Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke (born Alan Willis Jeffrey; March 1, 1947 – December 13, 2016) was a Canadian actor, songwriter, comedian, game and talk show host. He was the father 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. Thicke was best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains.\n', '

Thicke 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. Alan 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 frat…