Lorenzo Lamas

Lorenzo Lamas

born on 20/1/1958 in Santa Monica, CA, United States

Lorenzo Lamas

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Lorenzo Lamas

Lamas at the 61st Academy Awards, 1989
Born Lorenzo Lamas
January 20 1958
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1969present
Spouse(s) Shawna Craig (m. 2011present)
Shauna Sand (m. 1996-2002) (divorced)
Kathleen Kinmont (m. 198993) (divorced)
Michele Smith (m. 198385) (divorced)
Victoria Hilbert (m. 198182) (divorced)
Parents Fernando Lamas (father)
Arlene Dahl (mother)
Website
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Lorenzo Lamas (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful. Lamas appeared in reality television, serving as a judge on ABC television's short-lived Are You Hot? and presently starring in his own reality show, Leave it to Lamas, a series about his real-life family.

Early life

Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and Norwegian-American actress Arlene Dahl. He is the stepson of swimming film star Esther Williams, who married his father when Lorenzo was 11 years old. Williams was also the best friend of Jane Wyman, who would later play along Lamas on Falcon Crest.[1] Lamas was brought up in Pacific Palisades, California, and moved to New York City in 1971, when he was 13 years old. He graduated from the Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey, in 1975.

Acting career

Longing to be an actor since the age of five, Lamas first studied acting in Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop and quickly thereafter obtained his first TV acting role in 1976. He had a supporting role in the 1978 film Grease. Early in his career, he also had guest-starring parts in Switch, Sword of Justice, Dear Detective, Secrets of Midland Heights, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and Hotel.

In 1980, he auditioned for and won the role of Jane Wyman's playboy grandson and henchman, Lance Cumson, for the pilot of a new series entitled The Vintage Years. The pilot was later retooled to become the hit prime time drama series Falcon Crest. During a 2006 TV interview with a Norwegian television team, Lamas said that to get the role on Falcon Crest, he had auditioned twice and beat out five other guys for the part. During his stint on Falcon Crest, Lamas was nominated for two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lamas was the only actor to appear in all 227 episodes of the series. In an interview, Lamas said of Jane Wyman's persona into a hard-working legend, not a diva, who referred to her as a friendly woman on Falcon Crest: "With Jane, she expected you to know your lines, but she played poker with the crew at lunch. She was just a great gal; and I think that set the tone for the rest of us. She wasn't a 'spoiled diva,' and believe me, if anybody had a right to be a 'spoiled diva,' it was Jane because she has done so much, Oscar Award-winner, I mean, incredible actress, and she was just like clockwork, right there on time, always knew her lines, always ready to rehearse and she had this great affable quality. You just never talked about Ronald Reagan, that's all, that was one thing we never did, everything else was opened."[2] At the beginning of the ninth and final season of Falcon Crest, off-camera, Lamas received some devastating news about his TV grandmother when she was sent to the hospital that he paid visit to see her to offer her some words of comfort.[1] After cancellation, he did not keep in touch with her for years, on September 10, 2007, he lost his TV grandmother and decades-long friend. Prior to Wyman's death, Lamas released a statement: "Next to my parents, Jane was the most influential person in my young career," he added, "She has left an incredible body of work and accomplishments that cannot go without being recognized and celebrated. I will miss her greatly."[3]

In 1984, Lamas was nominated for Worst Actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards for his performance in the film Body Rock. Lamas also performed a song on the soundtrack for this film, and the track "Fools Like Me" became his only single to date to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

In 1992, Lamas played the role of the falsely accused cop Reno Raines in the syndicated series Renegade. The series was seen in over 100 countries, and during its final season, it moved from first-run syndication to the USA Network. The show ended in 1997 after a run of five seasons.

From February 2004 until February 2007 Lamas played the role of Hector Ramirez on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

In August 2007, Lamas starred as the King of Siam in The King and I at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine. That fall, he performed at Kean University Premiere Stages in Union, New Jersey, in the title role in Steven Dietz's Dracula. Lamas performed as El Gallo in The Fantasticks at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, in June 2008. In June 2009, Lamas returned to the Ogunquit Playhouse as Zach in A Chorus Line.

Lamas began appearing in the Zaxby's restaurant chain television advertisements in May 2008.

In 2008, Lamas appeared in season 2 of CMT's Gone Country.

In 2009, he starred in the Asylum's Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus as Alan Baxter, a government agent who wants to destroy both the Mega Shark and the Giant Octopus to protect the world from their destructive fights.

Lamas briefly starred as himself in Leave it to Lamas, a reality show that focused on his own real-life family on E!. It ran from October to November 2009.

In 2010, he starred as the voice of "Meap" in Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb.

He appeared in a picture in "Phineas and Ferb the Movie" and was mentioned by Dr. Doofenshmirtz (the antagonist of the show).

Lorenzo participated in the Argentinian dance TV show Bailando 2010.

He appeared as a guest star in a Turkish popular sitcom TV show called Yalan Dünya (2012) (Liar World).

He appeared as a pseudo-slave on the Eric Andre Show (2012) (Eric Andre Show)[4]

Personal life

When Lamas moved to New York at 13 years old, he suffered from weight problems. In 1979, he took up taekwondo and karate and started to exercise. He has won countless black belts and showed his skills in the series Renegade.

Lamas has been married five times and is the father of six children by three different women.

His first marriage was to Victoria Hilbert from 1981 to 1982. His second marriage was to Michele Smith in 1983, which produced two children: son Alvaro Joshua "A. J." Lamas (born 1983) and daughter Shayne Lamas (born 1985). He and Smith split in 1985.

