Had no idea he was behind the different strokes theme song and the facts of life until the other day
Theme song composer
Thicke had a successful career as a TV theme song composer, often collaborating with his then-wife Gloria Loring on these projects, which included the themes to the popular sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life. He also wrote a number of TV game show themes, including The Wizard of Odds (for which he also sang the vocal introduction), The Joker's Wild, Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Diamond Head Game, Blank Check, Stumpers!, Whew!,[3] and the original theme to Wheel of Fortune. Thicke has also been a popular songwriter. As an example, he co-wrote "Sara," a solo hit for Bill Champlin and included on the latter's Runaway album (1981).