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Alan Thicke, 鈥楪rowing Pains鈥 Dad, Dies at 69

ALAN Thicke, the “Growing Pains” star who played one of the quintessential television fathers of the 1980s, died Tuesday, msn.com reported. He was 69.

Thicke’s manager confirmed the actor’s death. According to the website TMZ, Thicke suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his son.

The actor was best known for his leading role in “Growing Pains,” the multi-camera family comedy that aired on ABC from 1985 to 1992. Thicke played Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist and patriarch of a Long Island family. Working out of the family’s home after his wife went back to work as a reporter, Seaver balanced his professional duties with his role caring for the couple’s three children. Thicke starred alongside Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller, and later a young Leonardo DiCaprio.


 

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