Joe Lando: Biography
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'11"
Hair: Brown
Married Kirsten Barlow May 24, 1997
Children:
Jack Neville Lando - Born June 3, 1998
Christian Antonio Lando - Born July 7, 2001
Kate Elizabeth Lando - Born April 3, 2003
Joe Lando was born on December 9, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois. The youngest of two children, Joe grew up in Prairie View, Illinois and attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School where he dated Alison La Placa (The John Larroquette Show). Joe moved to LA when he was 18 and worked as a chef before his first big acting break came in 1990 when he was cast as Jake Harrison on One Life To Live. That job led to his most famous role to date as Byron Sully, the enigmatic mountain man on the long running series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, from 1993 to 1998. Joe, in 2000, appeared in "Higher Ground," in which he was not only the star, but also the executive co-producer for the series. He also costarred with Rob Estes in a new TBS movie called "Counterstrike," which premiered on March 2, 2003. He was the star of "Killer Flood," seen on Pax TV Friday, April 25, 2003 and the hero and star of "Devil Winds, also seen on Pax TV on November 1, 2003. June 2004, Joe's film "Combustion" showed on Cinemax in Asia and on TF1, in France It was released on DVD in the US in September of 2004. Joe also guest starred on "Summerland," on the WB Network in the summer of 2004. His movie "Bloodsuckers" is due to air on the Sci-Fi Channel near Christmas 2004 and he will be seen as an FBI Agent soon in an upcoming episdoe of "Missing," on the Lifetime Network. Joe is married to Kirsten Barlow and they have two sons, Jack Neville and Christian Antonio, and a little girl, named Kate Elizabeth, born April 3, 2003.
- When Joe was younger he said: I loved pretending, and I was a big fan of Daniel Boone, so I ran around dressed up like him.(edit)
- His long hair on Dr. Quinn was part of his contract.(edit)
- Joe always appeared very tan on Dr. Quinn but it was all make-up, he said naturally he was as white as a ghost.(edit)
- Joe spent 10 years in Los Angeles, studying with acting coaches. He was able to pay for the lessons by working as a chef in Italian restaurants.(edit)
- His mom was a homemaker and his dad was a businessman who did well manufacturing fishing tackle and other similar products.(edit)
- Joe briefly dated his co-star on Dr. Quinn, Jane Seymour, before she met and married James Keach, one of the shows directors.(edit)
- Joe was voted Sexiest Actor in Canada in 1995. He has said, It's not easy to be number one with competition like (Seinfeld's) George Costanza out there, but I promise I'll just keep putting my buckskins on one leg at a time.(edit)
- Joe worked as a cook in a resturant in Hollywood. While doing this he took acting classes.(edit)
- He has a commentary on the Dr. Quinn Medicine Women DVD's. He has one on season 2 and one on season 3 with Jane Seymour.(edit)
- Joe was in the position of having three pilots offered to him by CBS. He chose "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" because (as he would later say), "I got to play a cowboy." (edit)
- He had the most fun hanging out with his dog Rosie, on the set of Dr. Quinn.(edit)
- Joe cut his hair because it was two weeks before his son was born, and at the same time Dr. Quinn had been cancelled, so it was kind of a transition from one stage of his life to the next. (edit)
- He is 5'11".(edit)
- His mom's name is Virgina.
(edit) - His dad's name is Joe.(edit)
- His heritage is Italian/Russian/Polish.
(edit) - Joe's older sister's name is Kathy and she is 10 years older than him.(edit)
- He has an older sister.(edit)
- His daughter Kate Elizabeth was born April 3, 2003.(edit)
- His son Christian Antonio was born July 7, 2001.(edit)
- His son Jack Neville was born on June 3, 1998.(edit)
- Joe married at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.(edit)
- He was married on May 24, 1997.(edit)
- He married Kirsten Barlow.(edit)
- Joe Lando was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1993.
He won the Family Film Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series in 1996, for his role of Byron Sully in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Joe also won the following:
The Bronze Otto by the German magazine Bravo as the third most popular actor on T.V. (1995)
The Silver Otto by the German magazine Bravo as the second most popular actor on T.V. (1996)
Winner of Canadian TVG "Most Popular Male Actor" - 1993
Winner of Canadian TVG "Most Popular Male Actor" - 1994
Winner of Canadian TVG "Most Popular Male Actor" - 1995
(Joe's name was not on the list of choices for this award in 1996 or he probably would have won again).
Voted 12th in cyberspace's "People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People of 1997" poll.(edit)
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