The Love Boats Fred Grandy Reveals Billy Crystal Auditioned for the Role of Gopher But He Really Hated the Script

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The Love Boats Fred Grandy Reveals Billy Crystal Auditioned for the Role of Gopher But He Really Hated the Script

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The Love Boat stars Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange and Jill Whelan set sail on Princess Cruises' The Love Boat Celebration at Sea that left out of Brooklyn, N.Y., on Aug. 31 and traveled through New England and Canada for seven nightsGrandy, who played purser Burl "Gopher" Smith, recalled during a Q A on the Enchanted Princess that he went up against Billy Crystal for the roleThe actor and politician told PEOPLE he doesn't think "there is a group that's as tight knit professionally and personally" as the cast of The Love Boat Fred Grandy acknowledges he might not have been the first choice to play purser Burl "
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