Jeremy Miller is sharing his gratitude to late television icon Alan Thicke, who played his father on “Growing Pains,” for providing emotional and professional support during a rocky time in his life.
Miller, best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on “Growing Pains,” got candid about his experiences with addiction in a video interview with Youngstown Studio last week.
During a particularly emotional point in the chat, Miller looked back on his relationship with Thicke fondly, calling him one of the “most caring, generous, loving men you could ever know.”
The former child actor, who is also a trained chef, went on to recall how Thicke and their “Growing Pains” co-star, Kirk Cameron, reached out to him when he was “on the brink of homelessness.”
“After 2008, when the big economic crash happened, my catering company went under, and I was really struggling ― I mean, really struggling,” he recalled, later adding: “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.”
