- Severely typecast in his long-running, rather featherweight role, he played it low-keyed for many years and found renewed respect on stage as a writer/director/producer/actor. He earned several stage awards for his efforts, including the Renaissance Man Theatre Award from the NAACP and the Paul Robeson Award from AFI.
- His acting mentor is Gavin MacLeod.
- Best friend of Gavin MacLeod. Whenever Lange has plays, he frequently invites MacLeod to them.
- Ted is currently writing a relationship column, with Jenna Jameson, in Maxim Magazine. (December 2005)
- He has played the same character (Isaac Washington) in five different series: The Love Boat (1977), Charlie's Angels (1976), Martin (1992), Weird Science (1994) and Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998).
- Ted's mother, Gerri Lange, hosted her own television show on the PBS station in San Francisco, KQED, during the late 1970's.
- Best known for his role as 'nice guy' bartender Isaac on TV's The Love Boat (1977), Ted invariably played a heavy in earlier blaxploitation film roles.
- Credits Gavin MacLeod as his acting mentor/best friend.
- Revealed that he had a wonderful working relationship with Gavin MacLeod, on The Love Boat (1977).
- Has two sons: Ted IV and Turner.
- Appearing on Broadway in "Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe". (June 2009)
- As an actor, he was highly influenced by Gavin MacLeod.
- (Spring 2000) Directing the original play, "The Marriage" at Stage 52 in Los Angeles.
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