, and I THOUGHT I said NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS!

poof · 10-12-2011, 01:52 PM

The only way to prove I'm wrong is for you all to download and put up a copy of Kirk Cameron's birth certificate. Until that happens, or Hell freezes over, whichever comes first, I am 100% right because I learned it all through "The E! True Hollywood Story," which at least is accurate about true ages of famous people.

davidh_1973 · 10-12-2011, 03:22 PM

Happy Birthday to KIRK!!!

robyrob · 10-12-2011, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poof

The only way to prove I'm wrong is for you all to download and put up a copy of Kirk Cameron's birth certificate. Until that happens, or Hell freezes over, whichever comes first, I am 100% right because I learned it all through "The E! True Hollywood Story," which at least is accurate about true ages of famous people.

yet you can't prove that you are right (and that Kirk Cameron is wrong when he himself states his age).

poof · 10-12-2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

yet you can't prove that you are right (and that Kirk Cameron is wrong when he himself states his age).

Of course I can prove myself correct!

Evidence #1: Effective the Fall 1965 American public school curriculum, if you were born after September 1 of a given year, as ordered by Lyndon Baines Johnson, you were cut off into the next grade.

Evidence #2: Kirk Cameron and I are good cases in point.

Evidence #3: I was born December 9, 1984. Had I been born on August 9, I would have graduated in 2002, but since I was born December 9, I graduated in 2003.

Evidence #4: I know a man who's exactly Kirk's age (42 as of the eve of Christmas Eve) who attended a private Christian school and graduated at age 16, but only because it was a private school that worked at your own pace (as all and most private schools are).

Evidence #5: Kirk Cameron graduated high school in 1988 AND NEVER attended private school throughout his educational career, NOT EVEN during his being tutored on the "Growing Pains" set in the 1980s.

If those 5 evidences aren't enough proof, I myself will find a free of charge copy of Kirk Cameron's ACTUAL birth certificate and post it here.

robyrob · 10-12-2011, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poof

Of course I can prove myself correct!

Evidence #1: Effective the Fall 1965 American public school curriculum, if you were born after September 1 of a given year, as ordered by Lyndon Baines Johnson, you were cut off into the next grade.

Evidence #2: Kirk Cameron and I are good cases in point.

Evidence #3: I was born December 9, 1984. Had I been born on August 9, I would have graduated in 2002, but since I was born December 9, I graduated in 2003.

Evidence #4: I know a man who's exactly Kirk's age (42 as of the eve of Christmas Eve) who attended a private Christian school and graduated at age 16, but only because it was a private school that worked at your own pace (as all and most private schools are).

Evidence #5: Kirk Cameron graduated high school in 1988 AND NEVER attended private school throughout his educational career, NOT EVEN during his being tutored on the "Growing Pains" set in the 1980s.

If those 5 evidences aren't enough proof, I myself will find a free of charge copy of Kirk Cameron's ACTUAL birth certificate and post it here.

none of that comes even close to being evidence of anything - it proves absolutely nothing.

poof · 10-12-2011, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robyrob

none of that comes even close to being evidence of anything - it proves absolutely nothing.

Except I'm right and you're BULL****!

robyrob · 10-12-2011, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poof

Except I'm right and you're BULL****!

you don't need to resort to name calling, and it doesn't improve your position at all.

I couldn't care less how old Kirk Cameron is, whether there is some grand conspiracy to conceal his true age or otherwise; your obsession with this topic is the true mystery. this is this the most irrelevant, inconsequential piece of non-trivia to get so worked up over, with absolutely nothing to provide even the smallest grain of actual evidence to lend credence to your theory - other than your own birth date and age.

