A week ago today, we reported the tragic news that beloved actor and sitcom starAlan Thickepassed away at the age of 69. TheGrowing Painsstar suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his 19-year-old son Carter at a Burbank, California ice skating rink. On Sunday evening, the late actor was remembered by his family and friends at a memorial service at the Thicke family home in Carpinteria, California, which was attended by theGrowing Painsstars as they remembered their TV patriarch.
CNNreports thatGrowing PainsstarsKirk Cameron,Joanna Kerns,Tracey Gold,Jeremy MillerandLeonardo DiCapriowere among the 300 guests who came to pay tribute to the actor. The late actor’s daughter-in-law,Dolly Thickesent out a brief message on Facebook, thanking those who came out to honor her father-in-law. Here’s what she had to say in her statement below.
“Tonight’s memorial for Alan was just about perfect. So much family and so many historic friends came out to remember our beloved father-figure. Speaking for Alan so beautifully was (I’m realizing now) anall-star cast.”
Bob Sagetwas also in attendance, with this report revealing that he gave a 10-minute speech at the memorial service. The actor starred alongsideAlan Thickein one of his final roles, a guest-starring spot onFuller HouseSeason 2, which started streaming on Netflix earlier this month. Other celebrities in attendance includedKris Jenner,Bill Maher,Alex TrebekandRob Lowe.Alan Thicke’s son, pop singerRobin Thickealso made a speech, making a joke about how his father would have thanked both of his ex-wives for coming to the ceremony.
“I’mAlan Thickeand this is exactly the way I want to go out. … I’d like to thank all of my ex-wives for coming.”
Alan Thickewas born Alan Willis Jeffrey on June 02, 2025 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. Thelate actorgot his start in show business by writing for shows such asFernwood Tonight,The Paul Lynde Show,The Bobby Derin Show,America 2-NiteandThe Bobby Vynton Show. He also had a successful career composing TV theme songs, including the themes for hit 1980s sitcomsDiff’rent StrokesandThe Facts of Life, along with the original theme song toWheel of Fortune.Alan Thickebecame best known for playing the beloved TV patriarch Dr. Jason Seaver for seven seasons onGrowing Pains, a psychiatrist who worked from his Long Island, New York home.Joanna Kernsportrayed his wife Maggie, a journalist.Kirk Cameron,Tracey Gold,Jeremy Miller, andAshley Johnsonplayed the Seaver children throughout the show’s seven-season run between 1985 and 1992. The show also provided an early showcase for eventual Oscar winnerLeonardo DiCaprio, in the role of a troubled kid who the Seavers take under their wing. Take a look at a photo from the memorial service, with the Growing Pains cast paying tribute to the late greatAlan Thicke.
