Alan Thicke Biography (1947-)

Original name, Alan Willis Jeffrey; born March 1, 1947, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada; son of William Jeffrey (a stockbroker) and Joan (a nurse) Jeffrey Thicke; stepson of Brian Thicke (a physician); half-brother of Todd Thicke(a writer and producer); married Gloria Loring (an actress and singer), 1970(divorced, c. 1984); married Gina Marie Tolleson (a model and television personality), August 13, 1994 (divorced, September 29, 1999); children: (first marriage) Robin (son; a singer, songwriter, and record producer; sometimes credited as Thicke), Brennan (in film and music production); (second marriage) Carter William. Addresses: Agent: Harry Gold, Gold Liedtke Associates,3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.

Nationality Canadian Gender Male Occupation Actor, producer, writer, composer Birth Details March 1, 1947 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS

Television Appearances

Series

Regular performer, It's Our Stuff, CBC, beginning c. 1969

CBC, beginning c. 1969 Regular performer, Time for Living, CBC, beginning c. 1969

CBC, beginning c. 1969 Host, The Alan Thicke Show (also known as Prime Cuts ), [Canada], 1980-1983

(also known as ), [Canada], 1980-1983 Host, Thicke of the Night, syndicated, 1983-1984

syndicated, 1983-1984 Dr. Jason Roland Seaver, Growing Pains, ABC, 1985-1992

ABC, 1985-1992 Host, Animal Crack-Ups, ABC, 1987-1990

ABC, 1987-1990 Host, Travelquest, Arts and Entertainment, beginning 1992

Arts and Entertainment, beginning 1992 Dennis Dupree, Hope & Gloria, NBC, 1995-1997

NBC, 1995-1997 Host, Pictionary, syndicated, beginning 1997

syndicated, beginning 1997 Host, Animals Are People Too!, PAX TV, 1999

PAX TV, 1999 Host, Three's a Crowd (also known as All New 3's a Crowd ),Game Show Network, 2000

(also known as ),Game Show Network, 2000 Host, Animal Miracles, 2001

2001 Movies

Alan Conti, Calendar Girl Murders (also known as Insatiable and Victimized ), ABC, 1984

(also known as and ), ABC, 1984 Robert McBride, The Love Boat: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?, ABC, 1986

ABC, 1986 Steve Carr, Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star, NBC, 1986

NBC, 1986 D. A. Vaughan, Hitting Home, 1987

1987 Dr. Jonas Carson, Not Quite Human, ABC, 1987

ABC, 1987 Narrator, The Point, The Disney Channel, 1987

The Disney Channel, 1987 Jack Lefcourt, Dance 'til Dawn (also known as Senior Prom ),NBC, 1988

(also known as ),NBC, 1988 Mr. Forndexter, 14 Going on 30, ABC, 1988

ABC, 1988 The Gift of Time, NBC and syndicated, 1988

NBC and syndicated, 1988 Dr. Jonas Carson, Not Quite Human II, The Disney Channel, 1989

The Disney Channel, 1989 Phil Beckman, Jury Duty: The Comedy (also known as The Great American Sex Scandal ), ABC, 1990

(also known as ), ABC, 1990 Dr. Jonas Carson/Bonus, Still Not Quite Human (also known as Not Quite Human III ), The Disney Channel, 1992

(also known as ), The Disney Channel, 1992 Raymond Holliman, Rubdown, USA Network, 1993

USA Network, 1993 (Uncredited) Mr. Epperson, The Secret She Carried (also known as Cradle Song ), NBC, 1996

(also known as ), NBC, 1996 Senator Joplin Hardy, Jack Higgins' Windsor Protocol (also known as Windsor Protocol ), The Movie Channel, 1996

(also known as ), The Movie Channel, 1996 August Danforth, Any Place but Home, USA Network, 1997

USA Network, 1997 Senator Joplin Hardy, Jack Higgins' Thunder Point (also known as Thunder Point ), 1998

(also known as ), 1998 Coach Parker, Ice Angel (also known as On Thin Ice: Going for the Gold ), Fox Family Channel, 2000

(also known as ), Fox Family Channel, 2000 Dr. Jason Roland Seaver, The Growing Pains Movie, ABC, 2000

