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Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke

Acting • 1947-03-01 • 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" 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.

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How I Met Your Mother8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Growing Pains6.5

Growing Pains

1985

A Cookie Cutter Christmas6.1

A Cookie Cutter Christmas

2014

Let It Snow6.5

Let It Snow

2013

Not Quite Human5.4

Not Quite Human

1987

Stop the Wedding5.8

Stop the Wedding

2016

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