Alan Thicke
Biography
Alan Thicke was a Canadian-American actor, songwriter and host of game and talk shows who became widely known as Dr. Jason Seaver, the psychiatrist and father at the center of the sitcom Growing Pains, which ran on ABC from 1985 to 1992 and brought him a Golden Globe nomination in 1988. Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, he started in Canadian television, producing and writing for Fernwood 2 Night, hosting his own talk show and later the syndicated Thicke of the Night, and hosting game shows including Face the Music, Animal Crack-Ups and Pictionary. He composed themes for Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life and several game shows. His screen work included Not Quite Human (1987) and its sequel Not Quite Human II (1989) and The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009), and in 2013 he received a place on Canada's Walk of Fame.
69years old at death
- Born Kirkland Lake
- Died Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Alan Willis Jeffrey (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 55 years1971 to 2026
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Behind the camera
Norman Lear brought Thicke in to produce Fernwood 2 Night and to lead its writing staff. The tongue-in-cheek talk show drew on characters from Lear's earlier series, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
A role that slipped away
In 1988, Thicke took over as host of the Miss USA Pageant in El Paso, Texas, after Bob Barker stepped down because fur was part of the pageants. That same year he also replaced Barker as host of the Miss Universe Pageant in Taipei, Taiwan.
Big break
Thicke was signed to host Thicke of the Night, an American syndicated late-night talk show, for the 1983-1984 TV season. It was heavily promoted before broadcast as a competitor to NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, but the show was short-lived.
Beyond film
Thicke co-wrote the song "Sara" for Bill Champlin, and it was a solo hit that appeared on Champlin's Runaway album in 1981.
Alan Thicke movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jesse Hutch's page
John Ingle's page
Robyn Lively's page
Jay Underwood's page
Also two films together1 more actor
- Monty HallGame Changers (2018) and The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.