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'''William Joseph Lara''' (October 2, 1962 – May 29, 2021) was an [[United States|American]] actor, martial artist, and musician, widely known for the role of Tarzan in the American TV series ''[[Tarzan: The Epic Adventures]]''.
'''William Joseph Lara''' (October 2, 1962 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor, martial artist, and musician, known for the role of Tarzan in the American TV series ''[[Tarzan: The Epic Adventures]]''.


==Career==
==Career==
Lara played [[Tarzan]] in the 1989 TV movie ''[[Tarzan in Manhattan]]'' and in the 1996-1997 follow-up TV series ''[[Tarzan: The Epic Adventures]]''. He also appeared in numerous action films, including ''[[Steel Frontier]]'' and ''[[American Cyborg: Steel Warrior]]''. He stopped acting after 20 years in 2002 to pursue a career in [[country music]]. At the peak of his career, Lara appeared in two action films, ''Armstrong'' and ''Warhead''.
Lara played [[Tarzan]] in the 1989 TV movie ''[[Tarzan in Manhattan]]'' and in the 1996-1997 follow-up TV series ''[[Tarzan: The Epic Adventures]]''. He also appeared in numerous action films, including ''[[Steel Frontier]]'' and ''[[American Cyborg: Steel Warrior]]''. He stopped acting after 20 years in 2002 to pursue a career in [[country music]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2009, Lara became active in music.<ref>{{cite web |title=frostsnow.com |url=https://frostsnow.com/joe-lara |website=frostsnow.com}}</ref>
In 2009, Lara became active in music.<ref>{{cite web |title=frostsnow.com |url=https://frostsnow.com/joe-lara |website=frostsnow.com|date=June 20, 2016 }}</ref>
He married Christian author and pastor [[Gwen Shamblin Lara|Gwen Shamblin]] on August 18, 2018. He was also the father of one child with Natasha Pavlovich from their previous relationship.<ref name="Tennessean Pavlovich">{{cite news |title=Williamson parents allege judicial misconduct, say access to juvenile court recordings needed |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2018/04/03/williamson-county-juvenile-court-recordings-judicial-misconduct-sharon-guffee/443353002/ |first=Elaina |last=Sauber |accessdate=February 4, 2020 |website=Tennessean |date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> He lived in [[Brentwood, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=joelara.com |url=http://www.joelara.com |website=joelara.com}}</ref>
He married Christian author and pastor [[Gwen Shamblin Lara|Gwen Shamblin]] on August 18, 2018. He was also the father of one child with longtime partner and former fiancé [[Natasha Pavlovich]].<ref name="Tennessean Pavlovich">{{cite news |title=Williamson parents allege judicial misconduct, say access to juvenile court recordings needed |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2018/04/03/williamson-county-juvenile-court-recordings-judicial-misconduct-sharon-guffee/443353002/ |first=Elaina |last=Sauber |accessdate=February 4, 2020 |website=Tennessean |date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> He lived in [[Brentwood, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=joelara.com |url=http://www.joelara.com |website=joelara.com}}</ref>


