the stars we lost in 2018. >> i don't have a lot of regrets. i did the best i could. >> "e.t." remembers the movie legends, tv favorites.

>> i have had a great life, i have had a good career. >> a music icon gone too soon. >> never told stories behind aretha franklin's greatest hit. >> those particular records bring back memories. >> burt reynolds in his own words. >> you work hard, try, be a good guy. >> then the star death that drewly shocked us. >> i have a family. i have a young daughter. >> how the life of robin leech was just as rich and famous as the stars he covered. >> and we remember penny marshall. >> they call me l arc verne. shirley. i respond to anything. >> she taught me right there. this is "entertainment tonight." >> hello, everybody. thanks so much for joining us as we remember the star wes lost in 2018. there have bee a lot of incredible singers in history, but there is only one aretha franklin. >> only one. 18 grammys.

she performed at three presidential inaugurations and for the pope. wean of soul commanded r-e-s-p-e-c-t and boy did she get it. >> aretha lost her battle with pancreatic cancer passing away at her home in detroit. ♪ life's so unkind >> i think just being yourself, being an original. that sets you apart from everyone else. >> in recent years franklin battled health issues but chose to keep her condition private. >> i can't control what people think. >> this was aretha's last public performance. ♪ >> it was for elton john's aids foundation gala. aretha began her career singing in church and toured with her

father's caravan. >> the church and the forums we had services in were the training grounds for me. >> aretha was an icon for feminism and civil rights. s in her last interviews she told us she wanted to be remembered for her muse sbik humanitarian work. >> before you can be a great or good anything else, you have got to be a good person. >> an astounding 112 of aretha's songs hit the charts. to her, they were all like family. >> they're like your children. you love them all ♪ i >> the chi conwas set off with a service in detroit. faith hill, ariana grande and jennifer hudson all performed. ♪ you make me feel >> the basis of them, soul and

soul is absolutely enduring. ♪ yeah >> there will never be another ever. >> ever. ever. now, from the queen of soul to the king of the box office. he was the number one movie star in the world for the entire decade of the '80s and we kept working right up until the very end. >> i don't have a lot of regrets. i did the best i could and i had a good time. a wonderful time. >> the 82-year-old passed away in florida following cardiac arrest. he looked frail in march at the premier of his last film. >> are you proud of your career? you've got to be? >> well, yes, i am. i am. i was number one in the world for five years in a row. >> burt was a box office legend whose easy going style made him one of the biggest stars of the

1970s and '80s. >> sorry. i don't want to get married. >> from the "smokey and the bandit to the languagest yard and deliverance. he showed how he could swing comedy to drama. >> sometimes you have to lose yourself before you can find anything. >> i have a habit of making what i do very easy. >> considered an sex symbol in 1982 he posed naked for on a bear skin rug. >> i don't know who that man is. it's frightening to think i had the chutzpah to do that. >> his one and only oscar nomination came from "boogie nights." he lost the role to robin williams. >> people have been saying things like comeback. i didn't go away. they did. >> he appeared on "e.t.'s" first

broadcast in 1981. even then, he spoke about his own mortality. >> if there is a life here after, and i think there is, then what the hell is the all the fuss about? it's just that i don't want to go now. >> burt may be gone, but his legend will live on forever. perhaps the most shocking loss this year was the death of anthony bourdain who took his own life. he seemed so at home on the road sharing amazing cultures and cuisine all around the world. he threw himself into his work and spent most of his life on the road. he told kevin he traveled 220 days a year. >> how do you maintain a normal life at all traveling so much? you're never at home. >> i have a family, i have a young daughter. i try to spend as much time as i can with them. >> but in june in france the 61-year-old was found dead in a hotel room. he had hung himself. he was filming for his cnn

series "parts unknown." he was also a best selling author that overcame heroin addiction in the 1980s. the world was shocked by bourdain's suicide especially since he embodies traveling the world for food. >> i have a restless mind and a restless temperament and i'm still pretty curious about the world. suicide also claimed the life of kate spade. she hung herself in her apartment. she sold her brand in 2006 to nieman marcus. she told build it was time for a break. >> i took off a good time raising my daughter and absolutely adored every moment of it. the sister-in-law to comedian david spade was the aunt to actress rachel brosnahan.

