Love Boat Cast Today
The love boat cast reunites.
Love boat cast today. Child actor jill whelan joined the love boat as capt. Gavin macleod jill whelan bernie kopell ted lange cynthia lauren tewes fred grandy and ted mcginley the stars of the classic series the love boat ga. She was chosen from a group of 100 actresses after the director saw an episode of starsky and hutch that she had guest starred on and she received a call at 9 00 pm telling her to report to. Then and now setting sail on september 24 1977 the love boat went on to become one of the best american sitcoms during the 80 s.
By stella basconi january 10 2017. Find out what the actors have been up to over the years in the gallery. The series the love boat on the air from 1977 until 1986 captured the attention of audiences around the world the love boat. The show spanned an impressive 250 episodes over 9 seasons and the last original episodes were released.
While still on the show she had a role in airplane and was a spokesperon for nancy reagan s just. For almost 10 years the show gave viewers an escapist entertainment with its romantic and humorous plot lines. The love boat sailed into its graveyard time slot pulling fantasy island in its wake and made saturday nights the hot night for tv in the late 1970s and early 80s. Where are they now on board of the pacific princess the audience was able to sail the seas going on adventures with the stars.
The love boat cast then and now. Lauren tewes was cast to play the cheerful cruise director of the pacific princess julie mccoy only one day before she began filming for the love boat. More than 40 years after the show first aired the original cast of the beloved 1970s tv series the love boat reunited on the today show. The love boat a show which helped introduce the television watching public to the concept of cruising first set sail on abc television 40 years ago this month.
Second only to going on an actual cruise yourself the love boat was the perfect way to experience the hilarity of cruise ship life without having to leave your house.