Alan Thicke's cause of death was ruptured aorta, coroner says

Thursday, December 22, 2016
LOS ANGELES -- The cause of Alan Thicke's death was a ruptured aorta, the coroner's office revealed on Wednesday.

Thicke died last week at the age of 69.
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He was best known for his role as Dr. Jason Seaver on the ABC sitcom, "Growing Pains." For seven seasons, from 1985 to 1992, he and his co-stars kept America laughing for 167 episodes.

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He was a hockey fan and was on the ice with his 19-year-old son, Carter, at Burbank's Pickwick Ice arena when he suffered what was then described as a heart attack.
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Thicke married three times and had three sons, including singer Robin Thicke.

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