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
Anarchy TV
Shadow of the Bear
The Wonderful World of Disney
Just Shoot Me!
Any Place But Home
The Secret She Carried
7th Heaven
E! True Hollywood Story
Arli$$
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Demolition High
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Minor Adjustments
The Outer Limits
Hope and Gloria
Open Season
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Burke's Law
Intimate Portrait
Rubdown
Betrayal of the Dove
Stepmonster
The Trial of Red Riding Hood
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Travelquest
Still Not Quite Human
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
Voices That Care
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges
Night of 100 Stars III
Jury Duty: The Comedy
Not Quite Human II
The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Dance 'Til Dawn
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Hitting Home
14 Going on 30
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Not Quite Human
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Married... with Children
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much
When Mom and Dad Break Up
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
The Canadian Conspiracy
Growing Pains
Scene of the Crime
Murder, She Wrote
Calendar Girl Murders
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Masquerade
The Hitchhiker
Thicke of the Night
Copper Mountain
The Alan Thicke Show
America 2-Night
The Love Boat
The Point
Miss USA
Miss Universe
Golden Globe Awards