Jeremy Miller


Jeremy James Miller is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies. He also voiced Linus van Pelt in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!.

Career

Miller was cast in a few commercials, then a 1984 guest role in Punky Brewster before landing the role of Ben Seaver, the younger son on Growing Pains. After Growing Pains, he appeared in the film Milk and Fashion, in commercials for McDonald's "Dollar Menunaires" promotion shot as a parody of the VH1 series Best Week Ever, and as the star of the 1990 Hanukah episode of Shalom Sesame. He has also been spotted in Boys and Girls Guide To Getting Down. He appeared in a special celebrity team-up episode of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?; he and his partner got through to the bonus round in the end. In the Family Guy episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven", he appears and tries to convince the other characters to buy him a case of Sudafed, but an animated version of his TV dad Alan Thicke appears, with his neck bobbling rapidly. He tells his son "Be-en! What have I told you about trading sexual favors for Sudafed?" He can be seen in four movies in 2009: Ditching Party, Never Have I Ever, The Fish and Tar Beach.
While promoting Start Fresh Recovery of Santa Ana, California in April 2014, Miller said he started drinking alcohol at age four. Miller states that he suffered from alcohol abuse for years, until he had an implant that released the drug Naltrexone into his system. In 2011, he became a spokesperson for Fresh Start Private Management Inc., the rehabilitation company that administered his treatment.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Punky BrewsterJimmyTV series，Season 1，Episode 8：Visit to the Doctor/Go to Sleep
1985DeceptionsMark RichardsTV movie
1985–92Growing PainsBen SeaverTV Series, 158 episodes
Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actor in a New Television Series
Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series
Nominated-Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
Nominated-Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Long Running Series Comedy or Drama
1985The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowLinus Van Pelt TV Series, Season 2
1986Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!Linus van Pelt TV short
1987EmanonJason Ballantine
1987Shalom SesameSpecial GuestTV series
1988Snoopy!!! The MusicalLinus van Pelt TV movie
1988This Is America, Charlie BrownLinus Van PeltTV mini-series，Season 1，Episode 2：The Birth of the Constitution
1990The WilliesBrad
1992GhostwriterCraig MitchellTV Series，Season 1，Episode 6-9
1993Based on an Untrue StoryJackieTV movie
2000Scooby-Doo and the Alien InvadersAdditional Voices Direct to Video
2000The Growing Pains MovieBen SeaverTV movie
2004Ben SeaverTV movie
2006Von's RoomGuestTV Series
2007Milk and FashionJack
2009Never Have I EverGlenn Brandis
2010Ditching PartyJim

Personal life

At about age 14, Miller received numerous letters from an older male stalker during the run of Growing Pains.
Miller attended the University of Southern California for one year. He is married to Joanie Miller and has three stepsons.