News that hes ditching dancing. Now for december 14, 2016 thshgs is entertainment o cf1o tonight. Shock and sadness over the death of one of tvs alltime favorite dads, alan thicke. We have unforgettable moments with the growing pains star that you cannot get anywhere else. We begin with alans final moments and what happened and michelle is where the tv icons life ended far too soon. Its my main goal in life, i suppose, on my way out the door beloved, remembered and appreciated. The 69yearold actor died of a heart attack. Hed been doing what he loved, playing hockey with his son carter at a rink just over a mile from here. E. T. Onlines lauren zima spoke with kevin matthewson. Was he speaking and coherent . What was happening . He was coherent. He was moving and talking and as time went on they did his vitals and they kind of looked better. In fact, he had carter take a picture and he said hey, kid, take a picture and make sure you get the rink in the bbckground. He was pronounced dead yesterday afternoon. E. T. Had learned that thicke had preexisting heart problems and that doctors tried to save him in surgery. This was alans last public appearance just 12 days ago. He was honored at the whistler canada where he was promoting a new film. It is you or them the actor was always in demand. Break a leg, kid. He appeared on the premiere of this is us and is on fuller house season 2 streaming now where he worked with david cowlier, and Candace Cameron bure. I just saw him. He wasnt sick. Yeah. He wasnt you know, he was so healthy and so young and hes gone. What do you think his legacy would be . He will be so missed, but hes so loved and thats the one thing, i just feel like he just went out with so much love. That guys very loved and that makes me happy. You know, it was just a shock. Just a shock to everyones system, you know . Because he was so young. As a funny guy who always had a joke or a funny story, who loved his family, loved hockey, and you knoww i said to someone yesterday, if i could die playing hockey that would probably be one of the happiest days of my life. Of course, more than anything, alan will be remembered as americas dad. Oh, come on, maggie yeah, come on, maggie. Hes dropping out of school. No thank god no, your mother. We should ask her what to do. E. T. Was on theest is growing pains in 1985 before been on game shows and had his own talk show, thicke is the night and he had no problem with costars. We had a very attractive 15yearold cast member, kirk cameron who would become a heartthrob within months and he was carrying the series for years. The successful sitcom and royalties from it helped alan reach an estimated worth of 40 million and he credits growing pains for helping him get through a hard time. Last year i got cancelled and divorced on the same day. I disappeared into a black hole and growing pains is very close to what i do in real life as a parent. Youre ggounded for the rest of your life. And a month after that. One of the things that i think worked about growing pains is the chemistry of the cast and its a genuine chemistry and he families are all very growth, witt success, of course. A few years when they really start to fade, everybody will be at each others throats. Kirk cameron said this after hearing of alans death. Quote, i spent monday through friday with seven important years, and alan was a kind and loving dad. We will remember the laughter and love. Show me that smile again dont waste another minute on your crying were nowhere near the end the best is ready to begin until my dying day, if thats the last thing on my epitaph is he was the dad on growing pains, thank the lord. Now to the loved ones alan leaves behind. I learned a lot from being married to him. Today i spoke exclusively by phone with thickes first wife for 16 years actress gloria loring. What was he like as a father . Alan loved his kids. He was a good dad. He was always there when they needed him. Hows your dad as a coach . Pretty good. We definitely saw that devoted dad. We were with alan back in 1985 coaching he ann glorias two older sons brennan and robin. I have two games, two soccer games and two football games. Of course, he grew up and having his own son julian making him a grandpa. Robin got into acting with the help of his dad and we were with him as he shot a cameo into growing pains. So you want to go into music . Yeah. My dad is helping me out a lot. He was the best man i ever knew. The best friend i ever had. It echoes with alans youngest son carter posted. Is this him . Is this the famous carter . This is him. In this interview of 2013 carter spoke of their bond. He was, of course, with his dad at the ice rink yesterday. You like playing sports. We play hockey a lot together. I wwuld say sports, usually. His second wifeegina tollee, and tania callau, another mom. Shed gone from runways in south beach to diaper duty and just rolled up her sleeves and went to work. I needed somebody who would relate to my son that way, and bond that way. So that kind of sealed the deal. In this interview, tanya told us she had one big fear. Im afraid of him ever getting sick or being ill after his terrible hockey injury, he lost five of his teeth and he showed up, and i thought i was going to faint. I want him to be healthy and happy forever. It just tugs at the heart strings just hearing it. When alan and tanya said i do we were the only