>> i love her work. firsthand bag i ever bought was a kate spade. what can you say? >> i just found my first pair of kate spade shoes just the other day. so special. there was also another heartbreaking loss off the music world. ariana grande's ex mac miller died of an overdose. he was 26. after his death, ariana paid tribute to mac writing in part, the kindest sweetest soul with demons he never deserved. his substance abuse was reportedly a factor in their breakup. we also lost joe jackson. a lot was said and written about joe, but joe would be the first to tell you, everything he did, he did for the jackson family ♪ one two three >> he was the patriarch who drove his children to

unprecedented success and built the family name into a music dynasty. ♪ billy jean is not my lover >> i was raised on stage. i'm happy on stage. i could sleep on stage. when i'm off, it's another story. >> janet honored her dad shortly before his passing. >> my incredible father drove me to be the very best i can. >> joe was their greatest promoter. >> everything is possible. everything -- nothing is impossible for the jacksons. everything is possible. >> along with his wife catherine he was often the jackson family's greatest defender. >> people can say anything. i can't help what people say. >> we are still together as a family. >> the couple had nine children and were estranged and living apart but never divorced. michael became the family's superstar and joe spoke with me after his death. >> i remember him as the biggest

entertainer which ever lived, which he was. >> joe admitted to oprah he beat michael and his siblings. >> do you regret the strappings on your children? >> no, i don't. i kept them out of jail and raised them right and they were good kids. >> i sometimes think he doesn't get the credit he deserves. i'm still thankful for him and thankful for what he did for our family. >> joe was almost 89 years old. he passed away from cancer. latoya tweeted, i will always love you. you gave us strength and made us one of the most famous fam will in the world. it's a complicated relationship. >> very, very. coming up -- >> i'm the man known for champagne wishes and caviar dreams. >> our look back at the live of robin leech. >> and tv greats gone too soon. >> they call me laverne, shirley. i respond to anything.

>> our time with penny marshall. plus, jerry van dyke on stepping out of the shadow of his brother. "e.t." remembers

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i'm happy playing the mini me character. it's already brought me a lot. >> "e.t." behind the scenes of austin powers in gold member. just one of the several times we sat down with verne troyer. he stood just 2'8", but he was a big man in hollywood, appearing in 58-s and tv shows. we also lost a man this year that brought the riches of celebrity life right into your living room. lifestyles of rich and famous host, robin leech. >> i'm the man known for champagne wishes and caviar dreams. not as many people know about caviar as i do. >> he passed away peacefully in october in las vegas. he had been hospitalized since november 2014 after suffering a stroke in mexico. he was famous for bringing people into the glitzy homes of

the rich and famous. >> this is the closet of liberace. >> robin was also part of our "e.t." family. >> robin leech, "entertainment tonight." >> he helped launch our show back in 1981 and served as a celebrity reporter for many years. [ humming ] >> are you singing our song? >> cher, tell us how the show is going? >> it was wonderful. robin, why are you trying to catch me now? >> when can we see new commercials with the both of isn't it true. >> after the new year. >> you look panic stricken. i'm not nominated for anything. >> he was a journalist. what he's known for is lifting the curtain on hollywood's biggest stars and their extravagant lifestyles. >> champagne wishes and caviar dreams. now you understand why we said

that. >> although robin will be remembered for that phrase, can i throw out another one? he said one picture is worth 1,000 word. if you had more pictures the less you would have to say. still ahead -- we were not aware of what was happening. >> penny marshall interviews you never heard. >> i tried not to let him down. then -- >> all the fans screaming. i love it. >> remembering charlotte wray. the ups and downs of the star. >> life was overwhelming. closed captioning provided by --

i had to find out who turned on the tap. >> okay, edna garrett. who did not love her in we all grew up watching charlotte reon the facts of life. before that she was on different

strokes. >> of course. beloved actress passed away in august. she lived a full life. tonight we remember everybody's favorite house mom. >> what happened to the go getter, give them heck, take it to the streets. that was you? >> no, that was the bdooby brothers. >> i'm a stall town girl in los angeles. all the fans are screaming mrs. garrett! >> she helped the girls with issues. this body shaming episode first appeared in 1980. >> you don't think of a girl at a ten if they weighs a ton. >> you're not a number. you're a girl. >> charlotte told us later that ironically the young actresses ahad their own body shaming on set. >> how much pressure would the producers put on the girls to keep a certain weight?

