It was painful for many fans to watch Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron, 50, host a public caroling event with barely a mask in sight. Dressed in a Santa Claus suit with only a fake beard to cover his face, the actor led a reported crowd of about 100 attendees (per ABC7 KABC) as they sang Christmas carols in a parking lot at The Oaks Mall, a shopping center in Thousand Oaks, on Dec.