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Alan Thicke

アラン・シック　/　あらん・しっく

Songwriter from Canada

March 1, 1947 – December 13, 2016　・　Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Ontario
songwriter
composer
television presenter

My Take

Alan Thicke is one of those names that anchored a whole era of television without demanding the spotlight for himself. To millions he was Dr. Jason Seaver, the warm sitcom dad on Growing Pains, but I find his songwriting credits more telling: this was a working craftsman who wrote theme tunes and hosted shows before America cast him as everyone's father. There's a tidy irony in him fathering Robin Thicke, passing the music gene forward. His 2013 Canada's Walk of Fame nod felt overdue. When he died suddenly in 2016, the affection that poured out confirmed how genuinely likable he was.

Overview

Alan Willis Thicke (né Jeffrey; 1 March 1947 – 13 December 2016) was a Canadian-American actor, songwriter, and game/talk show host. He was the father of singer Robin Thicke. Thicke was best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains on ABC. In 2013, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alan Thicke
Name (Japanese): アラン・シック
Reading: あらん・しっく
Born: March 1, 1947 – December 13, 2016
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Boar
Origin: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: songwriter / composer / television presenter / voice actor / comedian

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Western Ontario

Awards & achievements

2013 Canada's Walk of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Growing Pains	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.alanthicke.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

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