Actor Alan Thicke dead at 69
Canadian-born TV star best known for role on Growing Pains
CBC News Posted: Dec 13, 2016 9:16 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 13, 2016 9:16 PM ET
Alan Thicke, the Canadian-born actor best known for playing the dad on the '80s sitcom Growing Pains, has died. He was 69.
Thicke, who was born in Kirkland Lake, Ont., went on to be an actor, talk show host and a songwriter who penned the theme songs for famous shows including Diff'rent Strokes and Wheel of Fortune.
Most recently, he starred in the film I Don't Care and It's Not My Fault Anyway, which premiered Dec. 2 at the Whistler Film Festival in B.C.
He leaves behind his wife, Tanya, and sons Brennan, Carter and pop star Robin.
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