Alan Thicke Dead at 69

Alan Thicke as Rich Ginger on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2006.

Growing Pains star Alan Thicke died on Tuesday. He was 69.

"Today the world lost an amazing talent," said Tracy Mapes with Imperium 7 Talent Agency. She did not provide details regarding the cause of death.

Thicke's ex-wife, singer and former Days of our Lives actress Gloria Loring, confirmed his death in a statement on Facebook.

"It is a shock. We were all just together for Thanksgiving. He was talented, funny and deeply devoted to his family," she said. "Rest In Peace, dear one."

Thicke's career spanned five decades, and he moved between roles as an actor to writer to composer to author. But he will be remembered most for his role on Growing Pains, the hit sitcom featuring his character of Jason Seaver. In the role, Thicke portrayed a corny and collected TV dad who offered wholesome life advice to his family during the 1980s. As Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist who worked from home, he perfected the role of concerned and caring dad, always quick with advice and reassurance, often in the form of cheesy zingers.