Lorenzo Fernando Lamas (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor.
He is best known for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible
grandson of Angela Channingâ€"played by Jane Wymanâ€"in the soap opera
Falcon Crest (1981â€"1990), for which he received a Golden Globe Award
nomination for Best Supporting Actor â€" Series, Miniseries or
Television Film.Lamas is also known for his roles as Reno Raines in
the crime drama series Renegade (1992â€"1997), and Hector Ramirez in
the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2004â€"2006).He served as a
judge on ABC television's Are You Hot?, and starred in his own reality
show, Leave It to Lamas, a series about his real-life family.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
swimmer and film star Esther Williams, who married his father when
Lamas was 11 years old. Both Williams and Dahl were best friends of
actress Jane Wyman (who knew him since birth), and would later work
alongside Lamas on Falcon Crest. He was brought up in Pacific
Palisades, California, and moved to New York City in 1971. In 1979, he
took up Taekwondo and Karate, earning black belts. He graduated from
the Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey, in 1975.
He is best known for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible
grandson of Angela Channingâ€"played by Jane Wymanâ€"in the soap opera
Falcon Crest (1981â€"1990), for which he received a Golden Globe Award
nomination for Best Supporting Actor â€" Series, Miniseries or
Television Film.Lamas is also known for his roles as Reno Raines in
the crime drama series Renegade (1992â€"1997), and Hector Ramirez in
the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2004â€"2006).He served as a
judge on ABC television's Are You Hot?, and starred in his own reality
show, Leave It to Lamas, a series about his real-life family.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
swimmer and film star Esther Williams, who married his father when
Lamas was 11 years old. Both Williams and Dahl were best friends of
actress Jane Wyman (who knew him since birth), and would later work
alongside Lamas on Falcon Crest. He was brought up in Pacific
Palisades, California, and moved to New York City in 1971. In 1979, he
took up Taekwondo and Karate, earning black belts. He graduated from
the Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey, in 1975.
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