Lara was a [[Pilot certification in the United States|certificated pilot]] holding multi-engine commercial and [[instrument rating]]s along with a [[type rating]] for the [[Cessna Citation I]].<ref name=AIN_1June2021>{{cite news |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-01/ntsb-begins-probe-fatal-citation-accident |last=Gilbert |first=Gordon |title=NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident |publisher=Aviation International News |website=AINonline.com |date=1 June 2021 |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
Lara was a [[Pilot certification in the United States|certified pilot]] holding multi-engine commercial and [[instrument rating]]s along with a [[type rating]] for the [[Cessna Citation I]].<ref name=AIN_1June2021>{{cite news |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-01/ntsb-begins-probe-fatal-citation-accident |last=Gilbert |first=Gordon |title=NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident |publisher=Aviation International News |website=AINonline.com |date=1 June 2021 |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
{{Further|2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna 501 Citation I/SP crash}}
{{Main|2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna Citation crash}}
On May 29, 2021, Lara died when a [[Cessna Citation I|Cessna Citation 501 I/SP]] registered to JL & GL Productions LP crashed into [[Percy Priest Lake]] near [[Smyrna, Tennessee|Smyrna]]. His wife, her son-in-law, and four members of Lara's church also died in the crash.<ref name=AIN_1June2021/><ref>{{Cite web|date=May 29, 2021|title=Diet guru Gwen Lara, husband actor Joe Lara among seven killed in plane crash|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/diet-guru-gwen-lara-husband-actor-joe-lara-among-seven-n1269111|website=NBC News 2|first=Dennis|last=Romero|access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/joe-lara-dead-tarzan-the-epic-adventures-1234961051/|title=Joe Lara, Star of ‘Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,’ Dies in Plane Crash at 58 |last1=Barnes|first1=Mike |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=May 30, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref> The cause of the accident is under investigation by the [[National Transportation Safety Board]].<ref name="USAToday_May2021">{{cite web|date=May 30, 2021|title=Plane carrying diet guru Gwen Lara, 6 others crashes into Tennessee lake; all on board presumed dead|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/30/tennessee-plane-crash-plane-carrying-gwen-lara-crashes-into-lake/5271725001/|access-date=May 31, 2021|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> Reports in the immediate aftermath of the accident indicated that Lara's aviation medical certificate had expired in 2019,<ref name="USAToday_May2021"/> but ''[[Aviation International News]]'' and ''[[WSMV-TV]]'' subsequently found that Lara held a valid medical certificate when the crash occurred.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Gordon|title=NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-01/ntsb-begins-probe-fatal-citation-accident|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Aviation International News|language=en}}</ref><ref name=WSMV_1June2021>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsmv.com/news/faa-records-on-pilots-medical-certificate-clash-with-documentation-from-church/article_323bcf82-c32b-11eb-ba7e-0bd6b6b92a3f.html |title=FAA records on pilot's medical certificate clash with documentation from church |last1=Finley |first1=Jeremy |publisher=WSMV-TV |location=Nashville, Tennessee |website=wsmv.com |date=3 June 2021 |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref> However, it is unclear who was flying the aircraft when it crashed, as another victim was a pilot although he lacked the required type rating to fly the Citation.<ref name=AIN_1June2021/><ref name=USAToday_1June2021>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/01/gwen-shamblin-lara-plane-crash-brentwood-remnant-fellowship-church-updates/7488918002/ |title=What to know about the plane crash that killed Christian dietitian Gwen Shamblin Lara |last1=Hineman |first1=Brinley |last2=Humbles |first2=Andy |last3=Wegner |first3=Rachel |publisher=USA Today |date=1 June 2021 |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
