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Covered serious topics like cocaine use. >> thanks dad. >> the show launched other stars like leonardo dicaprio. >> you don't trust other stadoc anymore thmore than i do? >> what was it that kept that show so popular? >> i think it was me, erin. it was all me. >> reporter: saving him from his most painful experience. a failed talk show that went up against the buzz saw of johnny carson. thicke also composed theme songs to the "facts of life," and "different strokes" and "wheel of fortune." in his last role he dropped the good a dad persona to play a bad

He's canadian born. he'd also a songwriter. he created the theme song for many popular sitcoms. listen. ♪ ♪ you take the good you take the bad ♪ ♪ you take 'em both and there you have ♪ ♪ the facts of life the facts of life ♪ >> i have children of the '80s sitting with me. we're all singing along. in addition to "the facts of life" thicke also wrote the opening theme for "different strokes" and "wheel of fortune." he is survived by his wife and three sons including the singer robin thicke. and good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. if you have a cre...

There are about 44,000 illegals in the city of san francisco alone. chicago also set up a similar fund under its mayor, rahm emanuel. heartbreak and shock rocking hollywood this morning. the actor alan thicke, so many of us grew up with him, best known as the iconic dad on the '80s sitcom "growing pains" has now died. thicke reportedly had a heart attack while he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son. in addition to acting, thicke is also remembered as an accomplished song writer and composer. among his work, the theme songs for the tv shows "different strokes" and "the facts of life."...

Roof's target practice before he killed nine people inside a church. today, one of those survivors is set to face him down in court. and america's dad, alan thicke who starred in the '80s classic "growing pains" died. >> watch it. your mother went through a lot of trouble defrosting that chicken. >> not just "growing pains." did you knowe wrote theme songs just like this ♪ you take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life, the facts of life ♪ >> i mean, that's right. "facts of life" theme song. he wrote "different strokes" theme song. i'm 40 yea...

Oh, this is sad, conrad sti real life and amazing father." he appeared on 179 episodes of "different strokes" which ran from 1978 to 1986. do you feel old now? >> i always feel old. that just reinforces the antiquated feeling. that was a classicing about, willis? >> and i loved that -- i felt like back in the day when we were growing up, they had shows that tackled social issues. >> he was so good in that, wasn't he? >> yeah. >> i loved that show. kelly ripa, i don't think she ever has a bad day. she's always perky in terms of her demeanor and her face. she admitted in a recent interview wit...