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From the Quinn Quarterly, December, 1997
Hello Everyone!
I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving as much as Kirsten and I did.
This is a wonderful time of year for us and because it is our first
Christmas since our marriage last May, the 1997 holiday season is all the
more special. We are planning to take a trip for our Christmas break, but
so far we have not
decided where want to go.
Here at the Paramount ranch everyone is working hard to prepare for
Christmas vacation and the holiday spirit is in evidence everywhere with
gifts and good wishes. Even Wolf seems to be a little eager for the holidays.
Because everybody at DQMW has been so supportive, I have been able to
balance my schedule on the series with my schedule on the feature film No
Code of Conduct, which also stars Charlie Sheen. We are filming in Phoenix.
Thank you all for the many cards, letters and gifts. It is great to have
such wonderful fans.
My best to you all!
Joe
From Arizona Replubic, December 16, 1997
QUINN MANE MAN MOVING TO VALLEY
Joe Lando, co-star of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, is moving to Arizona. He
plans to build a house in Paradise Valley. "My parents live here, and
the people I grew up with in Chicago live here," he said. Lando, in town
with the movie No Code of Conduct (he plays a role about as different
from his TV role as possible), says he loves Arizona and hopes to bring
another movie project here next year--a Western--with No Code director
Bret Michaels. He says he liked The Quick and the Dead, Tombstone and
Unforgiven. "I'd like to do a cool rock-and-roll Western." As for the
TV show, he calls it "an interesting time" as CBS tries to appeal to a
younger audience. He says next year may be the show's last.
From Soap Opera News, December 16, 1997
Magnificent Men of the Past
Joe Lando
Jake Harrison, OLTL
One Life to Live was Joe Lando's first professional acting job.
And what a job he did! Jake Harrison, Andy's half brother, was a
blue-collar kind of guy and a little rough around the edges. But his
eyes spoke for him and his smile was heavenly. When he and Megan
fell in love, America fell with them. He was the kind of guy every girl
wants...loving and devoted. It was a sad day when Jake left town.
Of course, since leaving Llanview, Lando has found a home on
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, playing Michaela's husband, Sully.
From TV Hebdo Cable (Canada), November 22-28, 1997
Joe Lando future dad.
The young bride of the actor in Dr.Quinn Medicine Woman is pregnant with
their first baby. The birth is due in spring. Joe Lando who plays Byron
Sully in Jane Seymour's series, doesn't want to know the baby's sex yet.
Joe
and Kristen got married on May 25th this year at the sumptuous Phoenician
Hotel in Scottdale, Arizona.
Since September, Joe is worried about his role
in Dr.Quinn: Sully appears less and less often in the new episodes.
From The Star, November 4, 1997 (picture from November '97 issue of In Style)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman's Joe Lando and bride Kirsten are thrilled they are expecting their first baby next spring.
From The Quinn Quarterly, October, 1997
MESSAGE FROM JOE
Hi Everyone,
This summer was a wonderful one for me. As most of your know, I took some time off from DQMW this past May for a very important ceremony. Kirsten and I were married in Arizona. It was a great wedding which ended with an evening sky filled with fireworks.
After DQMW wrapped production for the summer, Kirsten and I had a "progressive" honeymoon, camping all around the U.S. It was very relaxing and we enjoyed ourselves.
Since coming home to Los Angeles, I've been working on an independent feature film "Blindness," co-starring Vivian Wu of "the Joy Luck Club." I had a lot of fun doing it. It's a psycholgical thriller with lots of action and lots of romance.
Now, after a quick trip to New York in early September to do the "Rosie" show, I'm back to work at DQMW and very excited about the show's sixth season.
Warmest regards,
Joe
 National Enquirer, September 30, 1997
No Fakin' It On 'Dr. Quinn' - Co-Star Eats Real Worms
Joe Lando was filming a "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman" episode that called for his character to survive in the woods on nuts and worms. But the director thought the worm-like Gummi Bears they were using didn't look right on camera, called for some real worms and said Joe, could you ...The actor didn't worm out the challenge - he ate 10 of 'em.