>> the more they pressured them, the more they would eat. >> charlotte told us she had her own personal struggles to deal with. >> it was a lot of joy, a lot of love, but a lot of challenges. >> those included a bout with pancreatic cancer, which she beat and a bout of alcohol which she also beat. >> i'm sober 41 years. i'm agrateful camper. >> she did win astatue, but was a winner nonetheless. >> my girls on the show gave me a big emmy and says, cream rises to the top, we love you. i feel i already won. >> she was 92. we lost two more tv greats -- coach star jerry van dyke and night court star harry anderson. >> want to see me pull a rabbit

out of my hat? here's a little hair. >> harry was quite the magician as well as being a standup comic. each time we visit him, he was always on, giving a performance. >> i would like to thank the academy. i would like to thank all the little people who helped me by fighting off the cat with a number two pencil. >> he passed away from a stroke. what we'll remember is his delightful sense of humor. >> don't tell anyone any of this. i'm a card and i should be decked. >> jerry van dyke passed away in september of heart failure he said luther, have faith, don't give it -- how come you're not happy about this? >> it's a great bunch of people and it's like home. i've never been so happy doing a show in my entire life.

>> the last time we spoke to jerry was in 2015. he and dick were doing a guest spot on "the middle." he kidded he was the less of the two. >> i wanted to hang on his coat tail and i did. >> they did just fine for themselves. taking a short walk to stage 15, it's the last place penny marshall made a tv appearance. she was in the "odd couple" reboot. she made her name as laverne on the "laverne and shirley show." that opening was a jingle she and her friends did on the streets of new york as kids. she pass away on december 17th in her hollywood hills home at the age of 75. the cause, complications from diabetes. "e.t." had a long history with

the star. >> they call me laverne, shirley, they call me cindy. i respond to anything. they're just being nice, so it's not something terrible. >> penny and cindy williams who played shirley were friends on screen and off. they told us when they were shooting the series, they didn't realize how popular the comedy was. >> we were not aware of what was happening at the time. >> we weren't aware of much. >> we are locked up on a sound stage trying to figure out funny things. >> she was last on the tribute to the "the odd couple". >> my brother gave me a life. he gave mae a life and i appreciate it. i try not to let him down. >> in addition to her acting career she was a successful movie director. he was behind the camera for

"big," a league of their own, and" awakening." she told us she had no regrets. >> i have had a good life, a great career, and i have friends i care about very much and they seem to care about me. >> in the end, penny's work speaks for itself. when we come back, we remember the giant behind the superhero. stanley. next on kron-4 news at eight: an intense manhunt is on for the man accused of killing of a police officer in stanislaus county. what investigators revealed about the suspect has the president weighing in first he escaped from san quentin...now police belive he's behind a violent crime in the north bay. the clues police have in their search for an inmate. plus... a south bay family speaking out for the first time since their daughter was killed by police. i'm ken wayne i'm vicki liviakis the news -- at eight -- is next.

travel consideration provided by -- 2018 will also be remembered as the year the superheroes mourn the passing of stan lee. >> he was a superwhoer in his own right the way he revolutioned the culture with the marvel universe. good night, zblev i guess one person can make a difference. >> i have been doing this now for more years than i can remember. i love it. >> stan created spider-man, iranman, the hulk, and thor and made cameos and many movies.

>> my hands aren't as steady as they used to be. >> in the beginning i

police department "you have to understand this was not supposed to happen here. i've been to too many of these funerals and i never thought ever that i would have to be doing this." >(ken) the police chief choked up as he spoke about his officer who was killed the day after christmas.(ken) there are only 12 sworn officers in the newman police department. the death of one of their own, has caused tremendous grief for the small town. good evening. i am ken wayne. (vicki) and i am vicki liviakis.. in for pam moore tonight. the officer was a husband, new father and immigrant - fulfilling a life