ABC, 2000 Specials

Host, Miss Hollywood, 1986, ABC, 1986

ABC, 1986 The ABC Fall Preview Special, ABC, 1986

ABC, 1986 Diabetes: Update '86, Lifetime, 1986

Lifetime, 1986 The 11th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1986

CBS, 1986 The Wildest West Show of the Stars, CBS, 1986

CBS, 1986 Host, The Calgary Olympic Holiday Special, ABC, 1987

ABC, 1987 Host, The Crystal Light National Aerobic Championships, syndicated, 1987

syndicated, 1987 Host, Our Kids and the Best of Everything, ABC, 1987

ABC, 1987 Host, Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1987

ABC, 1987 Happy Birthday Hollywood!, ABC, 1987

ABC, 1987 Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1987

ABC, 1987 Host, 1988 Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1988

CBS, 1988 Host, 1988 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1988

CBS, 1988 Host, Showtime Comedy Club All-Stars II, Showtime, 1988

Showtime, 1988 Host, Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1988

ABC, 1988 Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1988

ABC, 1988 Host, ABC Fall Preview, ABC, 1989

ABC, 1989 Host, Walt Disney World's Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1989

ABC, 1989 Host, Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1989

ABC, 1989 Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989

HBO, 1989 Host, Disorder in the Court: 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges, Fox and syndicated, 1990

Fox and syndicated, 1990 Host, The Tube Test, ABC, 1990

ABC, 1990 Host, Twin Peaks & Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes, ABC, 1990

ABC, 1990 Host, The Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1990

ABC, 1990 Host, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1990

ABC, 1990 The American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990

ABC, 1990 Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars ), NBC, 1990

(also known as ), NBC, 1990 The Television Academy Hall of Fame (also known as The 6th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame ), Fox, 1990

(also known as ), Fox, 1990 Host, The Tube Test Two, ABC, 1991

ABC, 1991 Host, The Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, ABC, 1991

ABC, 1991 Voices That Care, Fox, 1991

Fox, 1991 Welcome Home, America!--A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters, ABC, 1991

ABC, 1991 Host, Miss 1992 World America, ABC, 1992

ABC, 1992 Ringmaster, The All New Circus of the Stars & Side Show XVII (also known as The 17th Annual All New Circus of the Stars and Side Show ), CBS, 1992

(also known as ), CBS, 1992 Himself, The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr, NBC, 1993

NBC, 1993 Himself (in archive footage), Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America, HBO, 1993

HBO, 1993 Together for Our Children--M.U.S.I.C., syndicated, 1993

syndicated, 1993 Alan, Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (also known as Lamb Chop's Spooky Stuff ), PBS, 1994

(also known as ), PBS, 1994 Host, TV's Funniest Families (also known as A Tribute to TV's Funniest Families ), NBC, 1994

(also known as ), NBC, 1994 Phineas T. Wolf (the wolf), The Trial of Red Riding Hood, The Disney Channel, 1994

The Disney Channel, 1994 Alan, Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah, PBS, 1995

PBS, 1995 Himself, Bob Hope's Young Comedians: A New Generation of Laughs (also known as Young Comedians ), NBC, 1995

(also known as ), NBC, 1995 Cohost, TV's Funniest Families 2: The Kids, NBC, 1995

NBC, 1995 Host, The World's Greatest Magic II (also known as The 2nd Annual World's Greatest Magic ), NBC, 1995

(also known as ), NBC, 1995 Host, Salute to the Stooges, The Family Channel, 1996

The Family Channel, 1996 Alan, Shari's Passover Surprise (also known as Lamb Chop's Passover Special ), PBS, 1997

(also known as ), PBS, 1997 Himself, Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival, 1999

1999 Host, Miracle Pets I, PAX TV, 2000

PAX TV, 2000 Host, Miracle Pets II, PAX TV, 2000

PAX TV, 2000 Host, Miracle Pets III, PAX TV, 2000

PAX TV, 2000 Awards Presentations

Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1987

syndicated, 1987 The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1987

Fox, 1987 Host, Ninth Annual Emmy Awards for Sports, syndicated, 1988

syndicated, 1988 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988

CBS, 1988 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989

CBS, 1989 The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990

ABC, 1990 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990

CBS, 1990 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991

Fox, 1991 Prism Awards 2001, syndicated, 2001

syndicated, 2001 Episodic

Doug, "I Am Democracy," America 2-Night, syndicated, 1978

syndicated, 1978 "No More Alimony/How Do I Love Thee/Authoress Authoress," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984

ABC, 1984 "Sleeper," Masquerade, ABC, 1984

ABC, 1984 "Dare Devil/Picture Me As a Spy/Sleeper," The Love Boat, ABC, 1986

ABC, 1986 Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990

NBC, 1990 Mickey Black, "Tough Guys Don't Whine," The Hitchhiker, USA Network, 1990

USA Network, 1990 Himself, "The Presentation," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1992

ABC, 1992 Harrison M. Kane, "The Phantom Killer," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993

CBS, 1993 Bobby Gillmore, "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?," Burke's Law, CBS,1994

CBS,1994 Roger, "The Ex-Files," Minor Adjustments, NBC and UPN, 1995

NBC and UPN, 1995 Himself, Life and Death of Sam Kinison: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1996

E! Entertainment Television, 1996 Henry, "Enemies," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1996

