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Tarzan JOE LARA DEAD Plane Crashes in TN Lake

Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 10:23 pm
by brwn
https://amp.tmz.com/2021/05/30/tarzan-s ... -tennessee



Tarzan

JOE LARA DEAD AT 58
Plane Crashes in TN Lake



Joe Lara -- the star of "Tarzan: The Epic Adventures" -- has died after a small plane he, his wife and a few others were on crashed into a lake.

The private jet -- said to be a Cessna 501 -- took off Saturday from Smyrna Airport, just outside of Nashville, and was reportedly headed toward Palm Beach, FL ... but somehow plunged into Percy Priest Lake not too long after takeoff.

Fire and other rescue crews were dispatched after an all-night operation -- the passengers were found to be deceased ... An investigation is underway to determine what might've caused the crash.


Lara was one of seven people who were killed. The others are his spouse -- Christian diet guru Gwen Lara -- Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters, and Brandon Hannah, all of whom are locals and reported to be part of the same church.



JL is famous from his TV days, when he played the king of the jungle 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.

He'd been 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.




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