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Alan Thicke will be best known as one of the all-time great sitcom dads, but his career has also crossed paths with several other famous TV shows, and not always in the ways you might expect. Before “Growing Pains,” Thicke got bit roles in three episodes of “The Love Boat,” including an episode where he plays a man who tries to get his ex-wife married to someone else. Thicke also had a long career as a variety show host, starting with a stint on daytime Canadian TV with “The Alan Thicke Show.” He then tried to challenge Johnny Carson with a.

Alan Thicke, the actor, talk show host and composer known for his turn as the Seaver family patriarch on the sitcom Growing Pains, died of a heart attack Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 69.

Thicke reportedly suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with one of his sons. He was taken to a Los Angeles area hospital where he was pronounced dead. He is survived by his wife Tanya and sons Brennan, Carter and the pop star Robin Thicke.

Growing Pains ran for seven seasons on ABC between...

Alan Thicke, widely known for his starring role as Dr. Jason Seaver on Growing Pains, has died, People confirms. He was 69.

A rep for Alan’s son, Robin Thicke, confirmed to People on Tuesday that the veteran actor, who starred in Growing Pains from 1985-1992, passed away.

The Los Angeles Times spoke with Robin Thicke on Tuesday evening, and he called his father “the greatest man I ever met.” He confirmed that Thicke suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his son Carter, and that one of the last things he said was a compliment to his son on a nice shot.