mind. Like exactly. And the same
thing. She can do it with me.
I.Z. Gabby was the den mother.
She always has had a nurturing
nature. That she’s now president
of the Screen Actors Guild—she’s
perfectly suited for that because it’s
her nature to take care of people.
T. S. I remember starting to work
on the show, I thought Brian was
so cute. Luke, when he came on, he
was definitely very charming and
very Dylan-esque with all the girls.
He would just make you feel so
special. And it was real. He used to
call me Camel Lashes. I would be so
upset, like, “You’re calling me a cam-
el?” And he’s like, “No! Camels have
the most beautiful long eyelashes.” I
was like, “Okay, I’ll take it.” I still say
to Brian he devastated me because
he used to call me Chewbacca. You
know when you have your baby
fur on your cheeks? He’d be like,
“Oh, you’re so furry. You’re like
Chewbacca.” That was his version of
pulling my pigtails.... Losing Luke,
it’s still so shocking, so raw.J.P. Luke and I were the best of
friends from the minute he got the
show. He was the guy that I worked
most closely with and the guy who
I laughed with the most. He was an
incredibly quick-witted, loqua-
cious, charming guy. I have a great
time with Brian, with Ian, with
Gabby, with all those guys. But Luke
was a beautiful, beautiful soul. The
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“The first day we walked
out to do our first group
photo, I actually almost
started to cry,” says
Carteris (right, with
Green and Spelling).