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Alan Thicke

(1947–2016) Songwriter United States

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Alan Thicke was a songwriter from the United States, best known for Wenn Männer Babys kriegen.

Quick Facts About Alan Thicke

Born: March 1, 1947
Died: December 13, 2016
Nationality: United States
Profession: Songwriter
Notable works: Wenn Männer Babys kriegen
Known for: Growing Pains
Spouse: Gloria Loring

About Alan Thicke

Alan Willis Thicke was a Canadian-American actor, songwriter, and game/talk show host. He was the father of singer Robin Thicke. Thicke was best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains on ABC. In 2013, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Canada's Walk of Fame

Quotes by Alan Thicke

I wouldn't call myself a standup in the presence of Jerry Seinfeld or Chris Rock, but I do my share of it…

Activity

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We look for opportunities to play together including basketball, tennis, swimming, riding bikes and touch football. I try to provide a loving…

Basketball

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It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway.

Comedy

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So we had psychiatrists and counselors and therapists around the set regularly, especially for those scenes in which Jason would be dealing…

Jason

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So there was a constant flow and a thin line there between reality and television and yes, much of what I was…

Advice

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My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to…

Active

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If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling.

Counseling

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And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is…

Cynicism

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If a director can find the exact combination between the written word as a guideline and improvisational input from his actors, I…

Actors

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The key to writing for Richard (Pryor) was to just push his buttons and then know when to push the buttons on…

Buttons

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I've always felt that improv looks and feels more clever when you're there to experience it live than when you have the…

Clever

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I'll be on my third honeymoon, so I'm more of an authority than I care to be.

Authority

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If one tends to be a humorous person and you have a sense of humor the rest of your life then you…

Easy

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As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and…

Children

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There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the…

Effects

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I'm not able to go in with an act that I use month to month year to year all the time. It's…

Able

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I'm a big proponent of having a mental health component go along with whatever the physical realities are.

Health

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Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it.

Fitness

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On a selfish basis, I really enjoy sports and activity.

Activity

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About 100 things that your kid will do that will surprise you and break your heart and it will be a combination…

Anecdotes

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I've never been a big fan of improvisation, because I think you appreciate the process and the cleverness of it more than…

Appreciate

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Family involvement is a valuable thing and playing together actively can be the '90s version of it. Instead of just watching, you…

Enough

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I worked for [Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee] Tommy Hunter. It was a wonderful training program at the CBC, because…

Agents

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My two boys were the same ages as the kids in the show. In real life or in between the breaks I…

Children

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