Biography

LORENZO LAMAS (actor; USA)

Guest appearance: Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th, April 2025

Lorenzo Lamas is an American actor. He was born in Santa Monica, California. In 1979, he took up Taekwondo, earning a third-degree black belt, also Shotokan Karate, Ju jitsu and Aikido, earning black belts in each.

Lamas first studied acting in Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop and quickly thereafter obtained his first TV acting role in 1976. As a last-minute replacement, Lamas secured a non-speaking role as a Jock in the 1978 musical film GREASE, in which he dyed his hair blond. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Lamas had guest-starring roles in several TV series.

In 1980, Lamas auditioned for and won the role of 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, which aired for nine seasons from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. Lamas was nominated for a Golden Globe and two Soap Opera Digest Awards for his work on the series; he was the only actor to appear in all 227 episodes.

Lamas began carving out a niche for himself as an action-hero, showcasing his martial-arts skills by starring in such movies as the SNAKE EATER TRILOGY (1989–1992), BOUNTY TRACKER (1993), GLADIATOR COP (1995), TERMINAL JUSTICE (1996), and many similar action-films.

From 1992 to 1997, Lamas played the lead role of Reno Raines in the syndicated series RENEGADE, which allowed him to exercise his enthusiasm for Harley-Davidson motorcycles as well as martial arts. The show was seen in over 100 countries.