TV Guide, September, 1997
The Big News: When we last saw mountain man, Byron Sully, (Joe Lando) was falling down a cliff. The cliff-hanger is resolved in the first episode, and - he lives. But with a treason charge hanging over his head for his part in the rebellion at the Indian Reservation, Sully must remain in hiding - away from his wife, Dr. Mike (Jane Seymour), and the kids - for the first half of the season (Lando will be in fewer episodes). "It causes a lot of interesting complications in their relationship" says Executive Producer, Beth Sullivan.
Twists and Turns: Sully shatters both his legs in the fall and Mike nurses him back to health at his hideout, while his best friend Daniel (John Schneider, a regular this year) tries to clear him of charges. After Matthew (Chad Allen, Mike's oldest adopted son) is forced out as Sheriff, Daniel takes the job, defeating the bitter saloon owner Hank (William Shockley).
Kids Stuff: A diptheria epidemic forces Mike's adopted 12 year old son, Brian, (Shawn Toovey) and baby Katie into hiding with Sully. Brian comes to terms with the loss of his biological mother when a medium comes to town and he considers trying to make contact with her spirit. Brian bonds with another visitor, a mentally ill man known as "the Birdman".
From Soap Opera Digest, September 23, 1997
Jake And Megan's Wedding - 1991
Viki Buchanan's daughter, Megan, traded vows with long-time love Jake
Harrison in a splashy location shoot.
Here's what Joe Lando (Jake) had to say at the time: "I knew I would get
married on TV before I got married in real life. I'll choose to have a
quiet, small wedding. This will be the wedding that I won't have in real
life, as far as the big bash goes." (Postscript: True to his word, Lando wed
Kirsten Barlow in a low-key ceremony in Scottsdale, AZ this year.)
Meanwhile, Jessica Tuck (Megan) reported: "We had a fitting for this dress,
and I've lost weight since then. I think it's just the excitement of going
through all this. Having done this as a character, I don't think I could
stand a real formal wedding.
From the TVG Supplement to The Toronto Star, August 23, 1997
TRAVELLING MEDICINE SHOW
Former Dukes of Hazzard star "John Schneider" will be a regular on
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman this fall. Apparently he's been brought in
to be the "guy element". (Good luck replacing JOE LANDO, honey).
The fate of Lando's character was left hanging in the season finale.
Schneider infers that Lando wanted his load lightened so he could
"pursue other things," which is usually a euphemism for "I'm sending
out my resume."
Try this scenario on for size. Lando got hitched to longtime sweetie
Kirsten Barlow this spring and the tabs say the marriage is bumpy
as all get out. Maybe this is his time to recoup.
Also, Lando and Seymour had a very publicized romantic fling early
in the series, way before she married James Keach who is a regular
director on Dr. Quinn.
Lando was filming the thriller "Seeds of Doubt" last summer in
Toronto and said he had no problem being directed by his former
lover's husband. Maybe Keach had a problem with it, he stressed,
but he didn't.
But one got the impression that things are strained between
Seymour and Lando. For instance, she wasn't invited to his 102
guest wedding. "We only invited people we're close to." I don't
spend time with her," Lando said.
From the Aug 2 edition of TV Host:
Q: What's going on at the set of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman? First
I heard that Joe Lando (Sully) is being demoted to part-time; now
the tabloids are writing that the character is being killed off.
I also have read that Frank Collison (Horace) is being forced
out. My favorite show is being ruined!
A: Aha! You've been fooled by the tabloids and last season's
cliffhanger. And Joe Lando has been fueling it by not doing press
of late--with good reason: He has been busy taking his nine-year
courtship to Kirsten Barlow, who runs a West L.A. coffeehouse, to
the next step. They married at the Phoenician resort in
Scottsdale, Arizona. (It didn't help rumors that Seymour wasn't
there. "We only invited people we're close to--I don't spend time
with her," he explains.) But Seymour has been doing press and, to
the chagrin of the show's network rep, she gave away Sully's
status by talking about how she hopes the series deals more with
their marriage in future storylines. As for Collison, "He's on
the cast list for next season," notes the rep. "Everyone's back,
with the addition of John Schneider. And Lando's full-time." See
for yourself, mid to late September.
from Soap Opera Update, July 22, 1997
Where Was Jane?
