Rising Pains star Jeremy Miller — who portrayed Ben Seaver within the beloved ’80s sitcom — lately revealed that two of his costars as soon as saved him from turning into homeless.
Throughout an August 21 sit-down with Scott Austalosh for the Youngstown Studios podcast, Miller, now 48, opened up about some rising pains of his personal whereas filming the collection. Rising Pains aired from 1985 to 1992 ABC and likewise starred Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, and Tracey Gold.
“After 2008, when the large financial crash occurred, my catering firm went underneath, and I used to be actually struggling,” Miller shared on the podcast. “I imply, actually struggling — getting ready to homelessness, issues acquired actually dangerous.”
“And Alan and Kirk had been the one two who stepped as much as assist me,” he continued. “Alan arrange interviews with all of his restaurateur pals in Santa Barbara and some different locations, and acquired me related to totally different locations the place I might make the most of my chef abilities and earn some cash to assist care for my household.”
Within the interview, Miller defined, “And all it took was a telephone name to say, ‘Hey, Al, I’m actually struggling. Have you learnt anyone who may…’ and that’s all I needed to say,” the actor recalled. “He was on the telephone for the subsequent two days, making connections and doing every little thing he might to attempt to assist me. That was simply the type of man he was.”
Though the previous youngster actor didn’t elaborate on how his onscreen brother, Cameron, who performed Mike Seaver, helped him throughout the tough time, Miller delved additional into Thicke’s character throughout his chat with Austalosh.
“Alan was one of the vital caring, beneficiant, and loving males you would ever know,” he mentioned of Robin Thicke‘s father, who died in 2016 at age 69. “In between each take, it was exhausting to get a scene completed as a result of we had been rolling on the ground laughing.”
Miller added, “He would name simply to check out me, be certain every little thing’s going good. However he actually did fill that father position. He was my different dad.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Miller opened up about his alcohol dependancy after starring on Growing Pains as a coping mechanism for previous trauma and anxiousness.