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The Best Couples Of All Time - No. 14 - Jake and Megan, One Life to Live Michael Grande forced Jake Harrison to spy on soap star Megan Gordon. The closer he got to his subject, the more he fell in love. Jake opened up a whole new world to Megan, taking her to a pool hall for one of their first dates. When Megan and her sister Sarah were kidnapped, Jake swam to the island to rescue them. He found Megan, but Sarah was still missing, so he got close to Carlo Hesser's daughter Charlotte, hoping to find Sarah. Although everyone thought they had split up, Jake and Megan escaped to Viki's cabin and married themsevles in a symbolic wedding. They could not make it legal for a while because Jake was forced to marry Charlotte. Jake eventually divorced Charlotte ... and he and Megan planned their wedding. When Jake brought Megan to a rundown shack, she freaked to discover that he wanted them to live there. Megan wanted to use her money to buy an upscale place, but Jake wouldn't hear of it. However, they remodeled it together and turned it into their dream house. Jake and Megan were married in a beautiful ceremony at St. James Church ... and planted a tree outside as a living symbol of their growing love. Marital bliss didn't last. Jake grew obsessed with making money and became an ammo trader - and was imprisoned in Jaba. Meanwhile, Megan had developed lupus and was dying. Jake escaped, returned and transplanted their wedding tree outside of Megan's hospital window, decorating it with red paper hearts. She died in Jake's arms, but will forever live on in his heart.
The Most Romantic Couples 
Although Jake Harrison and soap star Megan Gordon were deeply in love, they had to keep their relationship a secret. Megan's sister Sarah had been kidnapped by mob kingpin Carlo Hesser because she was going to testify against him. In order to find Sarah's location, Jake had to cozy up to Carlo's daughter Charlotte, who had the hots for Jake (and who could blame her!). Megan's acting talents came in handy when she and Jake created a huge scene, making everyone believe that they had split up for good. The loverbirds fooled everyone as they stole away to her mother's mountain retreat. Tucked away from the rest of the world, Jake and Megan solidified their commitment to one another, despite what the world thought. They pledged their love and devotion by symbolically marrying themselves. After sharing a romantic night of lovemaking, the "newlyweds" returned to Llanview, keeping their secret to themselves.
 (Back inside cover) - I Got You Babe - Some of soap opera's super couples show off the lighter side of love in the afternoon.
NEW BABY Although his series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman won't be back this fall, Joe Lando (ex Jake, OLTL) and his wife Kirsten still have a lot to celebrate: They welcomed their first child, Jack Neville, into the world on June 3.
Valley And State AZ BUZZ LANDO SHEDS LOCKS, STERN LOOK Posters of Joe Lando and Jane Seymour from Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, were plastered around the Hard Rock Cafe on Wednesday night. But not many noticed when the guest of honor entered the inaugural party for Channel 51 (KPPX). His flowing mane was gone. As Lando described it himself: "It's blond and short." Sitting in a corner booth, he explained why. "My father said I looked like Howard Stern, so I decided to cut it." Lando was handsome and funny as he talked about his roots in the Valley (family and friends) and his decision to move here, a decision that has been put on hold since the cancellation of the show. "I've been coming to Phoenix since I was 7 or 8. My grandparents lived in Scottsdale before they passed away," recalled Lando, who married wife Kirsten at the Phoenician resort last year and has a baby, Jack Neville. He and his wife had been building a home in Paradise Valley, once even setting up a trailer on their land and camping out. "In LA, they would have run us out of town," he said. The construction has been put on hold. Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman will be on syndication on Channel 51. "That's going to pay for my baby's formula," he said. 
Blindness. / (movie reviews)
Author/s: Leonard Klady Directed by Anna Chi. Screenplay, Jared Rappaport, Chi. Camera (color), Rico Sands; editors, Brian Johnson, Michael A. Stevenson; music, Mark Governor; production designer, Gary Myers; costume designer, Joseph Porro; assistant director, Liz Goodman.
