The Love Boat actor recalls ‘tragic’ on set incident that was ‘one of the worst experiences’
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Patrick Labyorteaux has recounted his worst on-set experience while filming the classic comedy-drama series The Love Boat. The former child actor, now 60, appeared on two episodes of the 10-season sitcom, which followed the adventures of crew members aboard the Pacific Princess cruise ship and a rotating cast of passengers all dealing with different relationship dilemmas. The series ran from 1977 to 1986. Labyorteaux was 13 when he played Bobby Trymon in a 1979 episode, and 16 when he returned to the series in 1981 as Todd Andrews. Recalling his brief time on the show during a recent episode of his The Patrick LabyorSheaux podcast, the actor admitted that “unfortunately, the second episode [was] probably one of the worst experiences that I’ve ever had on a TV show.” He remembered at the time being “fascinated by all the stuff they did …