Fox, 1996 Bruce Wright, "Breaking Up Is Easy to Do: Parts 1-3," Married ... withChildren, Fox, 1997

Fox, 1997 Donald Rivers, "A Special Edition," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1997

Showtime, 1997 Himself, Intimate Portrait: Joanna Kerns, Lifetime, 2000

Lifetime, 2000 Captain Buck Enteneille, "Day of the Jackass," Son of the Beach, USA Network, 2000

USA Network, 2000 Himself, "Bobby Darin: I Want to Be a Legend," Biography, Arts andEntertainment, 2001

Arts andEntertainment, 2001 Himself, Growing Pains: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001

E! Entertainment Television, 2001 Himself, "Tracey Gold," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001

Arts and Entertainment, 2001 Captain Buck Enteneille, "Area 69," Son of the Beach, USA Network,2001

USA Network,2001 Ed Palmer, "Parents," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2001

The WB, 2001 Himself, "The Boys in the Band," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2002

NBC, 2002 Himself, "Celebrity Edition II," Fear Factor, NBC, 2002

NBC, 2002 Himself, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2002

CBC, 2002 Captain Buck Enteneille, "Gay Team," Son of the Beach, USA Network, 2002

USA Network, 2002 Substitute host, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2002

syndicated, 2002 Guest panelist for The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, NBC; also appeared in Arli$$, HBO; and Scene of the Crime, NBC.

NBC; also appeared in HBO; and NBC. Pilots

Jared, Prudy and Judy, The WB, 1996

The WB, 1996 Cohost, The Real Deal, syndicated, 2001

syndicated, 2001 Other

William Andrich, Shadow of the Bear, 1997

1997 Hank Powers, Two of Hearts, Fox Family Channel, 1999

Fox Family Channel, 1999 Television Work

Series

Producer, The Wizard of Odds, NBC, 1973-1974

NBC, 1973-1974 Producer, Fernwood 2-Night (also known as Fernwood 2Nite ),syndicated, 1977

(also known as ),syndicated, 1977 Producer, The Rene Simard Show, CBC, beginning c. 1977

CBC, beginning c. 1977 Producer, America 2-Night, syndicated, 1978

syndicated, 1978 Executive producer, Thicke of the Night, syndicated, 1983-1984

syndicated, 1983-1984 Co-executive producer, Pictionary, syndicated, beginning 1997

syndicated, beginning 1997 Movies

Co-executive producer, The Secret She Carried (also known as Cradle Song ), NBC, 1996

(also known as ), NBC, 1996 Producer, The Growing Pains Movie, ABC, 2000

ABC, 2000 Specials

Producer, The Bobby Vinton Show, syndicated, 1975

syndicated, 1975 Producer, Play It Again, Uncle Sam, PBS, 1975

PBS, 1975 Producer, Anne Murray's Ladies' Night, syndicated, 1979

syndicated, 1979 Producer, Olivia Newton-John's Hollywood Nights, ABC, 1980

ABC, 1980 Executive producer, Celebrations, CBS, 1992

CBS, 1992 Film Appearances

Jackson Reach, Copper Mountain (also known as Club Med and Copper Mountain: A Club Med Experience ), Rose & Ruby Productions,1983

(also known as and ), Rose & Ruby Productions,1983 The Canadian Conspiracy, HBO Pictures, 1986

HBO Pictures, 1986 Conrad Vaughan, Obsessed, New Star Releasing, 1989

New Star Releasing, 1989 Matthew (some sources cite voice of Newman the Robot), And You ThoughtYour Parents Were Weird (also known as Robodad ), Trimark Pictures, 1991

(also known as ), Trimark Pictures, 1991 George Dougherty, Stepmonster, New Horizons Home Video, 1993

New Horizons Home Video, 1993 Jack West, Betrayal of the Dove, Prism Entertainment, 1993

Prism Entertainment, 1993 Slater, Demolition High, Astra Cinema, 1996

Astra Cinema, 1996 Xanex, Open Season, Legacy Releasing, 1996

Legacy Releasing, 1996 Reverend Wright, Anarchy TV, Red Hat Productions, 1997

Red Hat Productions, 1997 Game announcer, Casper Meets Wendy, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Video, 1998

Twentieth Century-Fox Home Video, 1998 Lumber tycoon, Bear with Me, River of Stone Productions/WIC Entertainment, 2000

River of Stone Productions/WIC Entertainment, 2000 Steve, Xin shi zi jie tou (also known as X-Roads ), VentureShow, 2001

(also known as ), VentureShow, 2001 Himself, Teddy Bears' Picnic, Magnolia Pictures, 2002

Magnolia Pictures, 2002 Chuck McBride, Carolina, Miramax, 2003

Miramax, 2003 Peter, Hollywood North, Now Entertainment Group/Winchester Entertainment, 2003

