Canadian TV icon Alan Thicke has died of a heart attack at the age of 69.
Thicke's death was originally reported at around 8:45 this evening by TMZ, and was confirmed shortly after 9:00 by his son Robin's publicist, Carleen Donovan, to various American media outlets.
Thicke is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Jason Seaver in "Growing Pains" on ABC, which ran from 1985 until 1992.
The Kirkland Lake, Ontario native also hosted a game show, called "First Impressions", in the 1970's here in Montreal on CFCF-TV (now CTV Montreal).