Alvaro Joshua Lamas (born December 19, 1983) is an American actor.

Career

Lamas is best known for his role as Rafael Ortega on ''

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'', Simon McCrae on '' Gigantic'', and as Cisco Gonzalez on '' American Family''. He also appeared with his family on the E! reality show ''

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''. In 2001, Lamas was awarded Model of the Year and Young Adult Actor of the Year from the International Model & Talent Association. In 2003, he was

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alongside

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, daughter of

Andy García Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García, is a Cuban-born American actor, director and musician. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's ''The Untouchables'' (1987) alongside ...

, at the

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Personal life

He is the son of actor

Lorenzo Lamas Lorenzo Fernando Lamas (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor. He is widely known for his role of Lance Cumson, the irresponsible grandson of Angela Channing—played by Jane Wyman—in the soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' (1981–1990), for ...

and brother to model and actress

Shayne Lamas Shayne Dahl Lamas (born November 6, 1985) is an American reality television personality and actress. She is known as the winner of the twelfth season of '' The Bachelor''. Early life Shayne Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter ...

, and grandson to

Fernando Lamas Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos (January 9, 1915 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine-American actor and director, and the father of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Biography Argentina Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos was born in Buenos Aires, Arg ...

and

Arlene Dahl Arlene Carol Dahl (August 11, 1925 – November 29, 2021) was an American actress active in films from the late 1940s. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Classical Hollywood cinema era. She was also an author and entrepreneur. Sh ...

Legal issues

In 2012, Lamas was accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home (Jessie Schulman) and holding her captive in the bathroom. Schulman filed a

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, claiming she broke up with A.J. and moved on to a new relationship. Lamas denied the incident saying he was only trying to talk to Schulman. Also in 2012, Lamas was arrested for

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; he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 36 months probation and $1,600 in fines. In 2015, Lamas was arrested after allegedly shoplifting at

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and assaulting a security guard.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamas, AJ 1983 births Living people 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles County, California American male television actors American male soap opera actors