Lorenzo Lamas Biography
Lorenzo Lamas - the son of
Arlene Dahl and
Fernando Lamas - was raised in Pacific Palisades, California In 1968 his family moved to New York. he attended private school, graduating from Admiral Farragut Academy in 1975. He then moved back to California. With encouragement from his father, he enrolled in
Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop and began his career with a small role in a television show in 1976. He also began to study karate and tae kwon do in 1979.
His first marriage, to Victoria Hilbert, ended in 1983.
Abby Dalton, his
Falcon Crest colleague, introduced Lorenzo to her then, 17-year-old daughter
Kathleen Kinmont. Lamas meanwhile had a short (two-year) marriage to the press spokeswoman for "Falcon Crest", 26-year-old
Michelle Smith, which produced a son (one of Lamas' "Falcon Crest" co-stars,
Daphne Ashbrook, accused Lamas of fathering her child, also). After their divorce, Lorenzo and Kathleen married on Jan. 25 1985, in Las Vegas. That marriage ended with divorce, too, but they continued together in the TV series
Renegade. In the middle of season four, Kathleen was cut out because of Lorenzo's interest in
Shauna Sand Lamas (then known as Shauna Sand).
Lamas is an avid Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiast, collects them and takes part in charity rides for a transplant fund.
Salary
Back to Even (1998): $400,000
Trivia

Son of
Fernando Lamas and
Arlene Dahl. Cousin of
Diana Lamas.

Has six children. With his second wife,
Michelle Smith, has Alvaro Joshua (b. December 1983) and Shayne (b. November 1985). With
Daphne Ashbrook a daughter Peyton Lee (b. 1988). With
Shauna Sand Lamas, Alexandra Lynne (b. 22 November 1997), Victoria (b. 24 April 1999) and Isabella Lorenza (b. 2 February 2001).

Has a tattoo of a woman riding a unicorn on upper back/shoulder. He has said it is a tribute to two of his father's favorite things (women and horses).

Graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy in 1975.

Son-in-law of
Abby Dalton.

Holds a commercial pilot's license.

Filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court from
Shauna Sand Lamas, and obtained a restraining order against her because, he claims, she had physically attacked him in the past. [8 October 2002]

His son, Alvaro Joshua, works as a model.

His son,
A.J. Lamas, is starred in
American Family and is also a model.

He wore hair extensions for the last season of "Renegade". Previously it was his own hair.

His use of a laser pointer to point out imperfections in contestants on the show "Are You Hot?" (2003) was inspired by Ralph Cirella of "The Howard Stern Show" (1994), who uses a laser pointer to highlight what he likes and dislikes about women who come on the show for an evalution. Most want to pose for Playboy.

Volunteer pilot for "Angel Flight", a charitable organization dedicated to providing free air transportation to medical facilities for patients who cannot afford public transportation or cannot tolerate it for medical reasons.

The song, 'Fools Like Me', which he sang in the film 'Body Rock', made #85 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1984

In July 2004, he was engaged to Playmate and actress
Barbara Ann Moore, although his divorce from
Shauna Sand Lamas has not yet been finalized. However, on the eve of the wedding, Lamas called off the wedding due to his disagreement with a wild party that Ms. Moore and her friends threw.

Lamas is mostly of Mediterranean heritage, but he is partially of Norwegian descent on his mother's side.

Was the only actor or actress to appear in all 227 episodes of
Falcon Crest.
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