Gloria Loring

A consummate singer and entertainer Gloria Loring is the recording artist of the 1 hit song Friends and Lovers cocomposer of television theme songs for Diffrent Strokes 1978 and The Facts of Life 1979 an audience favorite from daytime TVs Days of Our Lives 1965 spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation JDRF the author of seven books a keynote speaker one of the few artists to sing two nominated songs at the Academy Awards and is the mother of worldwide singing sensation Robin Thicke With eleven albums to her credit Loring has performed all over North America and Australia As an actress and singer shes starred in musicals movies of the week prime time series and specials and has hosted television shows and live events Glorias new book Coincidence is Gods Way of Remaining Anonymous Reflections on Daytime Dramas and Divine Intervention details a series of extraordinary coincidences that transformed her life and offers prescriptive insight into how each of us can use coincidence for our own good and the good of those we love Gloria is a certified yoga instructor and an articulate champion of biomedical research After her son Brennan was diagnosed with diabetes at age four she created and selfpublished two volumes of the Days Of Our Lives Celebrity Cookbook which raised more than 1 million for diabetes research In total she has written and created six books benefiting people with diabetes Her newest musical show TV Tunez a celebration of televisions best theme songs draws from sitcoms and dramas to westerns sports games shows and commercials appealing to all demographics Honored with the Lifetime Commitment Award from JDRF and the 1999 Woman of Achievement Award from the Miss America Organization Loring is listed in the World Whos Who of Women and Whos Who in America She is married to Emmy Awardwinning art director and production designer René Lagler and lives in Southern California