‘The Love Boat’ Cast Reunites — Plus See the Crew Then and Now!

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Nov 6, 2014 5:28 pm·

By Julia Birkinbine

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It's a The Love Boat reunion!

Six of the show's original cast members — Gavin MacLeod (Captain Merrill Stubing), Bernie Kopell (Dr. Adam "Doc" Bricker), Fred Grandy (Burl "Gopher" Smith), Ted Lange (Isaac Washington), Lauren Tewes (Julie McCoy) and Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing) — got together yesterday to christen the Regal Princess ship in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and we couldn't have been more excited to see them back together!

What has the crew been up to since they went off the air nearly 30 years ago, you ask?

Click through the gallery below to see the cast of The Love Boat then and now!

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Gavin MacLeod

After playing "Your Captain," Gavin went on to make several appearances in musicals such as Gigi and Copacabana. He also wrote a book titled, This Is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith & Life.

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Bernie Kopell

Bernie went on to play the lead role in the off-Broadway show Viagra Falls after starring as "Doc" on the The Love Boat! The actor has recently appeared in TV advertisements for Nasalcrom.

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Fred Grandy

After a long and successful career in politics, Fred (aka Burl "Gopher" Smith) recently returned to acting to star in a production of Sleuth. He's also appeared in The Mindy Project.

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Ted Lange

Television's most famous bartender went on to appear on the reality show Celebrity Fit Club and starred on NBC's Betty White's Off Their Rockers.

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Lauren Tewes

After playing cruise director Julie McCoy on The Love Boat, Lauren appeared on an episode of The Love Boat: The Next Wave and played a police detective on The Fugitive.

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Jill Whelan

Jill continues to have a successful acting career after playing Vicki Stubing, the daughter of Capt. Stubing, on the hit TV series. She had a long-running role on The Young and the Restless and recently appeared on Criminal Minds. She is now a mother-of-two!

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