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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 environment where we can play. I think that's good on so many levels - emotionally, for family interactions and, of course, physically.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Basketball Bikes Course Emotionally Environment Family Football Good Including Interactions Levels Look Loving Many Many Levels Opportunities Physically Play Provide Riding Swimming Tennis Think Together Touch Try Where I Think

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There's not much that I haven't done in my life, but there's lots of things that I'd like to do better. The variety of my career has been the fun of it, and I can thank Canada for that.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Been Better Canada Career Done Fun Life Like Lots Much My Life Thank Things Variety I Can

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When I started out, at the CBC in Toronto, there was so little work. It was a different world from what it is now. Now we're blessed with so much production in so many Canadian cities.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Blessed Canadian Cities Different Different World Little Many Much Now Out Production Started Toronto Work World

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One week you may be an actor, and the next week you had to be nimble enough to be a TV host. And the week after that, you might have to do some stand-up or be in an improv company or write and sing a song somewhere.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Actor After Company Enough Had Host Improv May Might Next Nimble Sing Some Somewhere Song Stand-Up Tv Week Write You

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In terms of social media, I try to have my voice heard loudly in the cacophony of other influences whether from television and the Internet or social media... I want my voice to be heard in terms of the standards and values that I try to pass on to my kids.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Heard Influences Internet Kids Loudly Media Other Pass Social Social Media Standards Television Terms Try Values Voice Want Whether

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The way I was parented did affect my parenting - probably in the reverse. My dad was pretty strict, and the next generation probably wants to be less strict.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Affect Dad Did Generation Less Next Next Generation Parenting Pretty Reverse Strict Wants Way

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My kids are all pretty big and tough and strong, and I don't worry about them being bullied - the reverse, be kind to people and don't ever be a bully yourself, and I think they've followed that.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: About Be Kind Being Big Bullied Bully Ever Followed Kids Kind People Pretty Reverse Strong Them Think Tough Worry Yourself I Think

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I'm not doing anything Jack Nicholson turned down. Any part that required a character distanced from myself would have been a reach. But the one thing I've always done well at, and I'm most devoted to, is my children.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: Always Any Anything Been Character Children Devoted Doing Done Down Jack Jack Nicholson Most Myself Nicholson One Thing Part Reach Required The One Thing Thing Turned Well Would

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People talk about, 'Well, why don't they bring 'Growing Pains' back?' No, it belongs in the time capsule exactly where it was. It would probably look corny and dated if they tried to redo that. But I think, for its time, it was meaningful.

~Alan Thicke

Topics: About Back Belongs Bring Corny Dated Exactly Growing Look Meaningful Pains People Talk Think Time Tried Well Where Why Would I Think

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I did write a lot of TV themes - I wrote about 45 of them, and a couple of which are still reference and popular today, like 'Diff'rent Strokes' and 'Facts of Life.' But I was a limited musician.

~Alan Thicke

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Actor

Born: March 1st, 1947

Died: December 13th, 2016

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