Kirk Cameron was very happy in the 1980s. As a teen star on the hit TV show “Growing Pains,” he was famous, rich, and had a bright future ahead of him. But even though Cameron was successful, he felt unhappy and started to wonder what the Hollywood way of life was really about.
Cameron never thought he would become an actress as a child. His mother’s friend was the mother of another child actor and suggested that she teach him how to play. His dream was to become a doctor. His mother took him to an agent even though she didn’t want to. When he was nine, he started getting small parts.
Cameron never felt at ease in the spotlight, even though he was becoming more and more famous. He said, “I was always annoyed having to brush my hair and drive through traffic to auditions.” But his career kept going strong, and when he got the part of Mike Seaver on “Growing Pains,” everyone knew who he was.
But as Cameron’s fame grew, he felt farther away from the things that were important to him. He began to think about whether or not the Hollywood way of life was good and how it was changing his life. He met a girl at this time who asked him to go to church with her family. His life would never be the same after this one easy act.
Over time, Cameron’s faith got stronger, and he changed the way he saw the world. His faith became more important to him than his job, which worried his Hollywood coworkers. They were afraid that his new views would make the show less popular.
Even though people around him were worried, Cameron kept following his heart. Besides becoming more devoted to his faith, he started to see the bad sides of the Hollywood business. He said it was full of “evil, darkness, and twisted sickness.” He remembered being suspicious of what was going on behind the scenes of “Growing Pains,” including what his language coach, who was later found guilty of sexual abuse, was doing.
These events made Cameron even more determined to leave the Hollywood lifestyle behind. His “Growing Pains” co-star Chelsea Noble married him, and the two of them built a life away from the press. The most important thing to them was their religion. They raised six kids, four of whom they adopted.
Cameron is now a loyal family man who is very vocal about his faith. He has kept working in show business, but only on projects that are in line with his beliefs. He has made a number of religion-based films, such as “Fireproof” and “Lifemark,” that show how important family, adoption, and faith are.
Cameron’s story shows how faith can help you and how important it is to stick to your values. While he may have been a teen heartthrob, he has grown into a loyal family man and a strong supporter of his faith.