Lamas fathered daughter Paton Lee (born 1988) with actress Daphne Ashbrook. He was engaged to Playmate of the Month Barbara Moore, but the marriage was called off.

His third marriage was to Kathleen Kinmont (daughter of his Falcon Crest co-star Abby Dalton) in 1989; they divorced in 1993.

Lamas married his fourth wife, Playmate of the Month Shauna Sand, in 1996. Lamas and Sand have three daughters: Alexandra Lynne Lamas (born 1997), Victoria Lamas (born 1999), and Isabella Lorenza Lamas (born 2001). Lamas and Sand divorced in 2002.

After just five months of dating, Lamas got married for the fifth time to Shawna Craigwho is younger than his eldest daughterin Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on April 30, 2011. His 25 year old daughter Shayne Lamas attended her father's wedding.[5][6] He has told reporters that he will go publicly as Lorenzo Lamas-Craig. His manager, Don Gibble tells E! News, "He's always thinking outside the box so he decided to become the first celebrity to take his wife's last name." The other reason was because his last wife, former Playboy Playmate Shauna Sand, kept the Lamas name and is legally Shauna Lamas. "His new wife didn't want to be called Shawna Lamas for obvious reasons," explains Gibble.[7]

Filmography

  • 100 Rifles (1969)
  • Grease (1978)
  • Take Down (1979)
  • Tilt (1979)
  • Body Rock (1984)
  • Snake Eater (1989)
  • Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster (1990)
  • Night of the Warrior (1991)
  • Killing Streets (1991)
  • Final Impact (1992)
  • Snake Eater III: His Law (1992)
  • CIA Code Name: Alexa (1993)
  • The Swordsman (1993)
  • Bounty Tracker (1993)
  • Final Round (1994)
  • CIA II: Target Alexa (1994)
  • Viper aka Bad Blood (1994)
  • Terminal Justice (1995)
  • Gladiator Cop (1995)
  • Midnight Man (1995)
  • Mask of Death (1996)
  • Black Dawn (1997)
  • The Rage (1997)
  • Back to Even (1998)
  • Undercurrent (1999)
  • The Muse (1999)
  • The Circuit 2: The Final Punch (2002)
  • Rapid Exchange (2003)
  • 13 Dead Men (2003)
  • Dark Waters (2003)
  • Blood Angels (2004)
  • Killing Cupid (2004)
  • Motocross Kids (2004)
  • Thralls (2004)
  • Latin Dragon (2004)
  • Sci-Fighter (2004)
  • Raptor Island (2004)
  • Unseen Evil 2 (2004)
  • The Nowhere Man (2005)
  • Lethal (2005)
  • One Six Right (2005) (documentary)
  • Body of Work (2006) (short subject)
  • 18 Fingers of Death! (2006)
  • Succubus: Hell Bent (2007)
  • Mexican Gold (2007)
  • 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007)
  • I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell (2008) (original title: Chinaman's Chance)
  • Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009)
  • Backstabber (2011)
  • Ash Global (2012)
  • Return to Vengeance (2012)
  • Raptor Ranch (2012)

Television work

  • California Fever (1979) (canceled after 10 episodes)
  • Detour to Terror (1980)
  • Secrets of Midland Heights (1980-1981)
  • Falcon Crest (1981-1990)
  • Miss Teen USA 1985 (1985) (as a host)
  • Dancin' to the Hits (1986-1987)
  • Flesh and the Devil (1992)
  • Renegade (1992-1997)
  • Invasion America (1998) (canceled after 13 episodes) (voice)
  • Air America (1998-1999)
  • The Immortal (2000-2001)
  • Celebrity Boot Camp (2002)
  • Hope Ranch (2002)
  • Are You Hot? (2003) (canceled after 5 episodes)
  • The Paradise Virus (2003)
  • The Bold and the Beautiful (cast member from 2004-2007)
  • Deep Evil (2004)
  • Raptor Island (2004)
  • The 1/2 Hour News Hour (2007)
  • The Bachelor: London Calling (2008) (cameo appearance)
  • Gone Country (2008)
  • Phineas and Ferb (2009) episode "The Chronicles of Meap" as Meap
  • Big Time Rush (2010) episodes "Big TIme Love Song", "Big Time Pranks" and "Big Time Christmas" as Dr. Hollywood
  • Bailando 2010 (2010) participant
  • Yalan Dünya (2012) himself guest star
  • "The Eric Andre Show" (2012) - himself
  • The Joe Schmo Show: The Full Bounty (2013) - himself[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943837/bio
  2. http://jimhalterman.com/
  3. Meredy. 'Johnny Belinda' Actress Jane Wyman Dies. Meredy.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-05.
  4. The Eric Andre Show. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
  5. Fenno, Christine (1 May 2011). Lorenzo Lamas Marries Wife No. 5. popeater. Retrieved on 1 May 2011.
  6. Lorenzo Lamas Gets Hitched For The Fifth Time. E! Online (2011-04-30). Retrieved on 2012-08-05.
  7. Why Is Lorenzo Lamas Changing His Name. E! Online (2011-05-03). Retrieved on 2012-08-05.
  8. Fake Reality Show 'Joe Schmo' Will Return to Spike TV. Zap2It.com (2012-08-14). Retrieved on 2012-08-14.

External links

  • Official website
  • Lorenzo Lamas at the Internet Movie Database
  • Lorenzo Lamas at All Movie Guidexmf:
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