When Dr.Quinn, Medicine Woman's Joe Lando married Kirsten Barlow in
Scottsdale, Arizona, recently, the buzz at the wedding didn't center on how
beautiful the bride looked or how delicious the cake was, but about who
wasn't at the ceremony. Jane Seymour, Lando's co-star - and reportedly
ex-lover - was conspicuously not one of the 35 friends and family at the
ceremony. "We only invited people we're close to," is how Lando chose to
explain it.
from New York Vue - Daily News, July 12, 1997
LANDO'S LOVE BOAT AN ENGAGING SITE
"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" leading man Joe Lando considers himself an
old-fashioned sort of fellow. He wed Kirsten Barlow, his fiance of 10 months-
and love of nine years- over the Memorial Day weekend. He says they met when
Kirsten was only 17, "and I wouldn't date her until she was 18 years old. I
thought that was the proper thing to do." He also thought it was proper to
get her father's permission before he asked her to be his bride. He did that
on July 4, 1996- and the following day, on a yacht in Marina Del Rey in LA.,
he got down on his knees and proposed. It would have been embarrassing if
Kirsten's response had been less than enthusiastic- seeing Joe had close to
100 of their friends along for the ride.
from National Enquirer, July 8, 1997
DQ HUNK MAULED BY DOG & RUSHED TO SURGERY:
As co-workers looked on in horror, Joe Lando's own dog turned on the DQMW
hunk on the set - biting him on the face and lips! The newly married actor -
whose handsome face is his fortune - had to be rushed to a plastic surgeon
for emergency repairs. Nobody knows what set off the normally mild-mannered
collie, which often accompanies Joe to work, and the mauling shocked the
star. Joe got 13 stitches and the scare of his life, fearing he'd be
disfigured, but thankfully he shouldn't have any lasting scars. Animal-loving
series star Jane Seymour was worried sick about the dog and concerned about
Joe, calling his house several times to check on his condition. He's now
back at work - and he's keeping his dog.
by Mike Walker
from Woman's World, June 17, 1997
What your favorite TV hearthrob reveals
about your romantic personality.
If your heartthrob is Byron Sully (Joe Lando)....
A widower when he won the heart of Dr. Quinn, this soft spoken,
fearless mountain man with the drop-dead pecs is equal parts hunk and
hero. Raised by Native Americans, he has a ferocious sense of justice
and is selflessly willing to defend what he believes is right. But
aggressive as he is, Sully' s a fabulous dad to Dr. Quinn's adopted kids.
.... You're an old-fashioned romantic. If he's your numero uno, according
to Entin, you yearn to get back to basics. "Smart and dynamic as he is,
Sully's not a man who's going to talk your ear off over dinner or fly off to
Toledo on business." He's a person of strong convictions who'd rather
act on his beliefs than discuss them, and he's a devoted family man and
provider who sticks pretty close to home. Adds Entin: "By choosing him,
you're saying you want to be focusing on things that really count in life."
from The Star, June 17, 1997
JOE LANDO SNUBS EX-LOVE JANE SEYMOUR AT
WEDDING
Heartthrob Joe Lando snubbed his DQ co-star--and TV wife--Jane Seymour
by not inviting her to his real-life wedding. "We only invited people we
are close to---I don't spend time with her," Lando said icily when asked
why
Jane, whom he once dated, did not attend the nuptials.
Lando married Kirsten Barlow May 25 at the elegant Phoenician Hotel
in Scottsdale, Az, in front of 35 friends and family members. "Jane and
Joe have been feuding for a long time," a source tells the STAR. "In fact
it's questionable whether he'll remain on the show."
"Besides, the fact that Joe and Jane had a fling before Jane married
James Keach didn't sit well with the bride."
The snub was even more obvious because Joe, who plays Byron Sully,
found room on his tiny guest list for DQ co-stars Orson Bean (Loren Bray)
and William Shockley (Hank). "Joe attended Jane's wedding to Keach
in 1993 but that was a really big Hollywood affair with more than 350
guests," adds the source. "Still, I'm sure she's a little hurt."
But Joe and Kirsten didn't let anything ruin their day--not even the 110
degree weather. "It was a perfect wedding," a source tells the STAR.
"Kirsten looked beautiful in a simple white gown with long lace sleeves
and a long veil." She wore her hair up and had 3 girlfriends act as
maid of honor and bridesmaids.