Reviewed at Hollywood Film Festival, The ability not to see the obvious in both a literal and a metaphoric sense imbues the indic fcatare "Blindness" with dramatic potency. A tale of an injustice being corrected, this modestly produced debut feature doesn't quite have the twists or novelty to become a niche theatrical click. But with aggressive salesmanship, pic could find a sufficient groove on screens and in ancillaries to fuel the career of director and co-writer Anna Chi. Set in the home of the middle-class Hong family during one long night, the drama has a hermetic, but not claustrophobic, quality. Mrs. Hong (Lisa Lu), who is blind, wanders through rooms picking up the angry vibes of her daughter-in-law Natalie (Vivian Wu) and pretending that nothing is amiss. It is a cold environment in which son Daniel (Chin Han), a doctor, has turned off his emotions as a means of coping with these intense women. On this particular evening, the chill is broken by the arrival of an intruder brandishing a gun. Patrick (Joe Lando), formerly Daniel's best friend and Natalie's lover, has been in jail 10 years for the murder of his parents. He's returned to reveal the truth, telling Natalie that his father's dying words fingered Hong, his business partner, for his death. He's devastated to learn that Hong has died. Essentially a drawing-room piece, "Blindness" slowly evolves as each of the principals confronts a dormant secret from the past. Though the story has mystery-thriller trappings, the whodunit elements are much less interesting than the dynamics of unfinished business in the personal relationships. Rico Sands' camerawork cloaks the film in a veil of darkness that enhances the feeling of confinement and impending danger. Even the dramatic reversals come across as deliberate and predestined. The ensemble cast brings a quiet resolve to the stifling atmosphere and brings a sense of tragedy and poignancy to the film's conclusion.
COPYRIGHT 1998 Cahners Publishing Company
DQMW star Joe Lando could have used some of Dr. Mike's medical magic
when his
real-life wife Kirsten Barlow went onto labor on June 2. After 12
gruelling
hours, doctors had to perform an emergency C-section after the baby
got caught
up in the umbilical cord. But all's well that ends well. The couple, who
married in May of last year, now have a healthy, bouncing 7 lb. baby boy
whom
they have named Jack Neville. Lando won't be playing Sully anymore ,
now that
Dr. Quinn has been cancelled. But fans will soon be able to see the
newly-shorn
actor in three upcoming feature films: Blindness, Seeds of Doubt, and No
Code
of Conduct. "
Hello Everyone! With the sixth season almost behind us and hopefully the seven right around the corner, I'm looking forward to our hiatus from filming. Kirsten and I have been building a new home and I plan to spend much of my time off working on getting the house completed. We are both very excited about the new home and hope to have it finished by the end of spring. On the set of Dr Quinn we have just finished filming the season finale "A New Beginning". I can't give anything away, but I think it is really exciting and I know you will think so too. So keep watching! Thank you for all of the support you have shown us by way of your cards, letters, e-mails, etc. We truly do appreciate the effort you make and your ongoing interest in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. All the best! Joe Lando 
Joe Lando (36) is hardly recognisable. The TV star, who plays trapper Sully in the RTL2 show "Dr Quinn" (each Sunday at 7pm) cut his long hair. Joe: "My wife Kirsten thought that I looked boring with the long mane!" BTW, in America, in the LA mountains, they're actually shooting the sixth and last season of "Dr. Quinn". Joe does have to wear a wig for that**. ** Webmaster's comment: Joe did not cut his hair until after the sixth season of DQ had been completed and did not wear a wig in any of the episodes. Article provided and translated by Monika Di-Lena
" 'SULLY' BARELY RECOGNIZABLE IN A SHIRT"
from "AZBUZZ" column written by Dolores Tropiano"Joe Lando was practically incognito as he shopped for furniture at McNamara & Hirschman on Thursday [May 7]. The actor co-stars with Jane Seymour in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Lando is building a home in Paradise Valley and was checking out the designer showroom. 'It was quite a while before people in the store realized it was him,' said owner Andy Hirschman. ''We didn't recognize him with his shirt on.' "
 Joe Lando will be a father this month.* His wife, Kirsten Barlow, has been pregnant for eight months. The couple will celebrate their first anniversary on May 24, 1998.
