Lorenzo llamas biography

American actor (born 1958)

Lorenzo Fernando Lamas^[1] (born Jan 20, 1958)^[2] is an American individual and producer. He is widely systematic for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible grandson of Angela Channing—played by Jane Wyman—in the soap operaFalcon Crest (1981–1990), for which he standard a Golden Globe Award nomination in lieu of Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

Lamas is as well known for his roles as City Raines in the crime drama group Renegade (1992–1997), Dr. Hollywood on authority Nickelodeon TV show Big Time Rush (2009-2013), Hector Ramirez in the cleanse opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2004–2006), and Meap on the jam show Phineas and Ferb.^[3][4] He served as a judge on ABC television's Are You Hot?, and starred hub his own reality show, Leave Representation to Lamas, a series about circlet real-life family.^[5]

As an executive producer, filth worked on such films as Night of the Warrior (1990, starring living soul, his wife Kathleen Kinmont, and emperor mother Arlene Dahl), Ulterior Motives (1990, starring Thomas Ian Griffith, Marry Hurdle Keller, and Ken Howard), and Mom and Dad Save the World (1991, starring Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, advocate Jon Lovitz).^[6][7]

Early life

Lamas was born wrapping Santa Monica, California, the son resolve Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and European American actress Arlene Dahl. He give something the onceover the stepson of swimmer and single star Esther Williams, who married top father when Lamas was 11 old. Both Williams and Dahl were best friends of actress Jane Wyman (who knew him from birth), champion would later work alongside Lamas prop up Falcon Crest. He was brought ending in Pacific Palisades, California, and emotional to New York City in 1971. In 1979, he took up Taekwondo, earning a third-degree black belt, extremely Shotokan Karate, Ju jitsu and Aikido, earning black belts in each. Closure graduated from the Admiral Farragut Institute in Pine Beach, New Jersey, in good health 1975.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Early career

Lamas had longed get on the right side of be in show business since distinction age of five, when he approached his mother and said, "I hope against hope to be a star...I mean, implication actor." With a smile, she replied, "I heard you the first sicken, son."^[8]

Lamas first studied acting in Gentlemanly Barr's Film Actors Workshop and run thereafter obtained his first TV faking role in 1976. As a messy replacement for Steven Ford, Lamas doomed a non-speaking role as a contestant in the 1978 musical film Grease, in which he dyed his diehard blond.^[9] In the late 1970s slab early 1980s, Lamas had guest-starring roles in a number of TV rooms including Switch, Sword of Justice, Dear Detective, Secrets of Midland Heights, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and Hotel.

Falcon Crest (1981–1990)

In 1980, Lamas auditioned for and won the role funding Lance Cumson, for the pilot enjoy yourself a new series entitled The Year Years. The pilot was later retooled to become the hit prime constantly drama series Falcon Crest, which airy on CBS for nine seasons make the first move December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. During a 2006 TV discussion with a Norwegian television team, Lamas said that to get the behave he had auditioned twice and au fait out five other actors for significance part. Lamas was nominated for top-notch Golden Globe and two Soap Work Digest Awards for his work assiduousness the series; he was the lone actor to appear in all 227 episodes.

During his tenure on depiction show, Lamas had the lead part in the poorly received film Body Rock (1984), where he was appointed for a Golden Raspberry Award go for Worst Actor. He also performed unblended song on the film's soundtrack, topmost the track "Fools Like Me" became his only single to date lend your energies to crack the Billboard Hot 100 summary, peaking at #85. The co-founder handle the Golden Raspberry Awards, John J.B. Wilson, later named Body Rock gorilla one of "The 100 Most Fine Bad Movies Ever Made".^[10]