Now Entertainment Group/Winchester Entertainment, 2003 Stage Appearances

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars ), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990

(also known as ), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990 Sheldrake, Promises, Promises, Los Angeles, 1997

Los Angeles, 1997 Billy Flynn, Chicago (musical), Broadway production, c. 2000

(musical), Broadway production, c. 2000 Major Tours

Billy Flynn, Chicago (musical), U.S. cities, 1999-2000

(musical), U.S. cities, 1999-2000 RECORDINGS

Videos

Host, When Mom and Dad Break Up, 1987

1987 "Voices That Care" (music video), 1991

WRITINGS

Teleplays

Series

Time for Living, CBC, beginning c. 1969

CBC, beginning c. 1969 That's Show Biz, CBC, beginning c. 1970

CBC, beginning c. 1970 The Bobby Darin Amusement Company, NBC, 1972-1973

NBC, 1972-1973 Fernwood 2-Night (also known as Fernwood 2Nite ), syndicated, 1977

(also known as ), syndicated, 1977 The Richard Pryor Show, NBC, 1977

NBC, 1977 America 2-Night, syndicated, 1978

syndicated, 1978 Thicke of the Night, syndicated, 1983-1984

syndicated, 1983-1984 Specials

The Flip Wilson Special, NBC, 1974

NBC, 1974 The Sandy Duncan Show, CBS, 1974

CBS, 1974 The Bobby Vinton Show, syndicated, 1975

syndicated, 1975 The Flip Wilson Special (two specials), NBC, 1975

(two specials), NBC, 1975 Lola, ABC, 1975

ABC, 1975 The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour, ABC, 1975

ABC, 1975 Play It Again, Uncle Sam, PBS, 1975

PBS, 1975 Lola (three specials), ABC, 1976

(three specials), ABC, 1976 Mac Davis Christmas Special ... When I Grow Up, NBC, 1976

NBC, 1976 The Olivia Newton-John Show, ABC, 1976

ABC, 1976 The Barry Manilow Special, ABC, 1977

ABC, 1977 The Richard Pryor Special?, NBC, 1977

NBC, 1977 Olivia, ABC, 1978

ABC, 1978 Anne Murray's Ladies' Night, syndicated, 1979

syndicated, 1979 Olivia Newton-John's Hollywood Nights, ABC, 1980

ABC, 1980 A Special Anne Murray Christmas, CBS, 1981

CBS, 1981 The Richard Pryor Special, NBC, 1982

NBC, 1982 Anne Murray's Caribbean Cruise, CBS, 1983

CBS, 1983 Anne Murray's Winter Carnival ... From Quebec, CBS, 1984

CBS, 1984 Anne Murray: The Sounds of London, CBS, 1985

CBS, 1985 Also wrote material for Glen Campbell, Bill Cosby, and Kenny Rogers.

Television Theme Music

Series

The Wizard of Odds, NBC, 1973-1974

NBC, 1973-1974 Celebrity Sweepstakes, NBC, 1974-1976, syndicated, 1974-1977

NBC, 1974-1976, syndicated, 1974-1977 The Diamond Head Game, syndicated, 1975

syndicated, 1975 "Big Wheels," The Wheel of Fortune, NBC, 1975-1983

NBC, 1975-1983 Stumpers, NBC, 1976

NBC, 1976 Diff'rent Strokes (also known as 45 Minutes from Harlem ), NBC, 1978-1985

(also known as ), NBC, 1978-1985 Joe's World, NBC, 1979-1980

NBC, 1979-1980 Whew! (also known as Celebrity Whew! ), CBS, 1979-1980

(also known as ), CBS, 1979-1980 The Facts of Life, NBC, 1979-1988

NBC, 1979-1988 Composer of more than forty other theme songs for television.

Songs

Songs (with others), Jordan Knight (album), by Jordan Knight, Interscope Records, 1999

(album), by Jordan Knight, Interscope Records, 1999 Humor

How Men Have Babies: The Pregnant Father's Survival Guide, Contemporary Publishing, 1999, audio cassette version released as How Men Have Babies: A Pregnant Father's Survival Guide, Audio Partners, 1999

Contemporary Publishing, 1999, audio cassette version released as Audio Partners, 1999 Wrote the television movie When Love Grows Old, The Family Channel; also the author of pilots for television shows. Wrote the screenplay Beauty Queens Must Die, Allegro Films; also author of the screenplay TheNoone Hour. Former author of a humor column distributed by the Toronto Sun Syndicate.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

People Weekly, September 25, 1995, p. 115; June 26, 2000, p. 137

September 25, 1995, p. 115; June 26, 2000, p. 137 Saturday Night, February, 1996, p. 42