Breaking: Popular Actor Dies In Plane Crash

Fans of Tarzan actor, Joe Lara, are paying tribute after it emerged that he was among the seven people presumed to have been killed in a plane crash in Tennessee.

 

 

News Rain Nigeria reports that he is presumed dead after a press conference on Sunday, where Rutherford County Fire Rescue captain Joshua Sanders said rescue workers were “no longer looking for live victims at this point”.

The 58-year-old, who played the title role in the popular Nineties series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, died along with his wife, Gwen Shamlin Lara when a small jet crashed into a lake near the town of Smyrna on Saturday.

JL is famous for his TV days when he played the king of the jungle between 1996 and 2000 starring as Tarzan for a total of 22 episodes, including a TV movie that came out years prior called “Tarzan in Manhattan” which catapulted him into the role.

 

Breaking: Popular Actor Dies In Plane Crash

 

He featured in other action/fantasy projects over the years including “Steel Frontier,” “Sunset Heat,” “Gunsmoke: The Last Apache,” “American Cyborg: Steel Warrior” “The Magnificent Seven,” “Baywatch” and “Tropical Heat,” among several others. Lara had 28 acting credits to his name.

He gave up acting in 2002 to pursue a career in country music.

Below is Fans and colleagues tribute to the late actor ;

Rest in peace, Joe Lara, star of one of Cannon’s final releases, American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1994). pic.twitter.com/NS8iY8BT9r

— The Cannon Film Guide (@CannonFilmGuide) May 30, 2021

I just found out Joe Lara died yesterday in a plane crash. Really sad, he was a staple of 90s DTV action movies like American Cyborg and Armstrong.

— Cecil Trachenburg (@GoodBadFlicks) May 30, 2021

So sad to hear about the death of Joe Lara. Loved his Tarzan tv show and movies when I was a kid, I remember running back from school so I don’t miss a new episode. Rest in piece, Tarzan. pic.twitter.com/R1jXTYYGzO

— Alexander Von Matterhorn (@AlexVonMatterh) May 31, 2021

RIP #JoeLara . He was found dead in unfortunate plane crash. Mainly known for his role in our childhood favourite
“Tarzan: The Epic Adventure”.
Deep condolences pic.twitter.com/sG6BeMix7o

— Mantu_1501 (@MantuBhattacha2) May 31, 2021

#Tarzan star Joe Lara and his wife Gwen, a diet guru and founder of the Remnant Fellowship Church, were tragically killed in a plane crash along with 5 others. https://t.co/57ViJ19tgu pic.twitter.com/pvq6U1lcuw

— E! News (@enews) May 31, 2021