昨天是一个悲伤的日子,多少人知道这个消息后泪流满面……

Alan Thicke, the “Growing Pains” star who played one of the quintessential television fathers of the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 69.
《成长的烦恼》主演艾伦·锡克于本周二去世,享年69岁。他所饰演的老爸是20世纪80年代最经典的荧屏父亲形象之一。

Thicke’s manager confirmed the actor’s death.
艾伦·锡克去世的消息已得到其经纪人证实。

According to the website TMZ, Thicke suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his son Carter. He was taken to Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., where he died.
据美国名人消息网称,锡克在与其子卡特打冰球时心脏病发作,后送至加利福尼亚伯班克普罗维登斯圣约翰医疗中心进行抢救,最终抢救无效去世。

Thicke remained a consistent presence on TV in recent years with guest appearances on NBC’s “This Is Us” and Netflix’s “Fuller House.” He also starred on the Pop reality series “Unusually Thicke,” which focused on his personal life.
锡克近年来一直活跃在荧屏上,曾客串NBC的《我们这一天》和Netflix的《欢乐再满屋》。他还出演了Pop电视网推出的真人秀《锡克不寻常》,这个节目是以他的个人生活为背景创作的。

艾伦·锡克客串《我们这一天》

艾伦·锡克客串《欢乐再满屋》

《成长的烦恼》于1985年首播,比起名声大噪的《老友记》,其实这部剧才是很多80后(当然也有部分90后--)人生中的第一部美剧啊!也是黄金年代最最经典的美剧没有之一啊!
锡克在剧中饰演心理医生杰森·西佛,也是这个纽约长岛家庭的一家之主。西佛医生的妻子是名记者,在她回报社上班之后,西佛医生开始在家办公,也开始设法兼顾患者和孩子。

这个大家庭的成员还有母亲麦琪·西佛(乔安娜·科恩斯饰)、长女卡萝尔·西佛(特蕾茜·格尔德饰)、长子迈克尔·西佛(柯克·卡梅隆饰)、次子本杰明·西佛(杰瑞米·米勒饰),以及养子卢克·鲍尔(少年莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥饰)。
锡克出演《成长的烦恼》之前,他曾主持美国夜间脱口秀节目《锡克晚间档》,虽然节目播出时间不长,但也是第一批挑战NBC电视台《今夜秀》霸主地位的节目之一。
同时,多才多艺的锡克还是一位杰出的作曲家,曾为电视剧《小淘气》(Diff’rent Strokes)、《The Facts of Life》和其他一些娱乐节目创作过脍炙人口的主题曲。

“最棒老爸”艾伦·锡克走了,意味着我们一代的美剧回忆走了……我们老了,这部经典剧集里的演员,如今又变成什么样了呢?

英语君就来给你们八一八他们现状,以及这部经典剧目背后的趣事吧!

1. THE ABC SITCOM WAS SMART ENOUGH TO GIVE LEONARDO DICAPRIO A HOME BEFORE HE WAS KICKED TO THE CURB.
这部ABC公司出品的情景喜剧很聪明地给了小李子一个家,但后来又把他踢出局了。

很多人是从《泰坦尼克号》认识小李子的,但这部《成长的烦恼》才是小李子的荧幕处女座!当时16岁的小李子从第七季作为西佛家的养子开始加盟该剧,第七季的1-20集(即142-160集)都有他:

Leonardo DiCaprio began his career on "Growing Pains." While he had other minor roles, his supporting role as Luke, a young runaway that Mike takes under his wing, helped prepare him for stardom. While he was great, his appearance in the 7th and final season didn't provide enough oomph to keep the show going, ending that same year.
小李子的演员生涯就始于《成长的烦恼》,虽然他还出演出一些其他的小角色,但是他在该剧中饰演的配角路克——麦克收养的一个流浪儿——奠定了他的明星之路。虽然小李子演技很好,但他在《成长的烦恼》第7季也就是最终季中的演出却不够有活力,没能继续演下去,在同一年就退出剧组了。

不过现在成长剧组最风生水起的就是他了吧,怎么说也是“有银子+有美女+有小金人”的人生赢家了……

2. ALAN THICKE WAS KNOWN AS A FAILED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO AUDITION.
艾伦•锡克接到试镜邀请时是一位出了名的失败的夜间脱口秀主持人。

Thicke had concluded his run hosting Thicke of the Night and was pitching a new show at ABC. The network suggested trying out for the male lead of Growing Pains. Thicke beat out 150 other actors for the role.
锡克结束了主持《锡克夜间秀》的工作生涯,不得不在ABC公司出演一部新剧。ABC公司建议他试一试扮演《成长的烦恼》里的男主角,锡克击败了其他150位男演员,最终得到了这个角色。

锡克在《成长的烦恼》之后也参演了不少其他的电视电影,比较有意思的是1999年的电影《新十字街头》里,锡克居然扮演了刘若英的男朋友……

多么奇妙的组合……导演你这个搭配……

3. THE SEAVER PARENTS WERE RECENTLY DIVORCED WHEN THE SHOW STARTED.
开始拍戏时,西佛医生和西佛太太都刚刚离婚。


Alan Thicke and Joanna Kerns were both either recently divorced or about to divorce from their significant others when they began playing Jason and Maggie Seaver. Thicke said the two flirted and considered dating, before realizing how potentially bad their working relationship could become if their romance fizzled.
开始扮演杰森•西佛和麦琪•西佛时,演员艾伦•锡克和乔安娜•科恩斯都是刚刚与另一半离婚或者即将离婚。锡克说他们俩已经开始调情并考虑正式交往,但后来意识到如果两人的恋情搞砸了会对工作关系造成极坏的影响,于是只好作罢了。

