question: Celebrity Cooking Showdown was hosted by a Canadian actor who was best known for his role as Jason Seaver on what television series?
answer: Growing Pains
context: Title: Mark Humphrey (actor)
  Passage: Mark Adrian Humphrey (born December 27, 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor best known for the role of Jake Antonelli in the Canadian television series "E.N.G." In 1988 he made his feature film debut in the film "Iron Eagle II" as Captain Matt Cooper, Doug Masters' (Jason Gedrick) surviving best friend.  Humphrey has been featured in other films and in several television movies.  In 2005 he starred in "Living With the Enemy" with Sarah Lancaster.  In 2006 he starred in "The Wives He Forgot" with Molly Ringwald as a handsome amnesiac.  In 2007 he appeared in "Still Small Voices" with Catherine Bell.  Humphrey has also appeared in numerous television series.
  Title: Dave Foley
  Passage: David Scott "Dave" Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer.  He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group "The Kids in the Hall", responsible for their eponymous sketch show and the feature-length film "".  He played Dave Nelson in the sitcom "NewsRadio", voiced Flik in "A Bug's Life" and hosted the game show "Celebrity Poker Showdown".
  Title: Scott McCord
  Passage: William Scott McCord (born April 19, 1971) is a Canadian actor, voice actor, musician, and composer currently based in Brooklyn.  A versatile performer, he has appeared in the films "16 Blocks", "Shoot 'Em Up", and the animated feature "The Nut Job".  On television, he is best known for his voice over work in popular animated series.  He plays Dan Kuso in "Bakugan Battle Brawlers", Tetsuya Watarigani in "Beyblade Metal Fusion", Owen and Trent in Fresh Animation's "Total Drama" series, Skull Boy in "Ruby Gloom", McGee in "Camp Lakebottom", and Jake in the animated TVOKids/Nickelodeon television series, "PAW Patrol".  He is also Co-Artistic Director of Toronto-based Criminal Theatre, along with playwright and actor Rosa Laborde.  In 2016, he won the Canada Screens Award for Best Performance in an Animated Series for his role as Squidgy on Guru's Justin Time.  In 2002 he was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award with Best Performance by a Male in Independent Theatre for his performance in Jacob Richmond's The Qualities of Zero.  He has released two albums, the solo effort Blues For Sunshine (2009) and Scott McCord and the Bonafide Truth (2012).  The latter is also the name of the soul/jazz/blues/rock eight piece band that was created for touring the first album.  Scott McCord and the Bonafide Truth were nominated for Best Artist of the Year at the 2010 Maple Blues Awards.
  Title: Mark Rendall
  Passage: Mark Rendall (born October 21, 1988) is a Canadian actor, perhaps best known for starring in the title role of the 2004 film, "Childstar", as well as Mick in Season 1 of the Canadian television drama series "ReGenesis".  He played Bastian Bux in the TV series, "Tales from the Neverending Story", and the title character in "The Interrogation of Michael Crowe".  He has also done voice work for the television series "Jane and the Dragon" and "Time Warp Trio", and starred in the popular kid TV series "Arthur" (Season 6-8).  Recently, Rendall has appeared in several Hollywood films.
  Title: Jason Spevack
  Passage: Jason Spevack (born July 4, 1997) , is a Canadian actor.  He is currently attending The London School of Economics.  He has dual citizenship with Canada and the United States.  Spevack has appeared in over 40 commercials for radio and television and had a principal role in the TV series "Dino Dan".  He is perhaps best known for his roles in "Fever Pitch", "Sunshine Cleaning" and "Ramona and Beezus", as well as receiving a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film for his role in the 2012 comedy film "Jesus Henry Christ".
  Title: Alan Thicke
  Passage: Alan Willis Thicke (born Alan Willis Jeffrey; March 1, 1947 – December 13, 2016) was a Canadian actor, songwriter, game and talk show host.  He was best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the father on the ABC television series "Growing Pains", which ran for seven seasons.  He is the father of actor Brennan Thicke, and of singer Robin Thicke.  In 2013, Thicke was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.  Thicke died on December 13, 2016 in the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, U.S.
  Title: Celebrity Cooking Showdown
  Passage: Celebrity Cooking Showdown was a program that aired on NBC from April 17–19 and April 22, 2006.  It was hosted by Alan Thicke.
  Title: Tom Stevens
  Passage: Thomas James "Tom" Stevens (born June 24, 1987) is a Canadian actor, producer, and musician.  He is best known for his role as Jason Higgins on Fox TV's "Wayward Pines".  Stevens regularly performs in theatre in Vancouver and received critical acclaim for his role as "Jerry" in "The Zoo Story" during Vancouver's 2014 Fringe Festival season.  In 2016, he won a Leo Award for Best Actor in a Guest Starring Role for "Wayward Pines".
  Title: Hagan Beggs
  Passage: Hagan Beggs (March 19, 1937 – September 16, 2016) was a Northern Irish-born Canadian actor.  He was best known for starring as Dr. George Dunbar on the Canadian television series, "Danger Bay", which aired on CBC Television and The Disney Channel from 1985 to 1990.  Beggs also co-starred as Liam Gleeson on the Canadian series, "Bordertown", from 1989 to 1991.  His other television roles included a recurring role as Lt. Hansen during of "" from 1966 to 1967.
  Title: Enrico Colantoni
  Passage: Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian actor, best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom "Just Shoot Me! ", Keith Mars on the television series "Veronica Mars", and Sergeant Greg Parker on the television series "Flashpoint".  He has also had supporting roles in such films as "The Wrong Guy", "Galaxy Quest", "A.I. Artificial Intelligence", and "Contagion", and guest appearances on "Monk", "Numb3rs", "Party Down", "Stargate SG-1" and "Bones".  More recently, he starred as Allen Conner in "Remedy", and played crime boss Carl Elias in a recurring role on "Person of Interest".  His most recent role is as Laura Hollis' father in season three of the online web series "Carmilla".
citations: Alan Thicke Celebrity Cooking Showdown