On May 29, 2021, Lara died when a [[Cessna Citation I]] business jet registered to JL & GL Productions LP crashed into [[Percy Priest Lake]] near [[Smyrna, Tennessee|Smyrna]]. His wife, her son-in-law, and four members of Lara's church also died in the crash.<ref name=AIN_1June2021/><ref>{{Cite web|date=May 29, 2021|title=Diet guru Gwen Lara, husband actor Joe Lara among seven killed in plane crash|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/diet-guru-gwen-lara-husband-actor-joe-lara-among-seven-n1269111|website=NBC News 2|first=Dennis|last=Romero|access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/joe-lara-dead-tarzan-the-epic-adventures-1234961051/|title=Joe Lara, Star of 'Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,' Dies in Plane Crash at 58 |last1=Barnes|first1=Mike |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=May 30, 2021 |access-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref> The cause of the accident is under investigation by the [[National Transportation Safety Board]].<ref name="USAToday_May2021">{{cite web|date=May 30, 2021|title=Plane carrying diet guru Gwen Lara, 6 others crashes into Tennessee lake; all on board presumed dead|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/30/tennessee-plane-crash-plane-carrying-gwen-lara-crashes-into-lake/5271725001/|access-date=May 31, 2021|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> Reports in the immediate aftermath of the accident indicated that Lara's aviation medical certificate had expired in 2019,<ref name="USAToday_May2021"/> but ''[[Aviation International News]]'' and ''[[WSMV-TV]]'' subsequently found that Lara held a valid medical certificate when the crash occurred.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Gordon|title=NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-01/ntsb-begins-probe-fatal-citation-accident|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Aviation International News|language=en}}</ref><ref name=WSMV_1June2021>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsmv.com/news/faa-records-on-pilots-medical-certificate-clash-with-documentation-from-church/article_323bcf82-c32b-11eb-ba7e-0bd6b6b92a3f.html |title=FAA records on pilot's medical certificate clash with documentation from church |last1=Finley |first1=Jeremy |publisher=WSMV-TV |location=Nashville, Tennessee |website=wsmv.com |date=3 June 2021 |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref> While it was initially unclear who was flying the aircraft when it crashed (also on board was a pilot who lacked the required type rating to fly the Citation),<ref name=AIN_1June2021/><ref name=USAToday_1June2021>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/01/gwen-shamblin-lara-plane-crash-brentwood-remnant-fellowship-church-updates/7488918002/ |title=What to know about the plane crash that killed Christian dietitian Gwen Shamblin Lara |last1=Hineman |first1=Brinley |last2=Humbles |first2=Andy |last3=Wegner |first3=Rachel |publisher=USA Today |date=1 June 2021 |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref> the [[National Transportation Safety Board]]'s preliminary report stated that "the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane", and "The pilot held a type rating for the airplane with no restrictions. His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical certificate was issued on November 12, 2019, with the limitation that he "must wear corrective lenses".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Read|first=Leah|date=May 29, 2021|title=National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Preliminary Report|url=https://www.wkrn.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2021/06/Report_ERA21FA234_103165_6_15_2021-3_32_56-PM.pdf}}</ref> This information along with a ''[[CNN]]'' article on June 15, 2021, stating, "The pilot, who was among the seven killed, had a commercial pilot certificate and a private pilot certificate and had logged 1,680 total flight hours, 83 of those in the plane involved in the crash" has led some reports to conclude the pilot could only have been Lara.<ref name=CNN_June2021>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/15/us/ntsb-preliminary-report-nashville-crash/index.html |last1=Lynch |first1=Jamiel |title= Investigators release preliminary report on plane crash that killed 7, including a Christian diet guru and 'Tarzan' actor |publisher=CNN |date=15 June 2021 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref><ref name=WMOT_June2021>{{cite news|url=https://www.wmot.org/from-wmot-news/2021-06-16/feds-release-preliminary-report-on-small-jet-that-crashed-into-percy-priest-lake |last1=Osborne |first1=Mike |title= Feds release preliminary report on small jet that crashed into Percy Priest Lake |publisher=WMOT |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>


