Leave It to Lamas is an American reality series

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 broadcast on the E!

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 cable

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 television network

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. Premiering on October 11, 2009, the series stars Lorenzo Lamas

Lorenzo Lamas

Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...

 and his family.

Synopsis

The show documents the lives of Lorenzo Lamas, his ex-wife Michele Smith, their two children, Shayne

Shayne Lamas

Shayne Dahl Lamas is an American actress. She is known for her role as the Young Carly Corinthos on General Hospital and as the winner of the twelfth season of The Bachelor.-Personal life:...

 and AJ Lamas, and Michele's daughter with ex-husband Craig Pike, Dakota. The show portrays the family's careers, dating, and personal lives.

Cast

• Lorenzo Lamas - The star of Falcon Crest
  Falcon Crest
  Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced....
  
   and Renegade
  Renegade (TV series)
  Renegade is an American television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997.The series stars Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native...
  
   is the father of A.J. and Shayne Lamas, and ex-husband of Michele Smith. The show follows him as he starts dating, but primarily deals with his interaction with daughter Shayne.

• Shayne Lamas - Shayne is a 26-year-old model and actress. She is looking to move forward in her acting and modeling career with advice from her father and her siblings on the reality show. Shayne is currently single and "looking for love."

• AJ Lamas - AJ is a 25-year-old actor. AJ and Lorenzo have a poor relationship due to Lorenzo's belief that AJ and Lorenzo's fourth ex-wife, Shauna Sand, had engaged in a sexual relationship. Though AJ denies this, he and Lorenzo still engage in a public family feud.

• Michele Smith - A former publicist with PMK-N.Y., is the #2 ex-wife of Lorenzo Lamas. She is the mother of AJ, and Shayne (both fathered by Lorenzo) and Dakota Pike (fathered by ex-husband Craig Pike). Michele is extremely funny, and is generally seen as a sweet empty nester.

• Dakota Pike - Dakota is the 18-year-old half-sister/roommate of AJ and Shayne. She is an occasional actress and aspiring singer recording her debut album.

• dogs Madison and Riley - Madison is Shayne's 2 year old Westie Bichon
  Bichon
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  . Riley (aka Little Man) is Michele's 3-year-old tea cup Maltese.

External links

• Leave It to Lamas at Eonline.com
  E!
  E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...