'Growing Pains' actor Alan Thicke dead at 69

RIP Alan Thicke.

Actor Alan Thicke has died at age 69, according to TMZ.



The celebrity gossip site reported that Thicke died Tuesday afternoon when he had a heart attack playing hockey with his son. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Los Angeles Times confirmed the news of his death with the publicist of one of Thicke's sons, singer and songwriter Robin Thicke.

Alan Thicke was born Alan Willis Jeffery March 1, 1947 in Kirkland Lake in Ontario, Canada. He began his career as a writer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and was successful as a daytime talk show host with "The Alan Thicke Show" in Canada before playing Jason Seaver on the sitcom "Growing Pains," which ran from 1985 to 1992.

Thicke also worked as a song composer on the theme songs for "Wheel of Fortune," "The Facts of Life" and Diff’rent Strokes."

Thicke recently appeared in "Fuller House," a 2016 sequel to the television series "Full House" which aired from 1987 to 1996. He's also made recent appearances on the NBC show "This Is Us"

Thicke is survived by his wife, Tanya, and sons Brennan. Carter and Robin.