Jeremy Miller Biography

Date of Birth

21 December 1976, West Covina, California, USA

Birth Name

Jeremy James Miller

Height

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Mini Biography

Jeremy James Miller is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies. He also was the voice of Linus in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown and Snoopy the Musical.

Miller was first cast in a McDonald's commercial and then began to land multiple guest roles in Charles in Charge, Different Strokes, Punky Brewster, and Pryor's Place. He was cast in the NBC mini series Deceptions with Barry Bostwick, Stephanie Powers, and Fairuza Balk before landing the role of Ben Seaver, the youngest son on Growing Pains. Miller was supposed to be a part of the cast of the PBS show Ghostwriter. The creator wanted to make him a mentor to the younger Ghostwriter members, but the producers decided it wasn't a good idea for the show to have an older ghostwriter team member and Miller was not invited back after shooting the pilot. As an actor, probably his most recognizable trademark is the "Ben Seaver Scream", which can be heard and seen in any number of Growing Pains episodes and during the closing credits of the movie Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.

After Growing Pains, Jeremy co starred as "Jake" in the TV movie Based on an Untrue Story with Morgan Fairchild, Robert Goulet, Rikki Lake, Dan Hedeya, Victoria Jackson, and Harvey Korman.

He then decided to take a break from acting and attended the University of Southern California for a year where he studied drama. Soon after he began to pursue his passion for cooking and enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Le Cordon Bleu which he left just short of graduating. Jeremy started his own catering company called "No Small Affair" as well as freelanced as a chef for multiple LA based catering companies. He also teaches private cooking classes and group cooking parties. Jeremy continues to pursue acting and went to Shanghai (where he enjoys a huge popularity and following) to co star in the film Milk and Fashion, He starred in a commercial for McDonald's "Dollar Menunaires" promotion shot as a parody of the VH1 series Best Week Ever. He has also been spotted in Boys and Girls Guide To Getting Down. He can be seen in four movies in 2009: Ditching Party, Never Have I Ever, The Fish and Tar Beach. He will also be co-starring in the upcoming horror film Awakening as well as two new shows; One a recurring role in the comedy - The Comeback Kids and one as the lead in the Paranormal Suspense Drama - 3rd Eye.

Trivia

Attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out after only a year.

Is studying at culinary school and hopes to open his own catering company.

Is a skydiving enthusiast.

Likes pit-bull terriers.

Got mobbed by hundreds of people, while on an earlier press promotion for Milk and Fashion (2007).

Although Milk and Fashion (2007) was shot mainly in two cities, according to the script Jack (Jeremy Miller's character) only came in for the part of the film that takes place in Shanghai.

Was #83 on VH-1's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2005).

Met his fiancée Joanie Miller in an elevator in New Orleans in February 2004. Jeremy has been raising her three sons from her former marriage.

Has two younger brothers, Joshua (not to be confused with Jason Patric's same-named actor-brother) and Adam. Adam was diagnosed with Wilson's Disease but has made a full recovery.

Will be arriving in Shanghai to film his scenes in Milk and Fashion (2007). [October 2005]

On an early promotion for Milk and Fashion (2007). [August 2005]

Born on exactly the same date as Andrew Scott, seventeen days after Alicia Silverstone.

Quotes

[with regard to the practical joking on the "Growing Pains" set] Kirk (Cameron) and I would gang up to punk Tracey (Gold); then she and I would gang up to punk him back. But they never ganged up on me, since I was the proverbial runt of the litter.