Fred Grandy
Fred Grandy | |
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 Grandy in 1993 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Berkley Bedell |
| Succeeded by | Tom Latham |
| Constituency | 6th district (1987–1993) 5th district (1993–1995) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fredrick Lawrence Grandy June 29, 1948 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Children | 3, including Charlie |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) George Washington University (MFA) |
Fredrick Lawrence Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is an American actor who played Burl "Gopher" Smith on the TV series The Love Boat and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was most recently the host of The Grandy Group, a morning drive time radio talk show on 630 WMAL in Washington, D.C.