• Gloria Jean Goff is an American singer and actress born on December 10, 1946 in New York City.
• She has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
• Growing up, her mother taught her how to sing and she started a music career at the age of 1•
• She composed the theme songs for the TV series “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”.
• She has been married three times, and has been married to production designer Rene Lagler since 199• She is a recipient of the Woman of Achievement Award from the Miss America Organization.
Known for movies
Short Info
Spouse | Rene Lagler, Christopher Beaumont, Alan Thicke |
Fact | Initiated into Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity in 1979. |
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Who is Gloria Loring?
Gloria Jean Goff was born on 10 December 1946, in New York City, USA, and as Gloria Loring is a singer as well as an actress, probably best known for her role as Liz Chandler in the soap opera “Days of Our Lives”, a role which she held for five years from 1980.
The Net Worth of Gloria Loring
How rich is Gloria Loring? As of late-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is at $20 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting, but she’s also earned a significant amount thanks to her music career. As she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Gloria’s mother was a singer, while her father was a professional trumpet player who worked as a consultant for the restaurant industry as well. Growing up, she was exposed a lot to the music industry, and developed a love for it, especially as her mother also taught her how to sing. At the age of 14, she began a music career with the folk group called Those Four.
Eventually, she would release her first album through MGM Records entitled “Gloria Loring” – there is no recorded reason for her adoption of this name – which included cover versions of songs such as “New World in the Morning” by Roger Whittaker, and “Everybody’s Talkin’” by Harry Nilsson. None of her songs charted, but her increased exposure led her to be cast in various acting roles in the 1960s, including in “The Carol Burnett Show”. Acting work continued through the 1970s, though mainly in support roles before she was signed to Atco Records. She then released the single entitled “Brooklyn” under the name Cody Jameson, and the song became her first charting single.
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— Gloria Loring (@GloriaLoring) December 14, 2016
Diabetes Awareness
In 1977, Loring was invited to Toronto to become a special guest in the weekly program entitled “The Bobby Vinton Show”, in which she performed two songs including a duet with Vinton entitled “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”. The Canadian series was syndicated to the US as well. Two years later, she composed theme songs to the series’ “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes” alongside Alan Thicke, which featured on the shows throughout their entire runs.
In 1980, she joined the cast of “Days of Our Lives”, just a year after her son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. During her run with the soap opera, she got the idea to self-publish the cookbook entitled “Days of Our Lives Celebrity Cookbook”, to help raise money for diabetes research. She published two volumes of the book, and also recorded “A Shot in the Dark” which would help raise $1 million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). As a result, she continued writing books successfully, in “Parenting a Child with Diabetes”, “Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Moving Past the Fear”, and “Kids, Food and Diabetes”. Later in her career, she continued to stay active in promoting awareness and research of diabetes.
Days of Our Lives and Later Career
When Gloria joined “Days of Our Lives” the show was going through a rough period due to numerous veteran cast members leaving the show, and a string of new faces alienating fans. She became one of the nine characters introduced in the season, and her character Liz quickly earned a fan following – she was the only one to have a contract renewed. In 1986, she released the song “Friends and Lovers” alongside Carl Anderson, which hit top spots in various charts.
Her performance of the song led to a strong mail response too, actually the largest in NBC daytime history, though the official release of the song was delayed due to legal complications. After leaving the soap opera, her media appearances became sporadic, but she did a lot of theatrical work over the next few years. and she tried her hand at a recording career once more, but never managed to replicate the success of “Friends and Lovers”. In recent years, she’s served as a spokesperson to JDRF, and also released the book entitled “Coincidence Is God’s ,Way of Remaining Anonymous” in 2012.
Personal Life
For her personal life, it is known that Loring married actor Alan Thicke in 1970. and they had two children together, one of whom is singer Robin Thicke. They divorced in 1986, and two years later she married actor Christopher Beaumont, but another divorce followed, in 1993. She has now been married production designer Rene Lagler since 1994, having already known each other for a long time. Thanks to her various philanthropic works, she has been awarded a Lifetime Commitment Award from JDRF, and is also a recipient of the Woman of Achievement Award from the Miss America Organization.