"Joe's best man was a high school buddy. To add a real romantic touch,
Joe and Kirsten wrote their own vows." Guests say the most touching
moment was when friends in the wedding party shared anecdotes about
the couple. Lando, 35, met Kirsten nine years ago, when she was a 17
yr. old cashier at the restaurant he worked as a cook. Kirsten now runs
a coffee house in West Los Angeles.
The couple planned a mouth-watering menu for the reception, including
Italian veal specialities and Southwestern chicken dishes. Champagne
flowed, and the evening was capped with a spectacular fireworks display.
"They picked Arizona for their wedding because they both love it there
and are building a dream home in the beautiful red-rock area of Sedona,
a gorgeous town 90 miles north of Phoenix," says a source. "For now
they'll live in Joe's old bachelor digs in L.A."
"Joe's a simple guy," adds the source. "He's got a great little pad that
he shared with his dog, Rosie and his parrot, Bob."
But it's not just pets that Lando and his new bride love. They're hoping
to have children soon, too. " Joe wants a houseful of kids," says the
source. "He and Kirsten love children. On the DQ set, Joe plays with
the other cast members' kids. They adore him and follow him around."
The couple will have time to get started on their family this summer
when they take a romantic honeymoon cruise around the Greek Islands."
from The Globe, June 17, 1997
DR. QUINN HUNK TIES KNOT---BUT JANE SEYMOUR ISN'T
INVITED
JOE LANDO's wedding to stunning Kirsten Barlow was such a hush-hush
private affair, even his longtime TV co-star Jane Seymour didn't make the
guest list.
"We only invited people we're close to," says the handsome actor. "And
I don't spend time with Jane."
"It was a beautiful, romantic wedding," he told GLOBE in an exclusive
interview. "I'll remember it for the rest of my life."
Joe, who's leaving the show early next season, plays Jane Seymour's
frontiersman husband on DQ. But his elegant nuptials were held at the
posh Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Az. "It was a classy affair," says
the 35 yr. old star.
Joe wore a black tuxedo, while coffee-house owner Kirsten, 27, was
radiant in a flowing white dress. The 102 guests included the bride and
groom's parents, Joe's DQ co-star, Orson Bean, and former Partridge
kid, Danny Bonaduce.
The couple exchanged vows in a nondenominational outdoor ceremony,
with a string quartet setting the mood, and two of Joe's pals acting as
"best men." Guests then feasted on lobster raviolis and beef tenderloin,
washed down with Dom Perignon champagne.
After tearing into a three-tier wedding cake, everyone paraded outside
again for a fabulous fireworks show, then danced the night away to 70's
disco hits.
"Everything was perfect," says Joe, "especially my bride!"
from Novelas Top News, June , 1997
Written by : ANDREA MORI
edited for this web page
MORE THAN WILD...HANDSOME!
Joe Lando, the actor who protagonizes " DQMW " together with Jane Seymour
on RAIUNO, conquered the female televiewers from all over the world. " I
was crazy for Jane " - he confessed.
He had been requested at great voice by the female televiewers who,
satisfied, had been quiet for a certain period while admiring him on the
screen. Now, after RAIUNO once again interrupted the show , they came back
to roll in protests by phone calls, and the editorial offices that are
interested in TV, included " Novelas Top News," are inundated by letters
that invoke his return.
The object of so much desire is a rude man, an Englishman who has been used
to wild life in the West by the Cheyenne Indians, but he's at the same time
able to live with pioneers. Better if they have the charming features of
Jane Seymour, brave and warlike doctor Michaela Quinn, lead in the serial "
DQMW ".
Her sturdy partner answers to the name of Joe Lando, a man who has a
magnetic charm, a height of more than m.1,80, with long auburn hair and
blue eyes. He's the typical handsome man, diehard but with a tender heart
that fights to defend the weak, who is able to come to blows when
required and who knows how to shoulder as well as to hold a woman in his
strong arms.
As his surname suggests, Joe Lando - even if he was born in Chicago - has
Italian blood in his veins from his father, as he just admits.
" My father is from Italy, he's a fishing tools maker, while my mother has
Polish origins. Among my first jobs there's that of waiter and that of
pizza-maker. In that period I learnt how to fight so it's no
effort to me to fight on TV or on the screen, I had to learn how to
defend myself."
Q: Were you hurt?
A: Yes: I broke my nose, one cheek-bone, my jaw bone, I don't know anymore
how many times I broke my fingers.
