Life Goes On
The cast of Life Goes On.
Format	Drama
Created by	Michael Braverman
Starring	Chris Burke Kellie Martin Patti LuPone Bill Smitrovich
Opening theme	A cover of The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", as sung by Patti LuPone and the rest of the cast. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Chris Burke (born August 26, 1965, in Point Lookout New York) is an American Actor with Downs Syndrome, best known for Kellie Noelle Martin (born October 16, 1975) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Television actress who is probably best Patti LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American Singer and Actress, perhaps best known for her Tony Award -winning Bill Smitrovich (born May 16, 1947) is an American actor Biography Personal life He was born William S The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da " is a song by The Beatles originally released on the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album Patti LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American Singer and Actress, perhaps best known for her Tony Award -winning
Country of origin	United States
No. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons	4
No.  of episodes	83
Production
Running time	60 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 12, 1989 – May 23, 1993
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Life Goes On is a television series that aired on ABC from September 12, 1989 to May 23, 1993. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The year 1989 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1989. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The year 1989 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1989. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993.

Overview

The drama featured the Thacher family, whose son Charles "Corky" Thacher (played by Chris Burke) had Down syndrome, while their daughter Becca (played by Kellie Martin) was gifted but socially awkward with her fellow classmates. Chris Burke (born August 26, 1965, in Point Lookout New York) is an American Actor with Downs Syndrome, best known for Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a Chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. Kellie Noelle Martin (born October 16, 1975) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Television actress who is probably best Tony Award winning stage actress Patti LuPone played the mother and Bill Smitrovich played the father. Patti LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American Singer and Actress, perhaps best known for her Tony Award -winning Bill Smitrovich (born May 16, 1947) is an American actor Biography Personal life He was born William S Eldest sister Paige Thatcher was played by Monique Lanier during the 1989-1990 seasons and by Tracey Needham during the 1990-1993 seasons. Tracey Needham is a Texas -born American actress best known as Paige Thatcher on Life Goes On then on the first season of However this character initially had relatively little involvement in the plot of the show and was infrequently seen for the first two seasons. Jerry Berkson (Ray Buktenica) was Patti LuPone's quirky boss.

Executive Producer Michael Braverman first cast Chris Burke in the 1987 television movie Desperate, based on Braverman's favorite book, Lord Jim. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad, originally published in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. After seeing Burke's work, ABC executives asked Braverman to create a show around Burke.

The show is set in the fictional Chicago suburb of Glen Brook, Illinois, which is named after the high school attended at the time by one of Braverman's children. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.

In the opening credits of each episode, Arnold, the dog, sits forlornly in the kitchen with his bowl in his mouth, apparently forgotten by the family. The show's producers received a constant trickle of letters each week from viewers who thought this was cruel, so in the final episode's opening credits, a bag of dog food spills out of a nearby cabinet.

Early seasons

During the show's first couple of years, the focus mainly was placed upon Corky. Much of the show examined the challenges of a family whose son had Down Syndrome. The Thachers sought to have Corky interact with regular society after spending years socializing Corky amongst other kids with Down syndrome in "special" classes. Indeed, this need to integrate Corky into "normal" society was the main storyline in Season 1 of the series, as the Thacher family opted to enroll Corky into a regular high school despite the principal's demand that Corky be placed in an alternative program for those with Down syndrome.

In addition, during the early seasons (particularly the first), episodes included Tyler Benchfield (Tommy Puett), Becca's high school crush, who also had a brother with Down syndrome. Eventually, Becca and Tyler would start a relationship.

Corky eventually got a job as an usher at a local movie theater. He later found a girlfriend, who also had Down syndrome, and whom he married by the end of the series.

Later seasons

By the beginning of the second season, the writers had begun to expand the scope of the show beyond Corky, and in the third and fourth seasons the show's focus centered on Becca and a new character named Jesse (played by Chad Lowe). Charles “Chad” Lowe (born January 15, 1968) is an American television actor and the brother of actor Rob Lowe. Jesse was a junior and met Becca through the school's theatre department. As the two became friends, Jesse told Becca he was HIV positive as a result of unprotected sex he had with a one-night stand. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Tyler became a less prominent figure in Becca's life, and was jealous of Becca's closeness with Jesse. The character of Tyler was soon thereafter written out of the show, but was given a memorable send-off, dying in a car accident with Corky as a passenger.

Becca and Jesse began a relationship, despite his HIV, much to the surprise of those around them. The writers began to explore life with HIV through Jesse's character, and the difficulties the disease causes with romantic relationships. The relationship between Corky and Becca, previously portrayed as close, also was explored as Corky briefly turned his back on his sister for dumping a mutual friend in order to date Jesse.

The first episode of the fourth season, in which a 40-something Becca (played by Pamela Bellwood) tours the house she grew up in while remembering the events of twenty five years earlier, establishes that Jesse would ultimately die from AIDS, and that Becca would move on and marry a man named David. Pamela Bellwood (born Pamela King on June 26 195 The series itself ended ambiguously, but up-beat, showing Becca five years later, married, and with a son named for her true love, Jesse.

Awards and nominations

The show won two Emmy Awards, one for Chad Lowe ("Jesse") in 1993, and one for Viveca Lindfors in 1990. Charles “Chad” Lowe (born January 15, 1968) is an American television actor and the brother of actor Rob Lowe. Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors ( December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) better known under her professional name of Viveca Lindfors

DVD release

On May 9, 2006, Warner Home Video released Season 1 of Life Goes On on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Warner Home Video is the Home video unit of Warner Bros Entertainment Inc It is unknown if the remaining three seasons will be released at some point. The DVD release of Life Goes On, Season 1, has a replacement theme song at the beginning of each episode with the exception of the show's pilot. The replacement was due to high licensing costs for the Beatles' song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da " is a song by The Beatles originally released on the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album " The new song aptly titled "Life Goes On" was written by composer Marc Jackson of Zoo Street Music and sung by singer/songwriter Tara Johnston. Marc Anthony Jackson (born January 16 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player The song was written specifically for the DVD release.

Internationally

The series was broadcast at least in

• South Africa, dubbed in Afrikaans, under the title Môre is Nog 'n Dag (Tomorrow is another day)
• Latin America, dubbed in Spanish, under the title La vida sigue su curso / La vida continúa (Life Goes On)
• Finland, with Finnish subtitles, under the title Elämä voittaa (Life Goes On)
• France, dubbed in French, under the title Corky, un enfant pas comme les autres (Corky, a child unlike any other)
• Italy, dubbed in Italian, under the title Una Famiglia Come Tante (A Family Like Many Others)
• Poland, dubbed in Polish, under the title Dzień za dniem (Life Goes On)
• Germany, dubbed in German, under the title Alles O. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from 17th century Dutch and classified as Low Franconian Germanic, mainly spoken in Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. K. , Corky (Everything O. K. , Corky)
• Ireland, under the title Life Goes On, on the RTÉ channel network

External links

• The official DVD page for Life Goes On.
• The Unofficial Life Goes On Page.
• Life Goes On in Jump The Shark