"Growing Pains" Jeremy Miller, "Ben Seaver" Interview: Behind the Scenes

[TMC]

Jeremy Miller, Ben Seaver from "Growing Pains" opens up in this behind the scenes interview! Jeremy and John have a great time talking about when Jeremy first met Tracey Gold and Kirk Cameron, his special relationship with Alan Thicke , the pranks Jeremy and Kirk Cameron played on the Growing Pains set, his battle with alcoholism and overcoming it, the special relationship between Kirk Cameron and Michael J. Fox had and more great stories! Appreciate you Jeremy!

Hosted by John Cato, actor, voiceover artist, and moderator for over 20 years for the television and movie industry. John's background brings a unique insight and passion to the podcast.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:00:29 Jeremy's audition for Growing Pains
• 00:03:33 Jeremy meeting Tracey Gold for the first time
• 00:05:25 Pranks on the set of Growing Pains with Kirk Cameron
• 00:06:46 Alan Thicke's death and Jeremy's special bond with him
• 00:09:32 The difficulty of ad-libbing from Alan Thicke while shooting
• 00:11:23 Other shows shooting by the Growing Pains set
• 00:12:30 The death of close friend, Rebecca Schaeffer from "My Sister Sam"
• 00:14:48 How immensely popular Kirk Cameron was at the time with fans
• 00:16:32 Salaries on Growing Pains compared to today's stars
• 00:17:26 Working with Leonardo Di Caprio on Growing Pains
• 00:21:09 Jeremy works with Leonardo Di Caprio to help with his acting
• 00:23:49 Jeremy dated Candace Cameron and Danica McKellar from "The Wonder Years"
• 00:28:15 Jeremy remains friends with kids from other 80's sitcoms/shows
• 00:30:11 What it was like to be noticed by fans and be mobbed for an autograph
• 00:34:51 Jeremy's favorite episodes of "Growing Pains"
• 00:37:59 The emotional final episode of "Growing Pains"
• 00:43:30 The Reunion episodes
• 00:47:23 Jeremy reconnects with Brandon Phillips, Make a Wish Kid years later through Kirk Cameron
• 00:49:35 Jeremy has life changing fight with his wife that helps him to stop drinking
• 00:53:04 Jeremy is blackmailed by his Alcoholic Anonymous sponsor
• 00:54:45 Jeremy emancipates himself to pay back taxes with Coogan law money
• 00:57:55 Michael J. Fox and Kirk Cameron's fun friendship

[DJM77]

I only listened to a little bit of it. Jeremy's memory about Rebecca Schaeffer and My Sister Sam is a little off. The show was canceled due to low ratings and she didn't get murdered until over a year afterwards.