During Princess Cruises’ Love Boat Celebration at Sea, Bernie Kopell looked back on how his character, Dr. Adam Bricker, got his name. In a sit-down with PEOPLE, Kopell shared that he and Hy Averback, ...

But a 1976 movie, which served as one of the series' pilots, featured a completely different cast, including a captain who was too hot to handle. On TV We Love, entertainment writer Jim Colucci ...

Bernie Kopell is best known for his role as Dr. Adam Bricker on The Love Boat. The actor played the cruise ship Casanova on the ABC romantic comedy-drama from 1977 to 1986, but the origin of his ...