William Joseph Lara is an American

United States

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 actor and musician, best known in the role of Tarzan in the American TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures is a syndicated series that aired for one season . It focuses on the character of Tarzan in his early years, after his first exposure to civilization, but before his marriage to Jane Porter...

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Career

Lara played Tarzan

Tarzan

Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...

 in the TV movie Tarzan in Manhattan

Tarzan in Manhattan

Tarzan in Manhattan is an action adventure CBS television movie. Joe Lara portrays Tarzan, and Kim Crosby appears as Jane Porter. Tony Curtis and Jan Michael Vincent co-star. The telefilm was produced by Max A. Keller, Micheline H...

and in the follow-up TV series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures is a syndicated series that aired for one season . It focuses on the character of Tarzan in his early years, after his first exposure to civilization, but before his marriage to Jane Porter...

. He also appeared in many action films, among them American Cyborg: Steel Warrior. He gave up acting after twenty years in 2002 to pursue a career in country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

. At the peak of his fame Joe Lara appeared in two action films, Armstrong and Warhead.

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