Alan Thicke - wikipedia Alan Thicke Alan Thicke Thicke attending the `` Night of 100 Stars '' for the 82nd Academy Awards viewing party in March 2010 Alan Willis Jeffrey ( 1947 - 03 - 01 ) March 1, 1947 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 13 ) ( aged 69 ) Burbank, California, U.S. Cause of death Aortic dissection Resting place Santa Barbara Cemetery, California, U.S. Education Elliot Lake Secondary School Alma mater University of Western Ontario Occupation Actor, composer, television host Years active 1969 -- 2016 Home town Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada Spouse ( s ) Gloria Loring ( m. 1970 ; div. 1984 ) Gina Tolleson ( m. 1994 ; div. 1999 ) Tanya Callau ( m. 2005 ) Children 3, including Robin Relatives Todd Thicke ( half - brother ) Website www.alanthicke.com Alan Willis Thicke ( born Alan Willis Jeffrey ; March 1, 1947 -- December 13, 2016 ) was a Canadian actor, songwriter, game and talk show host. He was best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the father on the ABC television series Growing Pains, which ran for seven seasons. He is the father of actor Brennan Thicke, and of singer Robin Thicke. In 2013, Thicke was inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame. Thicke died on December 13, 2016 in the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, U.S. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Hosting 2.1. 1 Game shows 2.1. 2 Talk shows 2.1. 3 Other hosting 2.2 Producing and composing 2.3 Growing Pains 2.4 Television and film appearances 2.4. 1 Commercials 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 5.1 Films 5.2 Television 5.2. 1 Series 5.2. 2 Television movies 6 Books 7 Honours 8 References 9 External links Early Life Alan Willis Jeffrey was born on March 1, 1947 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, the son of Shirley `` Joan '' Isobel Marie ( née Greer ), a nurse, and William Jeffrey, a stockbroker. They divorced in 1953. His mother remarried to Brian Thicke, a physician, and they moved to Elliot Lake. He 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. Career Hosting Game shows Thicke hosted a Canadian game show on CFCF - TV in Montreal called First Impressions in the late 1970s and the Saturday morning celebrity game show Animal Crack - Ups in the late 1980s. In 1997, he hosted a television version of the board game Pictionary. In the early 2000s, he hosted the All New 3 's a Crowd on the Game Show Network. Talk shows Norman Lear hired Thicke to produce and head the writing staff of Fernwood 2 Night, a tongue - in - cheek talk show based on characters from Lear 's earlier show, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In the late 1970s, he was a frequent guest host of The Alan Hamel Show, a popular daytime talk show on Canadian TV, usually hosted by Alan Hamel. Thicke went on to host his own popular talk show in Canada during the early 1980s, called The Alan Thicke Show. The show at one point spawned a prime - time spinoff, Prime Cuts, which consisted of edited highlights from the talk show. Thicke was later signed to do an American syndicated late - night talk show, Thicke of the Night. Other hosting In 2014 and 2015 Thicke hosted a traveling dance show Dancing Pros Live which toured the United States. Producing and composing Thicke had a successful career as a TV theme song composer, often collaborating with his then - wife Gloria Loring on these projects, which included the themes to the popular sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life. He also wrote a number of TV game show themes, including The Wizard of Odds ( for which he also sang the vocal introduction ), The Joker 's Wild, Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Diamond Head Game, Animal Crack - Ups ( which he co-wrote with his brother Todd Thicke and Gary Pickus ), Blank Check, Stumpers !, Whew !, and the original theme to Wheel of Fortune. Thicke was a popular songwriter. He co-wrote `` Sara '', a solo hit for Bill Champlin and included on the latter 's Runaway album ( 1981 ). Thicke produced a variety of television shows, including Anne Murray Christmas specials for the CBC, beginning in the late 1970s. Growing Pains Thicke played Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist and father, on the family sitcom Growing Pains. When the