Q: How did you arrive at acting?
A: After obtaining my diploma at Adlai E. S. High School in Chicago,
where I had attended a class of acting, I followed the usual procedure by
moving to Los Angeles. My luck was I was signed on for a spot where they
saw me taking a shower bareback. Someone noticed me and I was given the
part of Jake in the soap-opera " One Life to Live," from 1989 to 1991.
Then I had the role of Maculay West in the other soap-opera " Guiding
Light." From there I landed " DQMW ".
Q: Where you had some heart problems....?
A: Yes! How could I resist Jane Seymour's charm? We became lovers for a
certain period. A hot-blooded, total love story that involved me very
much.
Q: And then, what happened?
A: It happened she was famous thanks to the 007 James Bond movie " ... - and she fell in love
with a director James Keach. In 1993 she got married and then she gave
him three wonderful children.
Then I understood and now Jane and I are very good friends and I like
babysitting her fabulous children.
Q: You have a weakness for your partners, have you?
A: It already happened to me. When I played in " One Life to Live " I had a
love-story with Jessica Tuck, one of the actresses.
Q: People identify you with your personage who's a little bit rude.
Instead, how are you in real life?
A: Very normal, better, I'm very romantic. For example, at Easter I made a
surprise to my girlfriend, Kirsten Barlow, a New Zealand teacher who lives
in Los Angeles. From the little gate to the garage I made her find an arrow
made of various Easter eggs. When she opened the door there was a new
Porsche in it, tied in a big red bow. She was very happy.
Q: When will you get married ?
A: Soon, by summer. And maybe in Italy.
provided and tranlated by "Jo" of Torino, Italy.
from The Star Ledger (Newark, NJ), May 30, 1997
Joe Lando, who plays Jane Seymour's husband on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,"
has gotten himself a wife for real. He and Kirsten Barlow tied the not last
weekend at the Phoenician resort in Scottsdale, Arizona in front of family,
friends and some of his cohorts. "Quinn" co-stars Orson Bean and William
Shockley were there. Seymour wasn't.
"We only invited people we're close to - I don't spend time with
her," says Lando. He and Kirsten, who runs a coffeehouse in West Los
Angeles, met nine years ago. "She was 17 then - I was 26 - and she was a
cashier at the restaurant where I worked as a cook." The couple, who've been
going together on and off since they met, worked on plans for the black tie
wedding for months, with instructions to their 102 guests to please keep the
event a secret. "Kirsten and I made all the arrangements - my parents just
provided the flowers, her parents the bridal gown." The grand finale: a
seven-minute display of fireworks.
by
Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith
from Cooking Light, June, 1997
Joe Lando, Restaurant Man
The macho frontiersman on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman prefers cooking on
the range to riding it.
In real life, things are a little different. First off, Lando
talks. "I'm much more of a food person than an outdoorsman," he says.
That doesn't mean Lando doesn't identify with his character; there are
similarities. "If we did share any interests, I bet it would be fishing
and cooking up the catch over an open fire," Lando says. The actor's
love for fishing stems from his father, Joseph Sr., who manufactured
fishing tackle in Chicago and who took Joseph Jr. on frequent fishing
expeditions around the country. "I've eaten my share of perch,
large-mouth bass, bluegill, walleye, and sunfish. As a kid, I learned
what fresh fish should taste like. One of my goals is to someday open a
fish farm with a 'you-pick-it-we-cook-it-to-order' type of restaurant."
As important as it is for Lando to stay fit for his role, he
doesn't believe in giving up his favorite pasttimes: cooking and eating.
Moderation, he believes, is the answer. "Growing out of my buckskins
would not be the thing to do. So everyday at lunch, I eat the same
thing: a big salad with egg whites and some turkey. My fiancee, Kirsten,
and I have a running joke -- every night, I say to her, 'Honey, guess
what I had for lunch?'"
But dinner, that's another episode. It's here that Lando
practices his culinary artistry. His kitchen is stocked with such
health-minded cooking equipment as a dome-covered wok, a grill, and
nonstick skillets. Within arm's reach he keeps an array of flavorful
ingredients such as lemons, garlic, spices, white and red wines,
extra-virgin olive oil, flavored vinegars, and "lots of fresh herbs for
my special, superintense marinades." One of his culinary talents is
concocting spontaneous vegetable dishes. To illustrate, he says: "Take a
wok, chop up a few cloves of garlic, throw them in, add a few drops of
oil, a splash of white wine, and two whole bunches of spinach, then put
the top on the wok. After the spinach wilts down, slice roasted chicken
in thin pieces, then place on the spinach and serve."
