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Growing Pains was a show about a couple who try to do their best raising their family and although their kids, Mike, Ben, Carol and Crissie, cause them endless problems, they manage to keep the family close together..

Alan Thicke as Dr. Jason Seaver

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Alan Thicke has had a long, successful acting career. Besides Growing Pains, he has made guest appearances on several tv shows, including "Murder, She Wrote" (1993), "Married with Children" (1996-1997), "7th Heaven" (2001), and most recently "The Bold and the Beautiful" (2006-2009). He has also appeared in several movies including, Stepmonster (1993), Raising Helen (2004), and Alpha Dog (2006). He is currently married and has three children, and has recently published a couple of books.

Joanna Kerns as Maggie Malone Seaver

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Joanna Kerns has also had a long, successful acting career. Besides Growing Pains, she has made guest appearances on several tv shows, including "Laverne & Shirley" (1983), "Chicago Hope" (1998), and "Less Than Perfect" (2003-2004). She has also appeared in several tv movies, including Those She Left Behind (1989), Shameful Secrets (1993), and No One Could Protect Her (1996). She also has appeared in several movies, including Girl, Interrupted (1999), All Over the Guy (2001), and Knocked Up (2007). She is currently married and has one daughter.

Kirk Cameron as Mike Seaver

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Besides Growing Pains, Kirk Cameron also made guest appearances on several tv shows, including "Full House" (1988), "Touched by an Angel" (2001), and "Family Law" (2002). He has also starred in several movies, including Left Behind (2000), Left Behind: World at War (2005), and Fireproof (2008). He is now a Christian Fundamentalist evangelist who is currently a partner in the evangelical Christian ministry The Way of the Master. He is married to actress Chelsea Noble, who he met on the set of Growing Pains, and has six children.

Tracey Gold as Carol Seaver

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Besides Growing Pains, Tracey Gold also made guest appearances on several tv shows, including "CHiPs" (1979), "Father Murphy" (1982), and "The Dead Zone" (2003). She has also appeared in several tv movies, including Stolen Innocence (1995), The Girl Next Door (1998), She's No Angel (2001), and Safe Harbor (2006). She is currently married and has four children.

Jeremy Miller as Ben Seaver

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Besides Growing Pains, Jeremy appeared on a few other tv shows, including "Punky Brewster" (1984), "Ghostwriter" (1992), and "Von's Room" (2006). He currently has a few upcoming movies, including Ditching Party (2009), Never Have I Ever (2009), and Tar Beach (2010). He is currently married and has three children.

Ashley Johnson as Chrissy Seaver

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Besides Growing Pains, Ashley has made guest appearances on several tv shows, including "ER" (1998), "Providence" (2002), and "Dollhouse" (2009). She has also appeared in several movies, including Anywhere But Here (1999), What Women Want (2000), and Columbus Day (2008).

Last Updated: December 2, 2009

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