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Alan Thicke

Name in Native Language: "Alan Willis Jeffrey" (English/EN)
Songwriter / Composer / Television Presenter / Comedian / Screenwriter | * 03/01/1947 († 69, 12/13/2016) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario (Canada)
Alan Willis Thicke (born Alan Willis 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | TV Movies

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Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life sh ...

Raising Helen

FSK: 0+ years

2004 | 3.1/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Don Ready is many things, but he is best-known as an extraordinary salesman. When a car dealership in Temecula teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, he and his ragtag team dive in to save the day. But w ...

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

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2009 | 2.7/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny ...

That's My Boy

FSK: 16+ years

2012 | 2.9/5 | 1h 56min
Comedy, Drama
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Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spe ...

Growing Pains

FSK: 6+ years

1985 | 3.3/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Alan Thicke

Canada's Walk of Fame
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Movies with Alan Thicke as Actor(57)

as himself2018 The Clapper
as himself2018 Game Changers
as Paul Roberts2017 Love's Last Resort
as Patrick Spencer2017 It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
as Sean Castleberry2016 Stop the Wedding
as Mr. Pierce2015 Wish Upon a Christmas
as himself2015 Being Canadian
as Peter Hoss2014 Bank$tas
as Chef Krueger2014 A Cookie Cutter Christmas
as Pops2013 Notes from Dad
as Ted Beck2013 Let It Snow
as Richard2012 Sperm Donor
as Paul Hemingway2012 Hemingway
as Dr. Roskin2009 RoboDoc
as Stu Harding2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as himself2008 Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
2007 The Surfer King
as Douglas Holden2006 Alpha Dog
as J.R.2004 Childstar
as Peter Casey2004 Hollywood North
as Jason Seaver2004 Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
as Hockey Cantor2004 Raising Helen
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host2003 Carolina
as himself2002 Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Coach Parke2000 Ice Angel
as Jason Seaver2000 The Growing Pains Movie
as himself2000 SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky
as Hank Powers1999 Two of Hearts
as Reverend Wright1998 Anarchy TV
as Baseball Announcer1998 Casper Meets Wendy
as Senator Joplin Hardy1998 The Windsor Protocol
as August Danforth1997 Any Place But Home
as William Andrich1997 Shadow of the Bear
as Slater1996 Demolition High
as Xanex1995 Open Season
as Alan1995 Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
as Alan1994 Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
as George Dougherty1993 Stepmonster
as Raymond Holliman1993 Rubdown
as Jack West1993 Betrayal of the Dove
as Jonas Carson / Bonus1992 Still Not Quite Human
as The Wolf1992 The Trial of Red Riding Hood
as Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)1991 And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
as himself1990 Night Of 100 Stars III
as Self - Choir Member1990 Voices That Care
as Phil Beckman1990 The Great American Sex Scandal
as Jonas Carson1989 Not Quite Human II
as himself1989 The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
as Jack Lefcourt1988 Dance 'Til Dawn
as Conrad Vaughan1988 Hitting Home
as Real Harold Forndexter1988 14 Going on 30
as Jonas Carson1987 Not Quite Human
as Steve Carr1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1985 The Canadian Conspiracy
as Alan Conti1984 Calendar Girl Murders
as Jackson Reach1983 Copper Mountain
as Narrator / Father (third telecast)1971 The Point

TV Shows/Series with Alan Thicke as Actor(41)

as himself2016 This Is Us
as Mike2016 Fuller House
as Tad Radwell2015 Scream Queens
2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as himself2012 The Eric Andre Show
as himself2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Jim Jarlewski2008 jPod
as Dr. Alan Thicke2007 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as himself2007 Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Host2006 Celebrity Cooking Showdown
as himself2006 'Til Death
2005 Hi-Jinks
as himself2005 The Princes of Malibu
as himself2005 How I Met Your Mother
as Alan Thicke (voice)2005 American Dad!
2004 The Tony Danza Show
as himself2004 Joey
as Hal E. Burton2004 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2002 Half & Half
as Self - Host2002 Miracle Pets
as himself2001 Fear Factor
2001 My Wife and Kids
2000 Son of the Beach
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Ed Palmer1996 7th Heaven
1995 The Outer Limits
as Roger1995 Minor Adjustments
as Dennis Dupree1995 Hope and Gloria
as Self - Interviewee1993 Intimate Portrait
as himself1993 Intimate Portrait
1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Jason Seaver1985 Growing Pains
as Craig Spears1985 Scene of the Crime
as Harrison M. Kane1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Mickey Black1983 The Hitchhiker
1983 Masquerade
as Host1983 Thicke of the Night
1980 The Alan Thicke Show
as Doug1978 America 2-Night

Movies with Alan Thicke as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer1980 Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

TV Shows/Series with Alan Thicke as Crew(3)

Writing/Writer1978 America 2-Night
Writing/Writer1977 Fernwood 2 Night
Production/Producer1975 The Bobby Vinton Show

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.alanthicke.com
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Full Name: Alan Willis Jeffrey
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Saturday, 03/01 1947 (March) in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (Canada)
Died: Tuesday, 12/13 2016 (December) in Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Educated at: Western University
Spouses (current/former): Gloria Loring, Gina Tolleson
Other names for Alan Thicke (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alan Willis Jeffrey"
Alan Thicke frequently works together with these people:
Mike Barker (34x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (31x, Actor)
Bob Odenkirk (25x, Actor)
Paget Brewster (23x, Actress)
Chris Diamantopoulos (23x, Actor)
Fred Tatasciore (18x, Actor)
Jill Talley (16x, Actress)
Mike Henry (15x, Actor)
Alan Tudyk (14x, Actor)
John DiMaggio (14x, Actor)
Matt McKenna (12x, Actor)
Eric Luke (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:269625, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024