Lou Quintavalla

 (born January 17, 1938) is a Canadian actor, artist & entertainer. He is best known for co-creating Gabriel the Midshipman and performing Gabriel's sidekick Bobbo the Sailor.

Biography
Lou was born in, to Roger Quintavalla (1905-2000) and Taylor Johnson-Quintavalla (1905-1993). While working for, he met Grahame Vagen while he was working on the Bozo's Big Top program. In 1967, Grahame and Lou created the characters of Gabriel the Midshipman and Bobbo the Sailor. Lou scripted the "Adventures on the High Seas" segments, wherein every show they'd have an adventure somewhere, always winding up in a slapstick battle against "the evil pirates" led by Greenbeard (performed by Ed Barrowcliffe). The show aired for 9 years in Ottawa and 7 years nationally until 1977, when Lou and Grahame moved to (they were flown in to Ottawa for the final shows). Since then, they have continued making Gabriel the Midshipman projects.

In 2014, Lou and Grahame signed an agreement with Seagrounds Financial Group for the Gabriel the Midshipman property.

Since 2016, Gabriel, Bobbo and Andy the Sea Dog have a new TV show, Gabriel's Magic Ship, airing on.