show began, Jason was moving his psychiatry practice into the home to be closer to the family 's children while the family matriarch Maggie, played by Joanna Kerns, resumed her career as a reporter. Growing Pains debuted on ABC in 1985 and ran until 1992. Thicke reprised his role in two reunion TV movies, The Growing Pains Movie ( 2000 ) and Growing Pains : Return of the Seavers ( 2004 ). Television and film appearances Alan Thicke ( 2000s ) Thicke co-hosted the Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade ( now the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade ) with Joan Lunden from 1983 to 1990, when he was succeeded by Regis Philbin. In 1988, he hosted the Miss USA Pageant in El Paso, Texas, replacing Bob Barker ( who quit over fur being involved in the pageants ). He replaced Barker again as host of the 1988 Miss Universe Pageant ( along with Tracy Scoggins ) in Taipei, Taiwan. Thicke was replaced by Dick Clark as host of the 1989 Miss USA Pageant in Mobile, Alabama and by John Forsythe as host of the 1989 Miss Universe Pageant in Cancún, Mexico. Thicke continued hosting a wide range of variety TV events. In 1989 he co-hosted with SCTV alumnus Andrea Martin the TV special Opening of SkyDome in Toronto, which aired across Canada on the CBC. In 2004, he hosted the Miss Universe Canada Pageant in Ontario. In 1992, Thicke appeared as himself in the pilot episode of the sitcom Hangin ' with Mr. Cooper. He appeared in the end - credits scene, alogside series star Mark Curry, humorously referencing the pilot episode being filmed on the same set used as the Seavers ' home on Growing Pains. Thicke appeared on the American television series Hope & Gloria, which ran for 35 episodes. He played a lead role in the Not Quite Human trilogy of made - for - TV movies. In April 2006, he hosted Celebrity Cooking Showdown on NBC, in which celebrities were teamed with famous chefs in a cooking competition. In August 2006 and 2007, Thicke made a few appearances as talk show host Rich Ginger on The Bold and the Beautiful. Thicke also makes a cameo appearance in the 2007 movie Alpha Dog as the father of the lead character 's girlfriend. In 2008, Thicke appeared in a major supporting role as Jim Jarlewski in the television series adaptation of Douglas Coupland 's jPod. That same year, he had a cameo appearance in the How I Met Your Mother episode `` Sandcastles in the Sand '' as the dad in Robin Scherbatsky 's second `` Robin Sparkles '' music video. He guest starred as himself in the episodes `` The Rough Patch '', `` Glitter '', `` Old King Clancy '', `` P.S. I Love You '', and `` The Rehearsal Dinner ''. In February 2009, Thicke made a guest appearance on Adult Swim 's Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. In the same month, he made a guest appearance on the web series Star - ving. He also had a role in the 2009 film, The Goods : Live Hard, Sell Hard. On July 10, 2009, Thicke appeared on the 1000th episode of Attack of the Show !, and he sang a song with Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn. Thicke appeared in the season six finale of Just Shoot Me, `` The Boys in the Band. '' He made a guest appearance on a few episodes of Canada 's Worst Handyman 5. In 2010, Thicke appeared on the television program, Tosh. 0. In October 2010, he appeared as a celebrity contestant on Do n't Forget the Lyrics, where he played for the charities ProCon.org and the Alan Thicke Center for diabetes research. In March 2013, he participated on ABC 's Celebrity Wife Swap. He swapped wives with comedian Gilbert Gottfried. In October 2016, Thicke appeared as himself in the pilot episode of NBC 's `` This is Us ''. Commercials In the 1990s, Thicke was the spokesman for the Canadian division of Woolco department stores until its demise in 1994. In 2007, Thicke appeared in a television ad for Tahiti Village, a Las Vegas time - share resort. In 2009, Thicke began appearing in TV ads endorsing CCS Medical, a distributor of home - delivered diabetes supplies. In 2014, Thicke began appearing in ad spots for Optima Tax Relief. From 2011, Thicke was the spokesperson for Cambridge Life Solutions, a Canadian company that promised to reduce unsecured consumer debt through a method known as debt settlement, which had been outlawed in the United States by the Federal Trade