Developed by Norman Lear and co-created by Whitney Blake herself a former sitcom star and single mother raising future actress Meredith Baxter the series was groundbreaking for its focus on a young divorced mother seeking independence from a suffocating marriage.
But he has appeared at several events since the September 11 terrorist attacks, including the star-studded "America: A Tribute to Heroes" fund-raising broadcast and a visit to Ground Zero in September.