Joe Lando (Dr. Quinn) and his wife Kirsten Barlow, are expecting their first child . The popular North American actor Joe Lando, who gives life to Sully
, companion of Jane Seymour
in the show "Dr. Quinn," and his wife, Kirsten Barlow, are expecting their
first child. The parents, who got married in May 1997, like to have their privacy and rarely attend parties or public
functions. The picture shows them
attending the movie "Object Of My Affection," a few days ago in
Hollywood.
"And the Fan's choice Award goes to ..." "Hi Joe!!! My name is Elizabeth. Just want to say I think you are one of the
most sexiest and handsome actors there is on TV. I really enjoy
watching Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - it's great!!!
"I have to tell you I had one of the biggest crushes on you. I am happy that
you have found a woman that makes you happy. I also found the man of my
dreams. We met on the internet and we are getting married in April of '98.
"Just want to say I love you as an actor and you are so, so handosme. More than any other hunk, big screen or small, Joe Lando shook up our vote by inspiring hundreds of his most ardent fans to flood our e-mail account with odes to his rugged good looks and prowess as a thespian. Though Joe is romantically taken, this handsome 36 year old (as of last December 9) still inspires idol worship at a Valentino level, especially on- line. But is that a surprise? Joe stars as "Byron Sully" on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, but he's also been making inroads into film projects. Last summer, he wrapped the highly anticipated indie film Blindness, a lead role Vivan Wu (The Joy Luck Club) a psychological thriller about deception in a Chinese family. He also will star in the upcoming Seeds of Doubt with Peter Coyote. On the small screen, Joe has appeared in episodes of Tracey Takes On, Alien Nation, The Nanny and The John Larroquette Show. He even appeared in the pilot episode of Homicide, which now stars fellow hunk Jon Seda. Joe's first big acting break was the year he spent on One Life to Live, alongside Kamar de los Reyes, but he now seems destined to become closely associated with his rugged "Byron Sully" characterization. If reaction to this short blurb is strong, maybe we'll have to do a long
feature on Joe in the future - if our e-mail can take it!
JOE LANDO Now playing: Sully on "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman," which is currently on hiatus from its 7 p.m. Saturday time slot on CBS. Act 1: Lando grew up in Park Ridge, where he remembers his grade school "was an old barn down a country, two-lane road and I would stop at the candy store." The family moved to Long Grove when it was "still a community of farmers," he says, and he attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. "Like every boy I knew, I dreamed of being in Westerns," he says. But Lando was also extremely close to his parents and one day realized he had to break the ties or forever be a mama's boy. So, when he was 18, he headed to Los Angeles, working his way up from bottle washer to master chef to earn a living. Acting gigs were slim pickings. Was it in the stars? Only after he decided to move back home and open a restaurant did he get his big break: a role as Jake on "One Life to Live." As the heartthrob on the frontier, he's in his sixth season of "Dr. Quinn." In May, Lando married a woman he met years ago when he was a cook and she was a cashier at the same Los Angeles watering hole. He and Kirsten expect their first child in June and are building a home in Phoenix near the house Lando built for his parents. Lando is also shooting a movie, "No Code of Conduct," with Charlie Sheen, which is due out in the fall. Homesick for: "Something about having weather that's romantic and poetic," Lando says. "I like not knowing what's going to happen next. I miss sitting (in the stands) at Wrigley Field along the first-base line where you can see the lake." First kiss: "It was my major love of my youth, (Stevenson classmate) Alison LaPlaca ('Friends,' 'The Tom Arnold Show'). She was an actress, singer and she played beautiful piano." Spent teen years: "Brooding." Synopsis of high school: "Square peg in a round hole, painfully shy mama's boy." Influences: "I loved Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald." Worst day job: "I swept floors at an aerospace plant. All day long I'd pick up the metal chips. It was mind-numbing." If I didn't live out West, I would: "Try to nest-build. I've looked at homes in Lake Forest, near where I grew up. I picture a Kennedy-clan kind of thing. Buy a house that overlooks the lake and raise my kids there." Guiding principle: "Set goals. Picture it, go after it. And I don't mean New-Age stuff. I mean regular hard-core business decisions." Playing Sully is like: "Playing in my back yard in Park Ridge with the guys." Strip away the hunk moniker and Joe is: "Driven, sensitive, and the little dog that barks the loudest." downloaded without licence from the copyright owner.
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