Lorenzo Lamas's Real Name: Lorenzo Lamas

Quick answer: The actor is known professionally as Lorenzo Lamas. Encyclopedia.com gives the full name Lorenzo y de Santos Lamas and dates the birth to January 20, 1958, in Santa Monica, California. TV Guide independently gives the birth name Lorenzo Fernando Lamas and the birthplace Santa Monica, California.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Lorenzo Lamas. Encyclopedia.com gives the full name Lorenzo y de Santos Lamas, dates the birth to January 20, 1958, in Santa Monica, California, and says he is the son of actor Fernando Lamas and actress Arlene Dahl. It also records later training at Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop. TV Guide independently gives the birth name Lorenzo Fernando Lamas and the birthplace Santa Monica, California.

Career highlights

Encyclopedia.com records an early uncredited film appearance in 100 Rifles (1969), the later role of Tom Chisum in Grease (1978), the CBS series California Fever (1979), and the later role of Lance Cumson on Falcon Crest from 1981 to 1990. It records a 1983 Golden Globe Award nomination for Falcon Crest, later work as Reno Raines on Renegade from 1992 to 1997, and later work as Hector Ramirez on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2004 to 2006. TV Guide independently records a 1983 Golden Globe nomination for a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television. Encyclopedia.com also lists later film work including Body Rock (1984) and the Snake Eater films, plus later producing and directing credits, including CIA II Target: Alexa (1994). Encyclopedia.com also records a 1982 Golden Apple as male discovery of the year, later series work on The Immortal from 2000 to 2001, and earlier jobs as a parking lot attendant, a fast-food counter clerk, and a health spa instructor. It further lists later television movies including Terminal Justice (1995), Mask of Death (1996), and Hope Ranch (2004), and later series work as the voice of Cale Oosha on Invasion America (1998).

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Lorenzo Lamas, Lorenzo Fernando Lamas, or Lorenzo y de Santos Lamas are looking for the same actor, including the later television work most often associated with his name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Lorenzo Lamas in many later television series title lookups.