Alan Thicke's Life In Photos

See photos of the late star through the years

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Alan Thicke Through the Years

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Alan Thicke died in December 2016 at the age of 69. The late actor, who was born in Ontario on March 1, 1947, kicked off his acting career in his 20s, landing early roles in TV movies and one-off episodes. He rose to fame years later, joining Growing Pains as Dr. Jason Seaver in 1985. He held the role of the family man for seven years, going on to appear in Hope & Gloria, Carolina, Raising Helen, The Bold and the Beautiful, and How I Met Your Mother. Thicke earned Emmy nominations for his writing work on The Barry Manilow Special and America 2-Night in the '70s, and landed a Golden Globe nomination for Growing Pains in the '80s. See photos of the late star through the years, ahead.

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Alan Thicke With Valerie Harper at Kenny Rogers' The Gambler Tour on September 14, 1979

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Alan Thicke With Gloria Loring at the Share Boomtown Party on May 7, 1983

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Alan Thicke at the Third Annual Make A Wish Celebrity Sports Festival on May 9, 1987

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Alan Thicke at the Hollywood All-Stars Softball Game on June 13, 1987

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Alan Thicke With Brennan Thicke and Robin Thicke at the Benefit Softball Game for Team House on June 14, 1987

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Alan Thicke at the Benefit Softball Game for Team House on June 14, 1987

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Alan Thicke With Arsenio Hall at the Comic Relief '87 Benefit on November 14, 1987

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Alan Thicke on Growing Pains on September 20, 1989

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Alan Thicke With Kristy Swanson at the Premiere of Dances With Wolves on November 4, 1990

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Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke at the Mission Hills Celebrity Sports Invitational on November 29, 1991

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Alan Thicke at the Second Annual Rock N The Puck Celebrity Hockey Game on August 18, 1993

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Alan Thicke With Carter Thicke at the World Premiere of Emperor's New Groove on December 10, 2000

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Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke at the Opening Night of the 40/40 Club in Las Vegas on December 30, 2007

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Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke, Paula Patton, and Tanya Callau at the Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol U.S. Premiere Afterparty on December 19, 2011

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Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke at The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night on December 6, 2013

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Alan Thicke With Tanya Thicke and Carter Thicke at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards on March 1, 2015

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Alan Thicke With Tanya Callau at the New York Premiere of The D Train on May 6, 2015

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Alan Thicke With Tanya Callau at the Premiere of Vacation on July 27, 2015

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Alan Thicke With John Stamos on Grandfathered

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Alan Thicke on Season 2 of Fuller House

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Alan Thicke at the Premiere of Bad Moms in Westwood on July 26, 2016

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