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The Cause of Alan Thicke's Death Revealed; Celebs Attend Memorial!

courtesy of biography.com We shared a lot of "laughter and love" with Alan Thicke, one of television's favorite fathers during the eighties and early nineties. But when he tragically passed away at the age of 69 while playing hockey with his youngest son, everyone was shocked and stunned. It was presumed that the cause of death was a heart attack but now it has been confirmed that Thicke died of a ruptured aorta. He leaves behind his wife, Tanya along with three sons: Brennan, 41 and musician Robin, 39 with first wife, Gloria Loring and Carter, 19 with second wife, Gina Tolleson. He had no kids with third wife, Tanya but he had many celebrity friends that honored the late star at his memorial. They included Leonardo DiCaprio , who starred with Thicke on "Growing Pains" as well as the rest of the cast of the hit family comedy. Bob Saget, Alex Trebek, and Bill Maher also were in attendance and Robin Thicke's ex-wife, a...

Alan Thicke Has Passed Away At 69!

photo courtesy of biography.com It is with sincere sadness that we must share the passing of Alan Thicke. He was just 69 when he suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his 19-year-old son and was said to be responsive and talking as he was being taken away. This comes as quite a shock as he was tweeting just hours prior. Thicke is best-known for his role of Dr. Jason Seaver on the long-running family show "Growing Pains," alongside Joanna Kerns and Kirk Cameron . He recently made an appearance on the Netflix original comedy "Fuller House" alongside Kirk's sister Candace Cameron Bure. Celebs have been showing an outpouring of love and support as well as nostalgia for one of television's favorite fathers and tv theme song writers. ICON! He leaves behind his wife and three sons, one being musician Robin Thicke. 2016 has not been a good year at all for celebs and musicians and we just hope 2017 is a hell of a lot better than this!