10-12-2011, 11:09 AM	#1
poof Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 27, 2011 Posts: 23	Happy 42nd Birthday to Kirk Cameron! Happy 42nd birthday to Kirk Cameron! And here's to another 50-60 years on Planet Earth for Kirk. Those in doubt of this validity, I will explain ONCE again a complete biography of the life and career of Kirk Cameron, UNLESS otherwise noted courtesy of "The E! True Hollywood Story." (NO Negative comments please) The year is 1968. Vietnam is at war with America; 55-year-old Richard Milhous Nixon is elected U.S. President; and a 24-year-old middle-school teacher and gym coach named Rob Cameron met and fell in love with a 17-year-old high-school senior named Barbara Bausmith. Before the year ended, Rob and Barbara learned that they were expecting their 1st baby; as was custom at the time, rather than have the baby be born out of wedlock, per parental orders, Rob and Barbara were married, 5 1/2 months into the pregnancy, on June 22, 1969. 3 1/2 months later, a baby boy, Kirk, was born on October 12, 1969. By 1974, during the 4th of July holiday, Rob and Barbara were expecting again; this time, a baby girl, Candace, was born on April 6, 1975. In 1979, at the request of Barbara's friend, Fran Rich (whose 10-year-old son, Adam, was born 43 years ago today and was in his 2nd season on TV's "Eight Is Enough"), Barbara took 9-year-old Kirk and 3 1/2-year-old Candace out to auditions. By year's end, Kirk had booked his 1st commercial for Count Chocula, and the following year, 5-year-old Candace made her acting debut in a NEVER-broadcast Mutual of Omaha commercial. By 1982, 12-year-old Kirk had graduated from commercials to bit part on television shows such as "Lou Grant" and "Herbie, the Love Bug." Later that year, 7-year-old Candace made her small screen debut in a guest spot on NBC's "St. Elsewhere." The following year, 13-year-old Kirk made his small-screen debut in a short-lived drama series for the ABC Television Network called "Two Marriages." In the fall of 1984, just shy of his 15th birthday, Kirk auditioned for the part of the eldest teenage son on a sitcom pilot called "Growing Pains." The pilot was conceived and created by Neal Marlens, who based the pilot on a true story--his own--growing up in Long Island, New York, where Neal's mom was a psychiatrist, and his dad was managing editor of the local newspaper, New York Newsday. For the pilot, however, the parents switched roles. The pilot was shot in April 1985 and was given a spot on the 1985 Fall schedule, where "Growing Pains" debuted on September 24, 1985 on the ABC Television Network, and though "Growing Pains" initial ratings were low, in January 1986, after Neal left the show, the show was retooled by producers Dan Guntzelman, Mike Sullivan, and Steve Marshall, and by season's end, ratings climbed to #17. By September 1986, 16-year-old Kirk Cameron was a bona-fide teen idol; however, per his 2008 memoir "Still Growing" (co-written with Lissa Halls Johnson),that wasn't enough to prevent Kirk from going through real-life "Growing Pains," as soon afterwards, his parents sat him & Candace down and told them that they were getting divorced. The following Summer, 17-year-old Kirk was cast opposite British actor Dudley Moore in a movie called "Like Father, Like Son." The film was released on October 2, 1987, 10 days before Kirk's 18th birthday, and became a box-office smash. In 1988, Kirk's character Mike Seaver graduated from Thomas E. Dewey High School; that Summer, 18-year-old Kirk graduated in real life from Chatsworth High School (where Candace graduated in 1993). In 1989, just shy of his 20th birthday, Kirk met and fell in love with 25-year-old aspiring actress/model Nancy Mueller (born on December 4, 1963 in Buffalo, New York), known professionally as Chelsea Noble, when she was cast on "Growing Pains" as Kate MacDonald, a potential love interest of Mike Seaver--a role that would soon transition to real life, as 2 years later, on July 20, 1991, Kirk and Nancy were married in Buffalo, New York in a private ceremony attended by immediate family only. In 1992, ABC aired the final original episode of "Growing Pains." In 2000, months after his 30th birthday, Kirk Cameron officially retired from acting and embarked on a new career--as an evangelical preacher. 2 years later, months after the 9/11 attacks, Kirk teamed up with 52-year-old New Zealand-born author Ray Comfort, a minister since the 1970s, to combine their ministries, rechristening it Living Waters. Today, at age 42, Kirk and Nancy are still married and are the proud parents of 6 children, the oldest 4 adopted, and the eldest 2 biological. The family resides primarily in California, though Kirk and Nancy also have a home in Jonesboro, Georgia (per MySpace.com), which is near Atlanta.

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10-12-2011, 01:24 PM	#6
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	You know, he does not look a day over 41.

10-12-2011, 01:47 PM	#7
poof Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 27, 2011 Posts: 23	Because I'm NOT!

10-12-2011, 01:48 PM	#8
poof Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 27, 2011 Posts: 23	42, and I THOUGHT I said NO NEGATIVE COMMENTS!

10-12-2011, 01:52 PM	#9
poof Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 27, 2011 Posts: 23	The only way to prove I'm wrong is for you all to download and put up a copy of Kirk Cameron's birth certificate. Until that happens, or Hell freezes over, whichever comes first, I am 100% right because I learned it all through "The E! True Hollywood Story," which at least is accurate about true ages of famous people.

10-12-2011, 03:22 PM	#10
davidh_1973 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 19, 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 384	Happy Birthday to KIRK!!!