General Info
Full Name | Gloria Loring |
Profession | Singer, Entertainer, Writer, Composer, Spokesperson, Fitness professional |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Rene Lagler, Christopher Beaumont, Alan Thicke |
Children | Robin Thicke, Brennan Thicke |
Parents | Dorothy Ann Tobin, Gerald Louis Goff |
Accomplishments
Movies | Correcting Christmas, Convicted: A Mother's Story |
Social profile links
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Release of her book, "Parenting a Diabetic Child: A Practical, Empathetic Guide to Help You and Your Child Live with Diabetes". [1993] |
2 | Release of her book, "Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Moving Past the Fear" by Gloria with 'Dr. Timothy Gray'. [2006] |
3 | Ex-sister-in-law of Todd Thicke. |
4 | Mother-in-law of Paula Patton. |
5 | Initiated into Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity in 1979. |
6 | Mother, with Alan Thicke, of sons Brennan Thicke and Robin Thicke. |
Pictures
Movies
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Facts of Life | 1979-1988 | TV Series composer - 201 episodes | |
Diff'rent Strokes | 1978-1986 | TV Series composer - 181 episodes | |
Hello, Larry | 1979 | TV Series composer - 3 episodes |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Disney XD Growing Up Viral | 2016 | TV Movie | Grandma |
Heavenly | 2016 | Short | Johnnie |
Correcting Christmas | 2014 | TV Movie | Robin |
Renegade | 1995-1997 | TV Series | Melissa Dixon |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1996 | TV Series | Mrs. Cleveland |
Silk Stalkings | 1994 | TV Series | Sable Shannon |
Burke's Law | 1994 | TV Series | Sam |
Saved by the Bell: The College Years | 1993 | TV Series | Mrs. Burke |
Living Dolls | 1989 | TV Series | Liz Wyler |
Freddy's Nightmares | 1989 | TV Series | Ellen Kramer |
Murder, She Wrote | 1989 | TV Series | Margo Bowman |
Police Story: The Freeway Killings | 1987 | TV Movie | Kate Devers |
The New Mike Hammer | 1987 | TV Series | Marian Collins |
Convicted: A Mother's Story | 1987 | TV Movie | Janice Huggins |
Days of Our Lives | 1981-1986 | TV Series | Liz Chandler / Liz Chandlerr |
Hotel | 1985 | TV Series | Adrianne Fitzpatrick |
Fantasy Island | 1984 | TV Series | Charlene |
Once Upon a Coffee House | 1965 | One of Betty's friends |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Dean Martin Show | 1970 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Kraft Music Hall | 1968 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Goldbergs | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
Saturday Night Live | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Nostalgia Critic | 2012 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
The Big Bang Theory | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Formula 1: BBC Sport | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Art School Confidential | 2006 | writer: "Facts of Life - Theme" | |
Chappelle's Show | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Scrubs | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Facts of Life Reunion | 2001 | TV Movie "The Facts of Life theme song" / performer: "The Facts of Life theme song" | |
Freaks and Geeks | 2000 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Married with Children | 1991 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Inside Moves | 1980 | lyrics: "What Have You Got to Lose" / music: "What Have You Got to Lose" | |
The Facts of Life | 1979 | TV Series performer: "The Facts of Life" / writer: "The Facts of Life" | |
Diff'rent Strokes | 1978 | TV Series writer: "Diff'rent Strokes" Theme Song | |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1978 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special performer: "Candle on the Water", "Someone's Waiting For You" |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
The Secrets of the Keys | 2016 | Video | Herself - Actress / Singer / Songwriter |
Extra | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Inside Edition | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Marie | 2013 | TV Series documentary | |
AM Northwest | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
The Florence Henderson Show | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Vicki! | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
Match Game | 1990-1991 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
Bob Hope: Don't Shoot, It's Only Me | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
To Tell the Truth | 1990 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
The Home Show | 1990 | TV Series | Herself - Co-host |
The New Hollywood Squares | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
Christmas with the Stars: An International Earthquake Benefit | 1989 | TV Movie | Herself |
Lou Rawls Presents Black Gold Hits | 1988 | TV Movie | Herself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Bob Hope with His Beautiful Easter Bunnies and Other Friends | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 14th Annual American Music Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Herself |
New American Bandstand 1965 | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Super Password | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
Star Search | 1984 | TV Series | Herself - Introducer |
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
Circus of the Stars #7 | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Performer |
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
The Alan Thicke Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist / Herself - Vocaslist / Herself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968-1978 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
The Alan Hamel Show | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
Donahue | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
The Vin Scully Show | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Herself |
Celebrity Bowling | 1972 | TV Series | Herself |
The Ice Palace | 1971 | TV Series | |
The Don Knotts Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
The Dean Martin Show | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Singer |
The Real Tom Kennedy Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
The Barbara McNair Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
Della | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
The David Frost Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
Playboy After Dark | 1969 | TV Series | Singer |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
The Kraft Music Hall | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
The Carol Burnett Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Herself |
Operation: Entertainment | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Herself |
International Cabaret | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Access Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
The Greatest | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself - #91: 'Friends and Lovers' |
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - 'Silver Bells' |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia