- Received no financial compensation whatsoever for acting in Fireproof (2008), and does not accept any royalties from the film.
- His acting mentor, and one of his best friends, was Growing Pains (1985) co-star Alan Thicke. He served as a pallbearer at Thicke's funeral.
- Parents named him after Captain Kirk, the William Shatner character from the original Star Trek (1966) series.
- 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.
- Has six children, four of whom were adopted: Jack (b. 1996), Isabella (b. 1998), Anha (b. 1999), and Luke (b. 2000); and two biological: Olivia Rose (b. 7/18/01) and James Thomas Cameron (b. 4/13/03).
- He and wife [Chelsea Noble are among the founders of Camp Firefly and The Firefly Foundation, which sponsors camping trips for terminally-ill children and their families.
- Met his wife, Chelsea Noble, on the set of Growing Pains (1985).
- Once appeared on sister Candace Cameron Bure's show, Full House (1987), in the episode, Just One of the Guys (1988), in 1988.
- Brother of Candace Cameron Bure, Bridgette Cameron and Melissa Cameron.
- Now a Christian evangelist, with Ray Comfort, in "The Way of the Master" organization.
- Ranked #15 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
- Began acting at the age of nine, appearing in television commercials and guest roles. His first starring role was at the age of 13 in the series Two Marriages (1983).
- Co-created the Crocoduck.
- Ranked #19 in "TV Guide"'s list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (1/23/05).
- He has Scottish, German, English, Irish, and smaller amounts of Jersey (Channel Islander) and Dutch, ancestry.
- His father is Robert Cameron and his mother is Barbara Cameron.
- Brother-in-law of Valeri Bure and John Ridenour.
- Mentioned in Are You There God? It's Me, Peter (2018),.
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