ACTOR

Alan Thicke

1947 - 2016

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Alan Willis Thicke (born Alan Willis Jeffrey; March 1, 1947 – December 13, 2016) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Thicke has received more than 12,785,164 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 45 in 2019). Alan Thicke is the 3,322nd most popular actor (down from 2,364th in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from Canada (down from 178th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alan Thicke ranks 3,322 out of 13,578. Before him are Joely Richardson, Brie Larson, Gérard Lanvin, Ruth Roman, Matt Bomer, and Dora Gerson. After him are Bonnie Bartlett, Joanne Dru, Diana Bracho, So Yamamura, Ronee Blakley, and Henry Gibson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Alan Thicke ranks 378. Before him are Roy Raymond, Bill Richardson, Samuel Schmid, Svetlana Toma, Veríssimo Correia Seabra, and Peer Steinbrück. After him are Stephen A. Schwarzman, Frank J. Tipler, Peter M. Christian, Coline Serreau, Lydia Davis, and Nicolae Dobrin. Among people deceased in 2016, Alan Thicke ranks 251. Before him are Paul Bley, Tarık Akan, Turgay Şeren, Banharn Silpa-archa, Ioannis Grivas, and Nancy Mackay. After him are Leon Russell, Jiří Tichý, Marc Riboud, Billy Paul, Marco Pannella, and Ernst Neizvestny.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Alan Thicke ranks 260 out of 1,622. Before him are Barry Pepper (1970), Alexandra Stewart (1939), Mark Robson (1913), Walter Pidgeon (1897), Edward Routh (1831), and Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879). After him are Anne Hébert (1916), Guy Laliberté (1959), Mario Lemieux (1965), Louis St. Laurent (1882), Percy Faith (1908), and Agnes Martin (1912).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Alan Thicke ranks 78. Before him are Elias Koteas (1961), Linda Thorson (1947), Michael Wincott (1958), Barry Pepper (1970), Alexandra Stewart (1939), and Walter Pidgeon (1897). After him are Anna Paquin (1982), Lothaire Bluteau (1957), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Yannick Bisson (1969), Natasha Henstridge (1974), and Katherine DeMille (1911).

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Television and Movie Roles

Growing Pains
Jason Seaver
Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.
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That's My Boy
TV Version Donny's Dad
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
Jun 14o 20125.813 / 10
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
Chef Krueger
Two longtime rivals and elementary school teachers duke it out during the holidays in a Christmas cookie bake-off, but their real feud ignites over a shared interest in a handsome single dad. With both determined to win the prize and the romance, their competitiveness could jeopardize what matters most this Christmas season.
Nov 9o 20146.1 / 10