The Love Boat Podcast

Join us November 20th-22nd at the Hollywood Show!

https://www.hollywoodshow.com/chicago

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorenzo returns with more Hollywood royalty stories, from his father Fernando Lamas making him audition with Esther Williams to a nearly career-ending Playgirl photo shoot rescued by his godmother. He also discusses his later-in-life transition to musical theater, playing the King of Siam at Ogunquit Playhouse, and his recent stand-up comedy debut.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorenzo Lamas joins Fred, Ted, and Jill to revisit his unforgettable Love Boat cruise adventures, getting his ear pierced on a wild ouzo-fueled night in Mykonos, and diving off the ship in Santorini. He also shares stories from The Bold and the Beautiful and working with Jane Wyman on Falcon Crest.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got some big news!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 2 of our conversation with Paul Kreppel and Murphy Cross we remember the legendary Jack Jones, his iconic Love Boat theme, his humor, and the unforgettable duet with his father, Allan Jones. Plus, stories about Aaron Spelling's studio system, and Paul and Murphy's ongoing work in theater.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred, Ted, and Jill catch up on their latest projects before welcoming their very first power couple guests, Paul Kreppel and Murphy Cross. The Tony-winning duo shares stories about their Broadway production, Love Boat memories, improv comedy roots, and decades-long careers spanning stage and screen.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred, Ted, and Jill welcome back Richard Kline for Part 2 to trade behind-the-scene stories about backstage mishaps, bad reviews, game shows, guest stars, theater, and life on iconic productions.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred, Ted, and Jill welcome Richard Kline for Part 1 of a conversation about his journey through Broadway, television, Shakespeare, musical theater, and more.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill, Ted, and Fred welcome back David MacLeod, Gavin MacLeod's son, for Part 2 of a conversation about growing up with the man behind Captain Stubing, from Hollywood parties with Robert Blake and Tom Skerritt to Gavin's enduring lessons on gratitude and graciousness.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred, Ted, and Jill welcome David MacLeod, son of the late Gavin MacLeod, for Part 1 of a conversation about his father's life, his path from New York theater to Hollywood, his infectious positivity, and retells some father-son adventures in Death Valley and Yellowstone.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred, Ted, and Jill kick off Season 2 with updates on Jill's role in Dear Evan Hansen, Ted's new play, and Fred's son Charlie's Hulu series Not Suitable for Work. Plus, a drive-by cameo from Jill's son, wedding plans in Costa Rica, and a parasite PSA. Next up: David MacLeod and Richard Kline.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charo finally joins Fred, Ted, and Jill, alongside her son Shel to share stories of growing up in Spain, learning flamenco guitar from gypsies, how Johnny Carson launched her American career, and why The Love Boat was her favorite.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for season 2 of The Love Boat Podcast!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred and Jill welcome a very special guest to The Love Boat Podcast, Alison Arngrim, beloved for her iconic role as Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. The trio dives into memories, laughs, and behind-the-scenes stories from one of TV's most beloved eras.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, and Jill Whelan swap stories about the unsung regulars who made The Love Boat feel like a floating repertory company, from a David Niven-lookalike extra with a mysterious driver to Telly Savalas giving "private acting lessons."

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antonio Fargas joins Fred, Ted, and Jill to trace the road from a Harlem newspaper ad to Huggy Bear. He shares how a European theater tour at 17 changed his life, how one gritty street film caught Aaron Spelling's eye, and the remarkable parallel lives he and Ted shared.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Pine joins Fred, Ted, and Jill to talk about his iconic run as Sergeant Getraer on CHiPS, his multiple appearances on The Love Boat, and what it was really like to be a contract player at Universal in the swinging summer of 1964. He shares how a roommate's offhand suggestion sent him from ten medical school rejections straight to Hollywood, the improv class he and Fred took together under the legendary Howard Storm, and why taking horseback riding lessons was the best career decision he ever made.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Knight joins Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, and Jill Whelan to share how a station wagon full of Tijuana terracotta pots nearly cost him the role of Peter Brady, and what it was really like growing up as a working child actor making the long drives to Paramount while keeping his family afloat. He reflects on Robert Reed's complicated relationship with Sherwood Schwartz, why The Brady Bunch became something closer to a national touchstone than a TV show, and how a physicist friend from high school eventually led him from tech pioneer to furniture mogul… and why Harry and Meghan's chairs set his phone ringing.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glynn Turman joins Fred, Ted, and Jill for a conversation that spans Broadway, Hollywood, and the open range. Glynn shares how he stumbled into his first role at age 12, his landmark 1978 production of Hamlet, and the inside story of how George Lucas had him in mind for Han Solo.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wonder what it was like to tap dance with Ginger Rogers or why Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan never made it onto the Love Boat? Tune in as Fred, Ted, and Jill answer fan questions, swap stories about stars who almost made the show.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices