After seven years of starring as the cruise director on the ship that promised love,
this actor was shown a lot of hate when she was tossed overboard for her very public battle with cocaine.
After sinking her career and personal life, the now 70-year-old star went from being
TV’s most beloved ship steward to a cheese steward for a Seattle-based catering company.
Keep reading to learn the identity of this actor!
When The Love Boat first set sail in 1977, the TV series fulfilled its promise of being “something for everyone.”
Every week, fans tuned in to watch the adventures of their favorite crew on the
Pacific Princess, including Captain Stubing and his daughter Vicki
(Gavin McLeod and Jill Whelan), Doc (Bernie Kopell), Gopher (Fred Grandy),
bartender Isaac (Ted Lange) and the cruise director, Cynthia Lauren Tewes,
who was 23 when she started her role as Julie McCoy.