show they invited to attend and we have amazing, emotional video and that is coming up later. One thing that a lot of people dont know about alan is how many famous theme songs he wrote. Some of the best ever. Like this one. And he also wrote the original theme to wheel of fortune and the jokers wild and the alltime favorite has to be the facts of life which he cowrote with gloria and she ssng. Such a talented man. Thats a fact. Lets talk abouu the singing on the voice last night and a new champ was crowned as team blake ruled again and he was so humble in victory. Yeah, right. The winner of the voice is im really happy that i was able to be the coach that coached the winner and adam was not. I feel really good. Im not sure whats going on. Youre not sure whats going on. After that, everything is great. Didnt plan on winning so i didnt pack anything. Thats five wins for blake, making him the winningest coach in the shows history, but after 11 seasons, the voice which gives the winner a record deal has yet to i of the to personally issue a challenge to universal record and we need to make a record and put the work behind it that he deserves. It means a lot to me that he really believes and cares that much. We reached out to Universal Music Group which didnt respond for comment in time for our deadline, but sundance wants a lot more than just a shot at stardom. He got to rock out with kiss. Bruno mars, kelly clarkson, Ariana Grande and john legend also performed on last nights starstudded finale. After next season, mileys sitting out and gwens coming back and that just sounds like another win for blake. We are both excited and high fiving and partying about it when we got the news, but gwen is special, you know . She deserves this. Thats a r major tv news from dancing stars derec and julianne hough. Is derek leaving dancing for good . Plus Mark Wahlberg is back in boston with his family and only e. T. Issinvited to his exclusive hometown tour . How different are you from the dude who grew up down the street . And our flashback to alan thickes wedding getting help from his three sons and from the nervous moments before the ceremony to the reception serenade from robin. Closed captioning provided by e. T. Was with common and sofia bush as they presented the sag nominations. So many talented people james corden promised that it would be the best Carpool Karaoke ever, and ittdid not disappoint last night, let me tell you. He broke out the funk with bruno mars and for more than 15 minutes. Can you imagine going to work and having that much fun every day . We have fun. You might remember Jennifer Lopez rode shotgun with corden and shes bringing in derek hough as a judge on the dance competition show. Are you quitting dancing with the stars . I dont know. No . No. Whoa so after 17 seasons and six mirror ball wins derek is lea leaving to join world of dance premiering next year. Derek had another announcement for us he and sis julianne are hitting the road for their move beyond live show. We had two celebs before. Were kind of ready to go back out there and connect with the fans and show. And well be dancing with allnucor yog ravi. Everything. The show is unentired by the elements, earth, wind, water, air and fire. Youll get a spritz and we want people to walk out and say, that was the best dance show weve ever seen. So and speaking of the best. Derek says hes not immune to a little stage fright. I was so nervous. I was best man at mark ballas wedding and i was shaking and it was hands down the most beautiful thing ive ever heard. It sounds like hell be a pro by the time jjlianne ties the knot. I hhve, like, lots of family members and theyll all be incorporated somehow. Best man is, likee thats a tough field to get, you know what i mean . Put best brother, hey, im your bro. Yeah. That is. So ive got that one covered. That is the cheesiest thing ive ever heard. Yeah, cheesy, but cute. Im going to miss him on dancing with the stars. Guess what . You can catch him live on tour which kickssoff april 19th. Still ahead, Mark Wahlberg takes us to his hometown. Only hes with mark and his family. Llonardo dicaprio on the death of his costar alan thicke. He was really nice to me. And only e. T. Was invited to alans wedding from the private moment with his three sons to his vows. How much i love you, then i know my time on earth will be complete. That is robin thicke singing at his father alans wedding and it is the only footage we have and well share that with you in a few minutes. Ben affleck told us about his family plans for the holidays. I can tell you that well do skiing in montana with our family and matt damons family and my brothers family, and it should be a lot of fun. It will be a very Merry Christmas for the affleek family. Casey is getting oscar buzz for his role in manchester by the sea. Im absolutely thrilled and i think he deserves it. Hes back in the directors chair and starring in the new movie live by night. Last time that combo happened he won an oscar, but this time hes taking a step further and he produced it alongside another winner. We have leo dicaprio to rely on with a producer. It cant be that bad. Hes a friend of mine and a really smart guy. I signed up just like in the war. I went away a soldier. I came home an outlaw. Its the throwback gangster movie and hard to track to the classic era and meant to be a love letter to the great movies