Commission as a predatory practice in 2010 and was subsequently banned in Ontario in 2015. According to Scott Hannah, the president and CEO of the Credit Counseling Society of Canada, the company, which was accused of `` bilking thousands of vulnerable Canadians '' grew to dominate half of the Canadian market due to Thicke 's reputation `` as a spokesman who was very credible to Canadians. '' Personal Life Thicke was married three times : His first marriage, to Days of Our Lives actress Gloria Loring, lasted from 1970 until around 1984 ; they had two sons, Brennan and Robin. He started dating actress Kristy Swanson when she was 17 years old in 1986 and got engaged to her two years later when he was 42. He married his second wife, Miss World 1990 Gina Tolleson, on August 13, 1994, and had a son, Carter William Thicke, before their divorce was finalized on September 29, 1999. In 1999, he met Tanya Callau in Miami, where he was a celebrity host and she was a model. They were married from 2005 until his death. Death On December 13, 2016, Thicke collapsed while playing hockey with his son Carter at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, California. The manager of the rink said he was talking and even joked to his son to take a photo as he was being wheeled out on a stretcher. Thicke died of type - A aortic dissection at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, at the age of 69. On December 19, 2016, the cast of Growing Pains including Leonardo DiCaprio reunited at Thicke 's funeral ; a eulogy was given by his friend Bob Saget, and his son Robin offered a humorous remembrance. He was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California. Filmography Thicke at a Canadian Film Centre & Variety - hosted reception for the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab, March 2012 Films Year Title Role 1971 The Point ! Narrator / Father ( voice ; third telecast ) Copper Mountain Jackson Reach 1984 Calendar Girl Murders Alan Conti Not Quite Human Dr. Jonas Carson 1991 And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird Matthew Carson / Newman ( voice ) 1993 Betrayal of the Dove Jack West Stepmonster George Dougherty 1995 Open Season Xanex Demolition High Slater 1998 Anarchy TV Reverend Wright 2000 Bear with Me 2001 Xin shi zi jie tou Steve 2003 Hollywood North Peter Casey Carolina Chuck McBride -- Perfect Date Host Raising Helen Hockey Cantor Childstar J.R. 2006 The Surfer King Pipeman Alpha Dog Douglas Holden 2009 The Goods : Live Hard, Sell Hard Stu Harding RoboDoc Dr. Roskin Making a Scene The Producer 2017 It 's Not My Fault and I Do n't Care Anyway Patrick Spencer The Clapper Himself Television Series Year Title Role Notes 1969 It 's Our Stuff Regular Jack : A Flash Fantasy Jack of Diamonds 1978 America 2 - Night Doug Episode : `` I Am Democracy '' 1980 -- 1982 The Alan Thicke Show Himself / Host Also writer and producer 1983 -- 1984 Thicke of the Night Himself / Host Also writer and executive producer 1984 Masquerade Episode : `` Sleeper '' The Love Boat Alan Price / Robert McBride / Senator Bob Townsend 3 episodes 1985 Scene of the Crime Craig Spears Episode : `` A Vote for Murder '' 1985 -- 1992 Growing Pains Jason Seaver 1990 The Hitchhiker Mickey Black Episode : `` Tough Guys Do n't Whine '' 1992 Travelquest Host 1993 Murder, She Wrote Harrison M. Kane Episode : `` The Phantom Killer '' 1994 Burke 's Law Episode : `` Who Killed the Beauty Queen ? '' 1995 Minor Adjustments Roger Episode : `` The Ex-Files '' Hope & Gloria Dennis Dupree 1996 -- 1997 Married... with Children Bruce / Henry 3 episodes 1997 The Outer Limits Donald Rivers Episode : `` A Special Edition '' 1999 Arliss Doctor Episode : `` Rules of the Game '' 2000 Beggars and Choosers Episode : `` The Woodhouse Conundrum '' Son of the Beach Captain ' Buck ' Enteneille / Captain Buck Enteneille 3 episodes 2001 7th Heaven Ed Palmer Episode : `` Parents '' 2003 EGG, the Arts Show Alan Scott Episode : `` Broadway Workshop '' My Wife and Kids Magician Episode : `` Fantasy Camp : Part 2 '' 2005 Yes, Dear Joel Episode : `` The New Neighbors '' Half & Half Gavin Storm Episode : `` The Big Mothers for Others Episode '' Joey Himself Episode : `` Joey and the Poker '' 2006 -- 2009 The Bold and the Beautiful Rich Ginger 7 episodes 2007 Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide