Joe Lara at arrivals for 6th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards Ceremony, Beverly Hilton Hotel, on Jan. 22, 2009 in Los Angeles. - UPPA/UPPA/TNS
“Tarzan: The Epic Adventures” actor Joe Lara was killed in a plane crash that left his wife and five others dead in Tennessee over the weekend. The 58-year-old was with his wife, church founder Gwen Shamblin Lara, when the plane crashed into Percy Priest Lake outside of Nashville, Rutherford County Fire & Rescue said. Joe Lara first portrayed the titular adventurer in 1989′s “Tarzan in Manhattan,” a made-for-TV movie in which the character travels from Africa to New York City. He took on the role again in the “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures” series, which aired for one season beginning in 1996 an...
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