of old where you had great sweep. You dont think im Strong Enough . I dont know if youre cruel enough. I dont have to be cruel. Zoe saldana stars alongside ben as one of his love interests. The second, sienna miller. We do what we want to do. Go where we want to go. Its a pretty hard gig, but someone has to do it. I love ben. I think hes the most fantastic fi filmmaker and fantastic human being and amazing actor and the role was one of those really fun, amazing roles. From one famous bostonian to another and Mark Wahlberg is back home and being honored for patriots day and he took us to his familys hamburger joint with kevin frazier. I want to eat, man. Weve got food. We ordered foods. Of course, wahlbergers is the restaurant chain he founded with his brothers donny and paul. Its about the restaurant and its about the business and the food. We have grub down here. Growing up in boston mark didnt have it too easy and he was the young nest a household of nine kids. How different are you from the dude who grew up just down the street. I like to thiik that ive kept the good qualities that were instilled in me from a very early age, but there was the lure of being in the streets and all of that stuff, and i paid for those things and i try to just now keep moving forward. Tonight mark is creating patriots day about 2013. What does it mean to be back here in boston. Honestly, this movie is a tribute to the people of boston and it will be an emotional event and ultimately it will be very uplifting. I think you will hear a lot of roars and chants of boston strong and there will be a lot of tears. You never stop, do you . Is there a moment when you lay low and chill. I just took a 45minute nap. It was nice. My wife checked in, and the kids were working on their school show. In fact, 10yearold son michael just issued the 22 pushup challenge for veterans awareness for his dad. You want to throw down with 22 push ups . One, two, three. That was 22. No, i did 22. Did you . Did you . Im not worried about wahlberg finishing the 22 pushups. Kevin . Well see. Patriots day is tonight and its sure to be emotional and well have that for you tomorrow. This is a day that was full of emotion when alan said i do to tanya. His three sons were all part of the wedding including carter who, of course, was the one by his fathers side during his last moments. With this ring i thee wed. Carter was just 7 years old and served as the ringbearer. I hope you have a good wedding you guys are together. Im really excited for you to be my stepmom. Tanyas bridesmaid, daughterinlaw to be paula patton and kris jenner who came with her thenhusband bruce. They were meant to be together, kind of like us, honey . Absolutely. Absolutely. Her ring featured a 6. 5carat diamond. For richer or poorer. I had to think about that one. Before the ceremony, he helped him remember his ring duty. Where is the ring right now . I dont know. Youre the ring boy. Ive got you covered. The real one was being engrav engraved. This ring, i think, cost around 8. It was the ring i wore on growing pains. He was nervous and kept his sense of humor. I would like to bring to your attention that my fly isnt done up yet, so if you will bear with me for a second. Son robin serenaded the newlyweds. Alan made all my dreams come true. So im a very happy bride. She makes me feel adored and i need that, and i love that. Will you marry me . The moment that will live on forever is alans romantic wedding vow. The last breath i take would be to say how much i love you, then i know my time on earth would be complete. I was so honored to be friends with them both, and i have to say such a great couple and tanya actually posted an instagram picture with alan just three days ago, and take a look at what she wrote. Ive got the cutest designated driver ever. How very sweet. When over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something thats been out of reach for far too long Health Insurance. How . They enrolled through covered california. Its the Health Insurance marketplace where youll find a range of plans from leading Health Insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. And, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. To have Health Insurance starting january 1st, you need to enroll by december 15th. Visit covereca. Com today. Etonline. Com your 24 7 destination for entertainment news. Primal consideration provided by i come in as a new character this year, and you know, it would be hard adjusting, but they were really nice to me, you know . That was Leonardo Dicaprio talking to us on the set of growing pains qwest and he was just 16 years old when he joined the show. Tonight he posted a tribute that says in part, quote, i will be forever grateful for the opportunity i had to work with alan early in my career. He had tremendous class, a huge heart and he taught me and so many others the valuable lessons about humi ility and gratitude. He touched a lot of lives and the insider, tracking the biggest stories making news today. Growing pains was a game changer for me. Its been a wonderful life since then. Number one. Alan thicke suffers a fatal heart attack in front of his son. Carters a real good hockey player now. So he drags me out. His tv family and closest friends mourn the loss of the legend. Then actors honor their own. Why this years s. A. G. 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