扮演母亲的乔安娜·科恩斯如今63岁了,气质还是满分有木有:
这几年科恩斯也是乐此不疲的出现在各种我们熟知的美剧里:《灵书妙探》(Castle)、《急诊室的故事》(ER)、《一夜大肚》(Knocked Up)中都会看见她的身影……
而且还做了导演——她所执导的《康复之路》(Recovery Road)也于2016年1月25日在北美上映了,挺暖心一片,就是不知道选角的时候咋想的……

4. KIRK CAMERON GOT THE ROLE OF MIKE BECAUSE HE DIDN’T SEEM VERY SMART.
柯克•卡梅隆能得到迈克的角色,是因为他看起来不太机灵。


Once his audition was over, the 14-year-old actor asked the producers in the room if the show was a comedy. They laughed. Once Cameron was out of earshot one producer turned to the other and said, "He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he sounds like Mike."
14岁的小演员卡梅隆试镜一结束就问房间里的制片人:这是不是一部喜剧?大家都笑了。卡梅隆一走到听不见他们说话的地方,一位制片人就对同事说:“他不算最聪明的,但是说起话来就像剧中的迈克。”

有了名气的卡梅隆后来“被去世”了好几次……人家明明好好的==
2008年,他主演的影片《消防员》在成本只有50万美金的前提下,拿下近4000万美元票房的成绩,成功成为了2008年最成功的独立影片。

5. BEN SEAVER REALLY LOVED HIS TV FAMILY.
本恩•西佛真的很爱电视剧里的大家庭。

Jeremy Miller was only eight years old when Growing Pains began filming, and hated leaving his TV family when the first few seasons wrapped. "When the season was over, he'd cry," Kerns recalled to People.
《成长的烦恼》开拍时,杰瑞米•米勒只有8岁大,前几季收工时,他都不想离开电视剧里的家人。科恩斯(西佛太太)接受《人物》杂志采访时回忆说:“每一季结束时,他都会哭。”

当年的萌萌哒小正太,后来变成了这样↓ ↓
然后....又变成了这样...   ↓ ↓

你没有看错,这就是一个人...

6. WHO'S THE BOSS?
谁是老大?

Cameron is nearly a year-and-a-half younger in real life than Tracey Gold who plays his onscreen YOUNGER sister. This probably made power struggles on set interesting, however you would never have noticed since Cameron did look older.
现实生活中的卡梅隆比剧中的“妹妹”特蕾茜•格尔德小了大约一岁半,很可能这种情况使剧中的二人抗衡特别有趣。但是你可能从没注意过这一点,因为卡梅隆的确看起来更年长一些。

剧中扮演长女的特蕾茜·格尔德——曾经的貌美如花,也抵不过岁月的杀猪刀变成一位中年大妈……

7. MATTHEW PERRY’S DEATH WAS LONG PLANNED.
马修•派瑞之死是早就安排好的。

Future Friends star Matthew Perry played Carol’s boyfriend Sandy for three episodes during the show's fourth season. Sandy died from injuries sustained after drinking while driving in the episode “Second Chance.” The executive producers got the idea for the episode after one of their teenage daughters was caught drinking. They decided to sacrifice a character that had appeared in multiple episodes to have the death resonate with the show's young audience.
后来的《老友记》明星马修•派瑞曾在《成长的烦恼》第4季里扮演了3集卡萝儿的男朋友桑迪。在“第二次机会”那一集里,桑迪死于醉驾重伤。执行制片人会如此安排这一集的剧情,是因为他们其中一人家里十几岁的女儿曾因醉酒被捕。他们决定牺牲一位在好几集里都出现的角色,让桑迪之死在该剧的年轻观众心中引起反响。

呐,病床上那个,就是老钱没错了

8. THE SERIES WAS POPULAR IN CHINA.
《成长的烦恼》在中国很火。

Growing Pains was the first American sitcom to be shown in the country. Thicke recalls that when he visited China, reporters asked him about his parenting philosophy, such as how he would punish Mike if he didn’t complete his homework or how Carol would be disciplined if she came home late.
《成长的烦恼》是在中国放映的首部美国情景喜剧。锡克回忆道,他到中国时,记者们都问他“教子经”。比如,如果迈克没有完成家庭作业,锡克会如何惩罚他;还有,如果卡萝儿回家晚了,她会受到什么惩戒。

9. WHAT HAS HAPPENED AFTER "EVER AFTER"?
“后来”又发生了什么?

Fans of any show hope that their favorite characters will come back together after the show is over to let us see what happened after the finale in the lives of their favorite characters. The cast of "Growing Pains" fulfilled this dream not once, but TWICE, with "The Growing Pains Movie" in 2000 and "Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers" in 2004.
所有的剧迷都希望剧集播完后,他们最爱的角色能够重新回来团聚,让我们看看剧终之后他们的生活发生了什么变化。《成长的烦恼》里的演员们就实现了这个梦想,而且不止一次,而是两次:他们在2000年出演了《成长的烦恼(电影版)》,又在2004年出演了《成长的烦恼之西弗家归来》。

2000年电影版见://www.bilibili.com/video/av2898412/
2004年电影版见://www.bilibili.com/video/av3395818/

说到底,成长过程中都会有很多烦恼,但只要一家人在一起,就没有什么过不去的坎儿。谢谢你!老爸杰森!谢谢你!《成长的烦恼》!

R.I.P

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