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Kirk Thomas Cameron is an American Actor (named after Captain Kirk). He has three sisters, Candace Cameron, Bridgette Cameron, and Melissa Cameron. A family friend approached Robert and Barbara Cameron, his parents, about putting Kirk and Candace on the television screen because he thought they were good-looking kids who could easily make a lot of money. Kirk started off doing various commercials at age nine and by the time he was a young teen had played minor roles in movies, which also lead him to become a well-known child-star in Hollywood with an unforgettable smirk. Kirk Cameron's fame took off in 1985 with his recurring role as Mike Seaver on the family network Sitcom “Growing Pains”. Mike Seaver was a witty but not-so-smart student and the oldest son of a psychiatrist with a Journalist as a mother. This role brought Kirk Cameron and ABC a huge amount of teen fans, specifically female teens. As a rising star in 1986, he starred in the movie “The Best of Times”. In 1987, Kirk guest-starred in another ABC family sitcom, “Full House”, in which his sister Candace Cameron had a recurring role as D.J. Tanner. During the filming of “Growing Pains”, Kirk Cameron met his wife Chelsea Noble who played Kate Seaver. Kirk and Chelsea have been married since July 20, 1991. They both starred in movies together such as, “Left Behind: World At War” and “Left Behind II: Tribulation Force”, and a few others. They now have six children, two together, and four are adopted. Before meeting Chelsea, Kirk had a previous girlfriend, at age seventeen, that came from a family of strong believers of the Christian faith. So much so that Kirk had a life-altering experience that transformed him into a born-again Christian. Chelsea and Kirk are co-founders of Camp Firefly and the Firefly Foundation, which sponser camping trips for kids who have terminal illnesses. Kirk becoming a born-again Christian during the filming of “Growing Pains” lead to a few disagreements with the writers and producers because of some inappropriate content on the script that he was asked to act out, which he kindly refused to take part in because it clashed with his religious beliefs. But he was willing to work around it with the writers and producers. Kirk is now a Evangelist and ministers alongside Ray Comfort on “Way of the Master”, a Christian television ministry on TBN. He has also released his book “Still Growing: An Autobiography”, which was written by Kirk himself and with Lissa Halls Johnson.