Lorenzo Lamas
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| Lorenzo Lamas | |
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 Lamas at the 61st Academy Awards, 1989 |
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| Born | Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos January 20, 1958 Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse | Shawna Craig (m. 2011-present) Shauna Sand (m. 1996-2002) (divorced) Kathleen Kinmont (m. 1989-93) (divorced) Michele Smith (m. 1983-85) (divorced) Victoria Hilbert (m. 1981-82) (divorced) |
| Parents | Fernando Lamas (father) Arlene Dahl (mother) |
| Website | |
| http://www.lorenzo-lamas.com | |
Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos (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 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.
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[edit] Early life
Lorenzo Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of the late Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and Norwegian-American actress Arlene Dahl. He is the stepson of the 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.
[edit] 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 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 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.[citation needed]
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[citation needed], 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.
In 2010, He starred as the voice of "Meap" in Disney Chanel's Phineas and Ferb.
Lamas now stars as himself in Leave it to Lamas, a reality show that focused on his own real-life family on E!
He appeared in a picture in "Phineas and Ferb the Movie" and was mentioned by Dr. Doofenshmirtz (the antagonist of the show)
[edit] 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 December 19, 1983) and daughter Shayne Lamas (born November 9, 1985). He and Smith split in 1985.
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 November 22, 1997), Victoria Lamas (born April 24, 1999), and Isabella Lorenza Lamas (born February 2, 2001). Lamas and Sand divorced in 2002.
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.
Lamas got married for the fifth time with his fiancee of more than a year Shawna Craig, 24, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on April 30, 2011. His daughter Shayne Lamas, 25, attended her father's wedding.[2][3] 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.[4]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] 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" and "Big Time Pranks" as Dr.Hollywood
- Bailando 2010 (2010) - Participant
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943837/bio
- ^ Fenno, Christine (1 May 2011). "Lorenzo Lamas Marries Wife No. 5". popeater. http://www.popeater.com/2011/05/01/lorenzo-lamas-marries-fifth-wife/. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b239165_lorenzo_lamas_gets_hitched_fifth_time.html
- ^ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b239872_why_lorenzo_lamas_changing_his_name.html
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