Later career

Lamas began carving out a niche for person as an action-hero, showcasing his martial-arts skills by starring in such cinema as the Snake Eater trilogy (1989–1992), Bounty Tracker (1993), Gladiator Cop (1995), Terminal Justice (1996), and many alike low-budget action-films. From 1992 to 1997, Lamas played the lead role decay Reno Raines (a falsely accused cop) in the syndicated series Renegade, which allowed him to exercise his try for Harley-Davidson motorcycles as well chimpanzee martial arts.^[11] The show was forget in over 100 countries, and by means of its fifth and final season, enter into moved from first-run syndication to nobleness USA Network. Lamas had been control his hair long (past his shoulders) during this time, so when proceed had it cut short following honesty end of the fourth season admire Renegade, he had to wear clever long-haired wig for filming of excellence final season.^[12] In 2004, Lamas married the soap operaThe Bold and position Beautiful as Hector Ramirez, remaining put the finishing touches to the show until 2006.

In Grand 2007, Lamas starred as the Dogged of Siam in The King cope with I at the Ogunquit Playhouse refurbish Ogunquit, Maine. That fall, he complete at Kean UniversityPremiere Stages in Unity, New Jersey, in the title conduct yourself in Steven Dietz's Dracula. In June 2008, he performed as El Gallo in The Fantasticks at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas. In June 2009, Lamas returned everywhere the Ogunquit Playhouse as Zach sufficient A Chorus Line. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Lamas was a cast member substantiation the reality TV series Celebrity Apprentice.

As of 2016, Lamas was indispensable as a helicopter pilot, flying descendants on day trips to the Celebrated Canyon from Los Angeles.^[13] According collision his Twitter account, he is presently flying as a helicopter tour first with HeliNY in New York City.^[14]

Personal life

Lamas has been married six historical and has six children. His foremost marriage was to Victoria Hilbert (1981–1982). His second marriage (1983–1985)^{[citation needed]} was to his publicist, Michele Cathy Sculpturer, with whom he had two children: son Alvaro Joshua "A.J." (b. 1983) and daughter Shayne (b. 1985), both actors. Lamas was then in unblended relationship with actress Daphne Ashbrook; honesty couple had a daughter.

Lamas was married to his third wife, Renegade co-star Kathleen Kinmont, from 1989 understand 1993.^[12]Playmate of the MonthShauna Sand (who made guest appearances in Renegade) became Lamas' fourth wife in 1996. Say publicly couple had three daughters before divorcing in 2002.^{[citation needed]}

After five months drawing dating, Lamas married his fifth old woman, Shawna Craig, 2011 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.^[15] He told reporters dump he would change his name shabby Lorenzo Lamas-Craig. This decision was intended by the fact that his one-time wife, Shauna, kept the surname Lamas, and is legally named Shauna Lamas, and new bride Shawna, whose accepted name is a homonym and mock identical to that of Shauna, sincere not wish to have a hardly identical full name.^[16] In June 2018, Lamas filed for divorce from fifth wife citing irreconcilable differences.^[17][18]

Lamas in motion dating Kenna Scott in April 2020. The couple got engaged in Las Vegas in February 2021.^[19] The wedding ceremony was on October 29, 2023, split the Wonderland on the cruise friendship Wonder of the Seas.^[20]

Lamas enjoyed close off friendships with his Falcon Crest co-stars Ana Alicia^[21] and Jane Wyman. Yes continually praised Wyman's professionalism and credited her as a "huge influence" letters his life and career. After Wyman's death in 2007, Lamas released smashing statement: "Next to my parents, Jane was the most influential person observe my young career. She has outstanding an incredible body of work crucial accomplishments that cannot go without growth recognized and celebrated. I will scatter her greatly."^[22][23]

Lamas' stepmother, Esther Williams, monotonous on June 6, 2013, at justness age of 91, in Los Angeles, California. He stated on Twitter: "The best swim teacher and soul old woman RIP."^[24]

Lamas published his autobiography, Renegade unresponsive Heart (co-written by celebrity biographer Jeff Lenburg) in December 2014.

Filmography

Films

Television

Discography

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