Date of Birth

12 October 1970, Panorama City, California, USA

Birth Name

Kirk Thomas Cameron

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse

Chelsea Noble (20 July 1991 - present) 6 children

Trivia

He and Chelsea are among the founders of Camp Firefly and The Firefly Foundation, which sponsor camping trips for terminally-ill children & their families.

His father is Robert Cameron and his mother is Barbara Cameron.

Brother of actress Candace Cameron Bure, Bridgette and Melissa.

Has six children: 4 adopted: Jack (b. 1996), Isabella (b. 1997), Anna (b. 1998), Luke (b. 2000). 2 biological: Olivia Rose (b. 18 July 2001); James Thomas (b. 13 April 2003).

Used to be neighbors with Adam Rich, of "Eight Is Enough" (1977) fame.

Is a vegetarian.

Parents named him after Captain Kirk, the William Shatner character from the original "Star Trek" (1966) series.

Met his wife, Chelsea Noble, on the set of "Growing Pains" (1985).

Born on exactly the same day as Lala Sloatman.

Ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).

Ranked #15 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

Once appeared on sister Candace's show "Full House" in 1988.

Has six children, four of whom were adopted: Jack (born 1996), Isabella (born 1997), Anna (born 1998), and Luke (born 2000); and two biological: Olivia Rose (born July 18, 2001) and James Thomas (born April 13, 2003).

States that he used to be an atheist, but when he was 17, during the height of his career on "Growing Pains" (1985), he developed a strong belief in God.

Began acting at the age of nine, appearing in television commercials and guest roles. His first starring role was at the age of thirteen in the series "Two Marriages" (1983).

Now a Christian Fundamentalist evangelist who is currently a partner in the evangelical Christian ministry The Way of the Master.

Became a "born again" Christian while working on the show "Growing Pains" (1985). He admits that his religious beliefs put him at odds with the show's writers and that he flatly refused to do parts of the scripts as presented, but was willing to work around or to edit the offensive content.

Personal Quotes

"I sometimes found myself more comfortable around my TV family than I did with my own parents and sisters." - About working on "Growing Pains" (1985).

"The Hollywood lifestyle was just overwhelming. A party here, an interview there, magazine and modeling shoots daily, your face everywhere and girls throwing themselves at you. As great as it felt at the time, I still felt something missing, and that I needed to change."

(On Creationism): To say that the banana happened by accident is even more unintelligent than to say that no one designed the Coca Cola can.

Where Are They Now

(December 2003) Hosts "Way of the Master", a Christian television ministry on TBN.

(2008) Release of his book, "Still Growing: An Autobiography" by Kirk with Lissa Halls Johnson.

~ Updated: 2008-09-02 ~