33 Facts About Alan Thicke

1. Alan Thicke had quite an extensive sitcom career, notably seven seasons as Dr Jason Seaver on Growing Pains.

2. Alan Thicke had quite the career in front of the camera, most recently popping up on This Is Us and Fuller House, but the beloved sitcom dad had a hand in things behind the camera, namely writing some of TV's most beloved theme songs.

3. Alan Thicke is survived by his three sons, one of whom is Robin Thicke, famous for the 2013 hit single Blurred Lines.

4. In 1985, Alan Thicke took on one of his most memorable roles as the sensitive, caring dad Jason Seaver on Growing Pains.

5. Alan Thicke was born on March 1, 1947, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.

6. Alan Thicke is of mixe descent and holds a Canadian nationality.

7. Alan Thicke was born on March 1, 1947, in Kirkland Lake, Canada.

8. Alan Thicke was a Canadian actor, songwriter, game and talk show host.

9. Alan Thicke was a Canadian actor, songwriter, comedian, game and talk show host.

10. Alan Thicke died of type-A aortic dissection at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, at the age of 69.

11. On December 13, 2016, Alan Thicke collapsed while playing ice-hockey with his son Carter at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, California.

12. In 2014, Alan Thicke began appearing in ad spots for Optima Tax Relief.

13. In 2009, Alan Thicke began appearing in TV ads endorsing CCS Medical, a distributor of home-delivered diabetes supplies.

14. In 2007, Alan Thicke appeared in a television ad for Tahiti Village, a Las Vegas time-share resort.

15. In October 2016, Alan Thicke appeared as himself in the pilot episode of NBC's This is Us.

16. Alan Thicke appeared in the season six finale of Just Shoot Me, "The Boys in the Band.

17. Alan Thicke had a role in the 2009 film, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.

18. In 2008, Alan Thicke appeared in a major supporting role as Jim Jarlewski in the television series adaptation of Douglas Coupland's jPod.

19. Alan Thicke makes a cameo appearance in the 2007 movie Alpha Dog as the father of the lead character's girlfriend.

20. In 1992, Alan Thicke appeared as himself in the pilot episode of the sitcom Hangin' with Mr Cooper.

21. Alan Thicke continued hosting a wide range of variety TV events.

22. Alan Thicke replaced Barker again as host of the 1988 Miss Universe Pageant in Taipei, Taiwan.

23. Alan Thicke hosted the Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship from 1987 to 1988.

24. Alan Thicke co-hosted the Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade with Joan Lunden from 1983 to 1990, when he was succeeded by Regis Philbin.

25. Alan Thicke reprised his role in two reunion TV movies, The Growing Pains Movie and Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (2004).

26. Alan Thicke produced a variety of television shows, including Anne Murray Christmas specials for the CBC, beginning in the late 1970s.

27. Alan 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.

28. In 2014 and 2015 Alan Thicke hosted a traveling dance show Dancing Pros Live which toured the United States.

29. Alan Thicke went on to attend the University of Western Ontario, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity.

30. Alan Thicke graduated from Elliot Lake Secondary School in 1965, and was elected homecoming king.

31. Alan Thicke was born on March 1, 1947, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, the son of Shirley "Joan" Isobel Marie, a nurse, and William Jeffrey, a stockbroker.

32. Alan Thicke was best known for playing Dr Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains.

33. In 2013, Alan Thicke was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.