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Alan Thicke
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Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016)
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Alan Thicke, born Alan Willis Jeffrey on March 1, 1947, in Kirkland Lake, was a Canadian and American songwriter, composer, television presenter, and voice actor. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario and spoke Canadian English. A male of Catholic faith, he was married to Gloria Loring and Gina Tolleson and had three children, including Robin Thicke. His professional career spanned from 1969 until 2016.
Thicke received the Canada's Walk of Fame award and is associated with tags such as 80s, rock, melodic rock, and AOR. He authored five works, including *Animals Are People Too! 2 pk.*, *Hemingway*, *Embarazados*, *Wenn Männer Babys kriegen*, and *How To Raise Kids Who Won't Hate You*. He died of natural causes on December 13, 2016.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Alan Thicke is referenced by 354 other articles, and connects out to Yahoo, Growing Pains and Just Shoot Me!.
Vinony files it under 1947 births, 2016 deaths and 20th-century Canadian male actors.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Animals Are People Too! 2 pk.
- Hemingway
- Embarazados
- Wenn Männer Babys kriegen
- How To Raise Kids Who Won't Hate You
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
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"…
Known for
- The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel — Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)2026
- Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom — Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)2026
- The Clapper — Alan Thicke2018
- Game Changers — Self2018
- It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway — Patrick Spencer2017
- Love's Last Resort — Henry / Paul Roberts2017
- Stop the Wedding — Sean Castleberry2016
- This Is Us — Alan Thicke2016
- Fuller House — Mike2016
- Being Canadian — Self2015
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Canada
- Active from
- 1947
- Active to
- 2016
Discography
- Alan Thicke1970
- Wondrous Bobby Orr1970
- Thicke of the Night1984
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 630
- Total plays
- 4,138
Tags
Alan Jeffery Thicke (born Alan Willis Jeffery; March 1, 1947) was a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the father on the ABC television series 'Growing Pains', and for being the father of singer-songwriter Robin Thicke. Alan Thicke also notably sang the tune "Thicke Of The Night". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alan+Thicke">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- Alan Willis Jeffrey , ( 1947-03-01 ) 1 March 1947, Kirkland Lake , Ontario , Canada
- Died
- 13 December 2016 (2016-12-13) (aged 69), Burbank , California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Santa Barbara Cemetery , Santa Barbara , California, U.S.
- Other name
- Alan Willis Thicke
- Alma mater
- University of Western Ontario
- Occupations
- Actor, composer, television host
- Years active
- 1969–2016
- Spouses
- Gloria Loring ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1984 ) Gina Tolleson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1999 ) Tanya Callau, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 )
- Children
- 3, including Robin Thicke
- Relatives
- Todd Thicke (half-brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Kirkland Lake
- Spouse
- Gina Tolleson
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Canadian English
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- Growing Pains
- Hair colour
- salt and pepper
- Official website
- www.alanthicke.com
- Image
- CFC in LA (Alan Thicke).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Carpinteria
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Alan Thicke
- date of birth
- 1947-03-01
- date of death
- 2016-12-13
- name in native language
- Alan Willis Jeffrey
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- birth name
- Alan Willis Jeffrey
- sexual orientation
- heterosexuality
- ethnic group
- Canadian Americans
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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