Alan Thicke
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-03-01
- Died:
- 2016-12-13
- Place of birth:
- Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Alan Willis Thicke (né Jeffrey; 1 March 1947 – 13 December 2016) was a Canadian-American actor, songwriter, and game/talk show host. He was the father of singer Robin Thicke. Thicke was best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains on ABC. In 2013, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Thicke was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, the son of Shirley "Joan" Isobel Marie (née Greer), a nurse, and William Jeffery, a stockbroker. They divorced in 1953. His mother remarried to Brian Thicke, a physician, and they moved to Elliot Lake. Thicke graduated from Elliot Lake Secondary School in 1965, and was elected homecoming king. He went on to attend the University of Western Ontario, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity.
Known For
Filmography
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Game Changers
The Clapper
Love's Last Resort
It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
This Is Us
Stop the Wedding
Fuller House
Wish Upon a Christmas
Scream Queens
Being Canadian
Celebrity Family Feud
The Stanley Dynamic
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
I Am Divine
Let It Snow
Bank$tas
Notes from Dad
Sperm Donor
Hemingway
That's My Boy
The Eric Andre Show
RoboDoc
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
jPod
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
The Surfer King
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
'Til Death
Celebrity Cooking Showdown
Alpha Dog
How I Met Your Mother
Hi-Jinks
The Princes of Malibu
American Dad!
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
The Tony Danza Show
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Childstar
Joey
Living in TV Land
Raising Helen
Hollywood North
Carolina
Half & Half
Miracle Pets
Fear Factor
Teddy Bears' Picnic
My Wife and Kids
SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky
The Growing Pains Movie
Son of the Beach
Ice Angel
Two of Hearts
The Windsor Protocol
Casper Meets Wendy