Robin Thicke: 'Blurred Lines' Breaks Radio Record, Alan Thicke Proud Of Son

Alan Thicke has expressed his support for son Robin Thicke whose song Blurred Lines which has become the song of the summer.

The 66-year-old actor, who rose to fame on the 80's sitcome Growing Pains, shared to PEOPLE his excitement over the weekend fpr his son. He was in attendance at the 15th Annual DesignCare event benefiting The HollyRod Foundation. The elder Thicke spoke of how proud he was of the  36-year-old for finding mainstream success after years of being an R&B darling.

Robin's song, Blurred Lines, has reigned atop Hot 100 for the past seven weeks and recently shattered radio impression with 242 million listeners. The song has also peaked #1 in 80 countries.

"He has now projected himself into a stratosphere, into another level, having raised the bar, the family brand, to unimaginable heights," Alan said.

A good natured Alan said that he was amused to be referred to as simply Robin's father despite his own fame. He added that he often got a good laugh out of introducing himself as such.

"And though I cannot quite relate to the incredible success and accomplishment of his work on that song, now I just feel [like], 'Okay, now I just have to share you with the rest of the world now ... You are barely mine anymore.'"

Blurred Lines, the album, arrived in stores Tuesday. Alan offered his opinion on some of the racier content.

"Robin is never shy about dropping the odd scandalous word, and being very sexual in his tunes, and the one that I was involved in had neither the sex, nor any trace of contentious dialogue!" Alan said.