Life
Loring was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Dorothy Ann (née Tobin), a singer, and Gerald Louis Goff, a salesman and trumpet player. Loring was married to actor Alan Thicke (Growing Pains) from 1970 until 1986. The marriage produced two sons, Brennan and Robin.
Robin started his own musical career as "Thicke". He has achieved success under his full name as a chart-topping R&B artist, and songwriter and producer for other artists, winning three Grammy Awards in the process. Robin married actress Paula Patton in 2005 after an eight-year relationship. Brennan married Kathleen "Dolly" MacDonald in 2007. They first met on the set of Days of Our Lives in 1985 playing children in the Christmas hospital scene. Brennan's son, Tyler, was born in May 2008, and Robin's son, Julian Fuego, was born April 2010.
In 1994, Loring married production designer René Lagler. They initially met 24 years earlier on the set of Glen Campbell's variety series. They met again on a plane in 1993.
Loring has been honored with the Lifetime Commitment Award from JDRF, and received the Woman of Achievement Award from the Miss America Organization, an honor she shares with past recipients Barbara Bush, Rosalyn Carter, and Hillary Clinton. She has been featured in Who's Who in America.
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