Yesterday afternoon, at the jury of the second "Yingxing Cup" Children's Song and Dance Art Festival, there was a familiar and unfamiliar face - Jeremy Miller, the actor of little Ben in "Growing Pains", came from the United States to guide the direction of children's dreams of singing and dancing as a person. However, what loves him more at the scene is the group of post-80s parents of the children, who look at the gray-haired Miller in front of them and will never forget the teenagers who grew up with them, who were once so naughty and cute. Miller smiled and comforted everyone, "People will always be old, we all have to face it calmly." No matter what age, there is a wonderful place for them, and I hope that everyone can also like the way I am now. ”
Image: Jeremy Miller serves as a judge of the "Star Cup" official picture
When I became a father, I also saw white hair
Walking into the backstage of the "Star Cup" International Children's Song and Dance Festival, Miller and his fiancée Joanie held hands and sat in the dressing room to "show love", Jenny loved the mature man next to her, but she was also a fan of Miller when she was a child.
When teenagers become famous, sometimes they are a little troubled. For example, when "Growing Pains" was popular, Miller was always surrounded by a group of big friends and children, taking photos and signing autographs, "I know that this is part of my work, they like me, they are willing to communicate with me." 」 "My personality at that time was exactly the same as Ben in the play, and the director wanted to dig more inside me at first, and then he performed with my true colors." "That's it, until I was 15 years old.
"One sign of growing up is that one day I saw my gray hair in the mirror." Miller said, "At that moment, I knew I wasn't a kid anymore. The real maturity, but after Miller became a father, his three children were brought by his fiancée, and he regarded them as his own, "When they first came, they were all children, and now they are all young men in their twenties." Miller said that the first time he faced his children, he felt like a father, "At that moment, I felt like I had to grow up." Miller said.
Once, when Miller was getting a haircut, and his hair was half long and half short, the eldest son called him to report the "war situation" in the family, because the younger son accidentally fell from a high place and his head was bleeding, "I put down the phone and ordered the barber to get my hair in a minute." Rushed home and took his young son to the hospital to bandage. "I sometimes treat them harshly, and sometimes I have to talk to them." Now I am familiar with playing my father, and before I came to Shanghai, I had just played a father in a movie. ”
Pictured: Miller played Ben Network Diagram in Growing Pains
Shanghai has changed a lot, and we grew up together
In the United States, Miller runs a restaurant in addition to acting. "We [the growing pains] get together a lot, and I'm their chef, and they tell me whatever they want." Miller said, "A week ago, we were still eating together. ”
"We grew up together, and that play was our childhood." Miller will never forget the first time he left his parents and went out to shoot with the crew, "You know, for us, it's not about filming at all, it's about playing." "Miller still remembers being excited at night and not being able to sleep, calling Mike to go to see the stars...
In this way, counting the stars and watching "Growing Pains", the post-80s teenagers grew up with Miller on the other side of the ocean. Growing up, the children of Shanghai have picked up the beams and built their hometown beautifully. "In 1991, it was my first time in Shanghai, and I remember it was an art exchange event between the governments." Miller said, "I haven't had time to walk around shanghai this time, but the changes are too big, the car is fast on the elevated highway - when I first came, there was no elevated - a tall building I didn't have time to look closely, and soon a new one appeared in front of you." ”
According to Shanghai Huibo Culture Media Co., Ltd., which arranged Miller's trip to Shanghai, in addition to serving as a guest judge of the "Yingxing Cup" International Children's Song and Dance Art Festival, he will also appear at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall to participate in the "Reading the City" - "Haipai Culture and Shanghai Urban Dialect" series of salon activities, learn Shanghai dialect from teachers; he will also taste the classic food of Haipai... Laughing and eating, we all seem to be the same child we once were. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wu Xiang)