Hal E. Burton Episode : `` Spring Fever & the School Newspaper '' 2008 About a Girl Dude 's Dad Episode : `` About a Homecoming '' JPod Jim Jarlewski 13 episodes How I Met Your Mother Himself 5 episodes Canada 's Worst Handyman 5 Himself Tosh. 0 Himself Episode : `` Crystal Light Dancers ( Reunion ) '' 2011 I 'm in the Band Simon Craig 5 episodes This Hour Has 22 Minutes Himself 2012 The L.A. Complex Donald Gallagher 4 episodes 2013 Celebrity Wife Swap Himself Season 2, episode 3 2014 Unusually Thicke Himself Reality show ; 14 episodes American Dad ! Himself Episode : `` Permanent Record Wrecker '' 2015 Scream Queens Tad Radwell Episode : `` Thanksgiving '' The Jack and Triumph Show Himself Episode : `` Commercial '' 2016 Grandfathered Himself Episode : `` Jimmy 's 50th, Again '' Mike Tyson Mysteries Walter Morgan Episode : `` Unholy Matrimony '' This is Us Himself Episode : `` Pilot '' The Eric Andre Show Himself Season 4, Episode 9 Fuller House Mike Episode : `` Mom Interference '' The Stanley Dynamic Himself Episode : `` The Stanley Band '' 2017 Chopped Himself ( contestant ) Season 33 ; 5 epi. `` Star Power '' tournament Television movies Year Title Role 1986 Perry Mason : The Case of the Shooting Star Steve Carr Hitting Home Conrad Vaughan Not Quite Human Dr. Jonas Carson 1988 14 Going on 30 The real Forndexter Dance ' til Dawn Jack Lefcourt Not Quite Human II Dr. Jonas Carson 1990 Jury Duty : The Comedy Phil Beckman 1992 The Trial of Red Riding Hood The Wolf Still Not Quite Human Dr. Jonas Carson / Bonus Carson 1993 Rubdown Raymond Holliman 1994 Lamb Chop and the Haunted Studio Alan 1995 Lamb Chop 's Special Chanukah Alan Windsor Protocol Senator Joplin Hardy Lamb Chop 's Chanukah and Passover Surprise Alan The Secret She Carried Reed Epperson ( uncredited ) 1997 Shadow of the Bear William Andrich Any Place But Home August Danforth 1998 Thunder Point Joplin Hardy Casper Meets Wendy Baseball Announcer 1999 Two of Hearts Hank Powers 2000 Ice Angel Coach Parker The Growing Pains Movie Jason Seaver Growing Pains : Return of the Seavers Jason Seaver 2013 Camp Sunshine Ken Handcourt Bad Management Tobias Sr. Let It Snow Ted Beck 2016 Stop the Wedding Sean Castleberry Books Thicke, Alan ( May 1999 ). How Men Have Babies : The Pregnant Father 's Survival Guide. Contemporary Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8092 - 2806 - 5. Thicke, Alan ( April 27, 2006 ). How To Raise Kids Who Wo n't Hate You. iUniverse Star. ISBN 978 - 0 - 595 - 84288 - 9. Honours 1988 : Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV - Series -- Comedy / Musical for Growing Pains 1998 : Nominated -- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Audience Participation Show / Game Show for Pictionary ( co-executive producer ) 2013 : Inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame 2015 : Brampton Arts Walk of Fame 2016 : Canadian Icon award, Whistler Film Festival References ^ Jump up to : `` Alan Thicke Biography ''. Film Reference Library. Toronto. Retrieved March 13, 2009. Jump up ^ Barton, Chris ( December 13, 2016 ). `` Alan Thicke, actor and dad on ' 80s sitcom ' Growing Pains, ' dies at 69 ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 14, 2016. 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Retrieved August 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Dan Snierson ( December 14, 2016 ). `` Alan Thicke dead : This Is Us creator pays tribute ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2017. One of the last roles for the versatile Growing Pains star was a guest spot in the NBC dramedy 's first episode. Thicke played himself -- as well as the estranged father of the Manny, a.k.a. Kevin ( Justin Hartley ), in the goofy sitcom that Kevin starred in. Jump up ^ Mackie Smith, Susan ( 1994 ). Do n't Get Me Started : Reflections of a Country Columnist. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. ISBN 9781896182094. Retrieved December 15, 2016 -- via Google Books. Jump up ^ `` Alan Thicke Hawking Las Vegas Time Shares ''. HotelChatter.com. April 25, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Jump up ^ Walters, Chris ( June 24, 2009 ). `` Alan Thicke Ca n't Save Tahiti Village Timeshare Company From Going Under ''. The Consumerist. Retrieved November 20, 2011. 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