Celebrity Nooz: Joe Lando

Joe Lando (Actor) - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Updated: 12/04/19

Name: Joe Lando

Birth Name: Joseph John Lando

Born: December 9, 1961 in Prairie View, Illinois, USA

Claim To Fame: Joe Lando is an American actor, known best for playing Byron Sully on the TV drama series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993-1998).

Family Life: In May 1997, Lando married Kirsten Barlow. Together they have four children - Jack Neville, Christian Antonio, Kate Elizabeth, and William Joseph.

Info: Born to parents Joe and Virgina Lando.

Has Italian/Russian/Polish heritage.

Attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

He received attention for his role as Jake Harrison in the soap opera One Life to Live.

Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World for 1993.

Trivia: His first acting role was as a patrolman in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

When he played Byron Sully in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), he insisted on doing almost all his own stunts. Lando said doing his own stunt work made the character feel more real to him. In addition, he admitted that some stunts, such as eating worms and running on top of a moving train, were things that he would probably never have an opportunity to do again.

Worked with actress and friend Jane Seymour on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie (1999), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001), Perfectly Prudence (2011), and Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman with Jane Seymour (2014).

In 2014, Lando joined several Dr. Quinn castmates as they all reprised their roles for the "Funny or Die" parody Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman.

Where Are They Now: Currently, Lando is starring in the horror short Hammurabi (2019) which is in post-production. He has also completed work on the TV Movie Paloma's Flight which should be out in 2020.

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