Alan Thicke

• Birthplace: Ontario, Canada
• Birthday: March 1, 1947

Tall, with a full-boned face and a mass of well-combed dark hair, Alan Thicke survived one of the most publicized debacles in the annals of 1980s television--the failure of his "Thicke of the Night" late-night syndicated talk show--to find success as the star of TV sitcoms and as host of numerous TV specials. Actually, Thicke has had numerous careers. He started as a disc jockey in his native Canada, and then began commuting between Hollywood and Canada, writing and producing TV variety specials on California and hosting his own dayti…more