Along with several friends and investors, Lando recently opened
a health-conscious fast-food restaurant in LA's Brentwood section called
The Daily Wrap. The restaurant has redefined burritos with fresh ethnic
ingredients wrapped in a choice of flavored tortillas. You can span the
globe with such wraps as Moroccan, Thai, Cajun, Teriyaki, Caribbean
Jerk, and Mediterranean (see recipe). There are also salad wraps,
vegetarian wraps, and customized wraps. Four selections are designated
as low-fat.
Considering Lando's love of food, it could beat throwing
tomahawks.
Mediterranean Wrap
This veggie-filled favorite delights customers at Joe Lando's Daily Wrap
restaurant.
3/4 cup chopped tomato
1 tablespoon diced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon lime juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup hot cooked jasmine or long-grain rice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
3/4 cup diced zucchini
3/4 cup diced yellow squash
1/4 cup diced red onion
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl, and set aside.
3. Combine rice and basil; set aside.
4. Arrange bell pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, and 1/4 cup red onion
on a single layer on a baking sheet. Broil for 12 minutes or until the
veggies are browned; spoon into a large bowl. Drizzle vinegar and oil
over veggies; toss to coat.
5. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon 1/4 cup of the
rice mixture down center of each tortilla. Top each with 1/2 cup roasted
vegetables, 2 tablespoons tomato mixture, and 1 tablespoon cheese; roll
up.
Yield: 4 servings.
by Diane Rozas
from Quinn Quarterly, May, 1997
Dear Friends:
Hope everyone out there enjoyed their Spring vacation. As those of you
who came out here in March know, after a very wet Winter, we're having an
extremely hot Spring. In March, we had temperatures in the 90's and even
100's and I spent a lot of my time between scenes searching for any kind
of shade.
We just completed shoot "Moment of Truth," our fifth season finale. It's
a real cliff hanger--especially for me. There's plenty of action, drama
and Katie's first birthday party. I'm also looking forward to summer
hiatus. I have a few things planned --house hunting in Los Angeles, house
building in Arizona, work on a new acting project and our wedding.
Hopefully we'll get a chance for a honeymoon around Christmas time. I
have a feeling that this year will be a very exciting one, both
personally and professionally.
I also would like to thank every one of my friends for the letters
various messages of support that I have received over the past few
months. Your kindness is much appreciated.
Much Love
Joe Lando
from TV Host, March, 1997
Joe Lando's Next Frontier, Any Place But Home
Joe Lando has a little surprise for all of his Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman fans - he's gonna make 'em laugh. "I'm used to playing Sully, who's very quiet and sensitive, a thinking type of man. There's a lot of emotions, but humor doesn't seem to be one of them," he chuckles.
He goes for the funny bone with the USA original ANY PLACE BUT HOME which, he declares, "is not your typical movie-of-the-week fare because there's some funny little twists".
The comedy springs from Lando's In-Laws from Hell, Dale Midkiff and Cristi Conaway, who "give white trash a bad name," he quips. The pair constantly pester Lando and wife Mary Page Keller for money and favors - then step over the line when they go for quick bucks by kidnapping the young son (Lee Norris) of their Florida town's richest man (Alan Thicke).
"They involve my wife and myself in it, and the police think that we have kidnapped the kid," he details. But Lando's character, like Sully, is a do-gooder - and after he and Keller escape with the boy, they discover "the child doesn't want to go home, so we take him on the road to his mother (in Louisiana), with the police, the FBI (Richard Roundtree) and his father's private detective after us. It's a road trip. Lots of hotels, lots of doughnut shops." And one more surprise - last summer's Wilmington, N.C. special, Hurricane Fran.
"The neighbourhood where I was, was pretty well trashed. Mary Page had a tree through her roof," he recalls. "My fiancee, my dog and I stayed in my (set) trailer the last two nights, because there were floods in our area and we didn't know if we'd be able to get out. I'm used to riots and fires in California," he chuckles, "but this was my first hurricane."
Karen Condor
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