Recently, Jeremy Miller, the actor of the pumpkin ben in "Growing Pains", suddenly appeared in Shanghai as a judge of the second "Yingxing Cup" International Children's Song and Dance Art Festival.
Jeremy Miller (second from right)
Everyone was surprised to find that "Ben" had lost a lot of weight and was more handsome!
You know, over the years, he has been frequently appearing as a "fat uncle".
The mischievous child of the past is now a 42-year-old father with gray hair. According to the Xinmin Evening News, he smiled at the scene and comforted the parents who sighed that time had flown by, saying that "people will always be old, we all have to face it calmly, I hope everyone can also like the way I am now."
Photo source: Xinmin Evening News
This time he brought his fiancée Joanie with him, and the two held hands in the backstage dressing room to show affection, and she was also a fan of him as a child.
The Yellow Circler is his fiancée
His three children, all brought by Joanie and all now in their twenties, treated them like biological sons, saying that when he first faced them, he instantly felt that he had become a father and "had to grow up".
Miller and his fiancée
He has a good relationship with Shanghai, and has been here as early as 1991. He remembers that there was no elevated at that time, and this time he found that "the change was too great." In 2005, he went to Shanghai again to work with Chinese actors on the film Milk Fashion.
On the cover of Shanghai TV magazine.
He said in a 2005 interview that "I like China, especially Shanghai." During this trip to Shanghai, in addition to participating in the series of salon activities of "Reading the City - Shanghai Culture and Shanghai City Dialect", he will also learn Shanghainese from teachers.
Miller came to Shanghai in 2005 for a group photo with an interviewer
Miller loves food, and in addition to filming (just before coming to Shanghai to play his father in a new film), he also runs a small catering company in Los Angeles, providing catering services for parties, weddings and other occasions.
The occupation was related to his grandmother, who was a chef who taught him how to cook, who had wanted to open an Italian kebab shop and a TV show to teach Chinese audiences how to cook Western food.
It is precisely because of this advantage that when the family members of "Growing Pains" have dinner, he is responsible for what to eat. He told reporters that a week before they came to Shanghai this time, they were still eating together
I was their chef, and they would tell me anything they wanted, and a week ago we were eating together.
Miller has always missed working with them on Growing Pains: "That show was our childhood." He shed tears after filming every season, and many years later he will be sad about its final ending, saying that he misses the "intimate relationship of everyone" in the filming stage.
In fact, whether in China (introduced by Shanghai Television from 1990 to 1994) or in the United States (broadcast on ABC from 1985 to 1992), "Growing Pains" is a precious childhood memory of countless people, and every reunion of the Sifos will cause a hot discussion.
In 2011, five family members reunited to take magazine photos.
From left: Carol, Jason, Ben, Maggie, Mike
The location is exactly the same as the group photo from 1987.
In 2013, Ben reunited with Jason, Maggie, and Carol.
On November 12, 2016, Ben and Jason, Carroll attended a fan meet-up in Chicago.
No one expected that just over a month later, Alan Sikh, who played Jason, would say goodbye to everyone forever, which was also the last time he participated in "Growing Pains" related activities before his death.
Alan Sikh tweeted happily before attending the fan conference, saying that he was looking forward to meeting Ben and Carol
On December 13, 2016, Ellen Sikh died of a heart attack while playing ice hockey with his youngest son, Carter, at the age of 69. As soon as the news came out, many Chinese audiences were heartbroken.
At his memorial service, family members come to bid him farewell (from left): Carol, Maggie, Mike, Ben, and Leonardo the Little Plum (center), who made a cameo appearance.
Little Plum (first from right) plays Luke, a boy who is taken home by Mike to foster care
At the end of February, when Miller was on the "Today Show" with Kirk Cameron, who played Mike, and Tracy Gerd, who played Carol, he also talked about his nostalgia for his father Jason, saying that he was like the biological father of the three of them.
See how much they've changed?
Speaking of Mike's actor Kirk Cameron, Miller once became a fat uncle, and Cameron grew into a cool handsome uncle.
He's been acting. This is 2004, and at the age of 34, he starred in the film version of "Growing Pains".
In 2008, he appeared in the movie "Firefighter" (Save Love for 40 Days).
In 2014, the 44-year-old Cameron starred in the film "Saving Christmas", which had a little more vicissitudes.
Emotionally, he married Cecia (8 years older than him), who played his girlfriend in Growing Pains, and had three children.
Influenced by his wife, he became a devout evangelical, directed several gospel films, and used his popularity to do philanthropy.
Theresie Gerd, who plays carol, an elementary school bully (in fact, she doesn't like school in her life) is now a 49-year-old mother with four children.
Before Alan Sikh's death, the family members with whom he interacted most frequently on social platforms were Geld and "Ben" Jeremy Miller.
Gerde in 2016
She once suffered from anorexia because of weight loss, lost less than 80 pounds when filming the final season of "Growing Pains", and missed three of the last four episodes in order to receive hospitalization.
In the early 90s, she successfully defeated anorexia. In 1992, Joanna Cohens, who played her mother Maggie, became a popular bride and introduced her to her current husband: swimming coach Marshall.
Carol's Red Lady Joanna Cohens
In October 1994, the two married, and then had four sons, and the family of six settled in Los Angeles.
Happy family at Malibu Beach in early 2016
Ashley Johnson, the youngest member of the Seavers, was only 6 years old at the time.
Maggie was holding Ashley Johnson
Growing up, he is still active in the film and television circle, playing his daughter in "100% Woman" starring Mel Gibson, and guest starring in the popular American drama "Super Sense Detective".
In 2012, he appeared in the super blockbuster "Avengers".
Joanna Cohens, who plays her mother Maggie, has little information, and after the filming of "Growing Pains", she was a single mom for a long time, raising her daughter alone.
She is a good director, directing a considerable number of serious works, and like Maggie, she does not advocate women sacrificing their careers for the sake of their families.
Coens in 2016
33 years on, they are growing, and so are we. No matter how their appearance changes, in our hearts, they will always be such a happy and interesting family that makes us smile when we think about it.