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Revision as of 22:26, 28 January 2024

Joe Lara
Born
William Joseph Lara

(1962-10-02)October 2, 1962
San Diego, California, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 2021(2021-05-29) (aged 58)
Percy Priest Lake, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActor
Spouse
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​
(m. 2018; died 2021)​
Children1

William Joseph Lara (October 2, 1962 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor, martial artist, and musician, known for the role of Tarzan in the American TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures.

Career

Lara played Tarzan in the 1989 TV movie Tarzan in Manhattan and in the 1996-1997 follow-up TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures. He also appeared in numerous action films, including Steel Frontier and American Cyborg: Steel Warrior. He stopped acting after 20 years in 2002 to pursue a career in country music.

Personal life

In 2009, Lara became active in music.[1] He married Christian author and pastor Gwen Shamblin on August 18, 2018. He was also the father of one child with longtime partner and former fiancé Natasha Pavlovich.[2] He lived in Brentwood, Tennessee.[3]

Lara was a certified pilot holding multi-engine commercial and instrument ratings along with a type rating for the Cessna Citation I.[4]

Death

Main article: 2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna Citation crash

On May 29, 2021, Lara died when a Cessna Citation I business jet registered to JL & GL Productions LP crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna. His wife, her son-in-law, and four members of Lara's church also died in the crash.[4][5][6] The cause of the accident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.[7] Reports in the immediate aftermath of the accident indicated that Lara's aviation medical certificate had expired in 2019,[7] but Aviation International News and WSMV-TV subsequently found that Lara held a valid medical certificate when the crash occurred.[8][9] While it was initially unclear who was flying the aircraft when it crashed (also on board was a pilot who lacked the required type rating to fly the Citation),[4][10] the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report stated that "the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane", and "The pilot held a type rating for the airplane with no restrictions. His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical certificate was issued on November 12, 2019, with the limitation that he "must wear corrective lenses".[11] This information along with a CNN article on June 15, 2021, stating, "The pilot, who was among the seven killed, had a commercial pilot certificate and a private pilot certificate and had logged 1,680 total flight hours, 83 of those in the plane involved in the crash" has led some reports to conclude the pilot could only have been Lara.[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Night Wars American Soldier
1992 Sunset Heat Todd
1993 American Cyborg: Steel Warrior Austin
1995 Steel Frontier Johnny Yuma Direct-to-video film
1995 Hologram Man Captain Kurt Decoda Direct-to-video film
1995 Live Wire 2: Human Timebomb Price Direct-to-video film
1995 Final Equinox Lugar
1996 Warhead General Kraft
1998 Armstrong 'Ponytail'
1999 Lima: Breaking the Silence Victor
1999 Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault McKinney
2000 Strike Zone Dunk Stevens Direct-to-video film
2000 Very Mean Men Detective Miller
2000 Doomsdayer Jack Logan
2001 Dead Man's Run Derek
2001 Death Game Micky Haiden
2002 Starfire Mutiny Sam Talbot Direct-to-video film
2018 Summer of '67 Soap Opera Actor

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Tarzan in Manhattan Tarzan Television film
1990 Gunsmoke: The Last Apache Wolf Television film
1992 Danger Island Matt Television film
1993 Tropical Heat Devon Madsen Episode: "Tess"
1993 Baywatch Frank Randall Episode: "Tentacles: Part 2"
1996–1997 Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Tarzan Lead role
1997 Operation Delta Force Johan Nash Television film
1998 Conan the Adventurer Kamikon Episode: "The Cavern"
1998 In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross Himself Television film
2000 The Magnificent Seven Pace McCormick Episode: "Penance"

References

  1. ^ "frostsnow.com". frostsnow.com. June 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Sauber, Elaina (April 3, 2018). "Williamson parents allege judicial misconduct, say access to juvenile court recordings needed". Tennessean. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "joelara.com". joelara.com.
  4. ^ a b c Gilbert, Gordon (June 1, 2021). "NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident". AINonline.com. Aviation International News. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Romero, Dennis (May 29, 2021). "Diet guru Gwen Lara, husband actor Joe Lara among seven killed in plane crash". NBC News 2. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Barnes, Mike (May 30, 2021). "Joe Lara, Star of 'Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,' Dies in Plane Crash at 58". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Plane carrying diet guru Gwen Lara, 6 others crashes into Tennessee lake; all on board presumed dead". USA Today. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Gilbert, Gordon. "NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident". Aviation International News. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  9. ^ Finley, Jeremy (June 3, 2021). "FAA records on pilot's medical certificate clash with documentation from church". wsmv.com. Nashville, Tennessee: WSMV-TV. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Hineman, Brinley; Humbles, Andy; Wegner, Rachel (June 1, 2021). "What to know about the plane crash that killed Christian dietitian Gwen Shamblin Lara". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Read, Leah (May 29, 2021). "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Preliminary Report" (PDF).
  12. ^ Lynch, Jamiel (June 15, 2021). "Investigators release preliminary report on plane crash that killed 7, including a Christian diet guru and 'Tarzan' actor". CNN. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Osborne, Mike (June 16, 2021). "Feds release preliminary report on small jet that crashed into Percy Priest Lake". WMOT. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

External links

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