Discover who the Love Boat cruise director was, how Julie McCoy became iconic, and what actress Lauren Tewes is doing today.

Their former costar Bernie Kopell supported the show during its opening night performance. Whelan said that a costuming Easter egg in the play pays tribute to original Love Boat captain Gavin MacLeod.

The Love Boat originally looked very different. The beloved TV series aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986 and starred Ted Lange as bartender Isaac, Fred Grandy as yeoman-purser Gopher, Bernie Kopell as Dr.

The '70s and '80s TV favoriteThe Love Boat sailed on without original actress Lauren Tewes in 1984. Tewes, who had played cruise director Julie McCoy, since the series debuted in 1977, returned for a ...

Bernie Kopell is best known for his role as Dr. Adam Bricker on The Love Boat. The actor played the cruise ship Casanova on the ABC romantic comedy-drama from 1977 to 1986, but the origin of his ...

Charo was a frequent guest star on the series, often playing April Lopez Jill Whelan says she doesn't know Charo's real age — but she knows someone who does In a new podcast, The Love Boat star ...

But a 1976 movie, which served as one of the series' pilots, featured a completely different cast, including a captain who was too hot to handle. On TV We Love, entertainment writer Jim Colucci ...