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Alan Thicke

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  • Birth Name: Alan Willis Jeffrey
  • Birth Place: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/01/1947, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor; songwriter; game-show host; talk-show host; producer; writer; comedian
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Alan Thicke Fast Facts:
  • Worked as a disc jockey while in college in Canada.
  • Composed the original theme song to Wheel of Fortune and, along with his then-wife Gloria Loring, wrote the theme songs to Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.
  • Was a successful talk-show host in Canada.
  • Son Robin is a musician and songwriter.
  • Alan Thicke Relationships:
  • Joanne Thicke - Half Sister
  • Robin Thicke - Son
  • Tanya Callau - Wife
  • Todd Thicke - Half Brother
  • William Jeffrey - Father
  • Joan Thicke - Mother
  • Brennan Thicke - Son
  • Brian Thicke - Stepfather
  • Carter William Thicke - Son
  • Gina Tolleson - Ex-wife
  • Gloria Loring - Ex-wife
  • Alan Thicke Awards:
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special - Nominee
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
  • College:
  • University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (English & Psychology, 1967)