Lorenzo Lamas

American actor, TV soap star and sex symbol, best known for his role as Lance on TV's "Falcon Crest" series that ran from 1981-1990, and for his pedigree, being the son of actor Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl. Lamas' movie star parents divorced when he was two years old. He became the stepson of actress-swimmer Esther Williams when she married his dad. His schooling included his graduation from Admiral Farragut Academy, a military school in Pine Beach, New Jersey. At six feet (183 cm), 220 pounds (100 kg) and gorgeous, he has appeared in movies such as "Grease," and "Renegade."

Lamas has had four marriages and four children before he reached the age of 40. The first was to Victoria Hilbert, a model 12 years his senior, in 1981. It lasted four months. His second wife was Michelle Smith, a publicist on "Falcon Crest." They married on 22 May 1963 and had two children, Alvaro Joshua, born 19 December 1983, and Shayne, born a month before her parents' 1985 divorce. After Smith, he was engaged to Daphne Ashbrook, with whom he had a daughter, Paton Lee. He then married Kathleen Kinmont on 25 January 1989, the daughter of actress Abby Dalton who introduced them when she was on "Falcon Crest." He married his fourth wife, Shauna Sand, a Playboy model age 25 to his 39, on 27 April 1996, and they have two daughters, Alexandra in 1997 and Victoria in 1998, with a third, Isabella, born on 2 February 2001. They announced on 7 October 2002 that their six year marriage had been concluded.

Lamas has been involved in professional motor sports. He competed in a celebrity race at Long Beach in 1985, and won, leading to a career in IMSA, Camel Lights, and the USAC/Toyota Sportsman series. His finishes include 5th in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1989, and 6th at the 1990 12-Hours of Sebring. He is well versed in martial arts, and also enjoys flying.