Brother of actress Candace Cameron Bure, Bridgette and Melissa.

Ranked #19 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).

Used to be neighbors with Adam Rich, of "Eight Is Enough" (1977) fame.

Ranked #15 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

Born on exactly the same day as Lala Sloatman.

Became a "born again" Christian while working on the show "Growing Pains" (1985). He admits that his religious beliefs put him at odds with the show`s writers and that he flatly refused to do parts of the scripts as presented, but was willing to work around or to edit the offensive content.

Now a Christian Fundamentalist evangelist who is currently a partner in the evangelical Christian ministry The Way of the Master.

States that he used to be an atheist, but when he was 17, during the height of his career on "Growing Pains" (1985), he developed a strong belief in God.

Once appeared on sister Candace`s show "Full House" in 1988.

Met his wife, Chelsea Noble, on the set of "Growing Pains" (1985).

Parents named him after Captain Kirk, the William Shatner character from the original "Star Trek" (1966) series.

Is a vegetarian.

Has six children: 4 adopted: Jack (b. 1996), Isabella (b. 1997), Anna (b. 1998), Luke (b. 2000). 2 biological: Olivia Rose (b. 18 July 2001); James Thomas (b. 13 April 2003).

His father is Robert Cameron and his mother is Barbara Cameron.

He and Chelsea are among the founders of Camp Firefly and The Firefly Foundation, which sponsor camping trips for terminally-ill children & their families.