Lanny Lambert is a rock guitarist who is famous as the former partner of Dana Michelle Plato, an American actress who is an influential “teen idol” of the late 1970s and 1980s. Lanny’s romantic association with actress Dana Plato is over but Lanny is still remembered as Dana Plato’s husband. Lanny is yet still renowned as Dana Plato’s ex-husband to date.
Lanny Lambert: Bio Summary
Name | Lanny Lambert |
Gender | Male |
Famous as | Dana Plato’s ex-husband |
Occupation | rock guitarist |
Spouse | Dana Plato |
Child | Tyler Lambert |
Lanny Lambert Personal Life
Lanny Lambert hasn’t provided any information about his family. His parent’s identity is unknown. It is unsure if he has any siblings or not. We have no data on where he grew up and how.
Lanny is known to be married to his now-former wife, Dana Plato, an influential “teen idol” who was recognized for her television work, for which she was included on VH1’s list of “100 Greatest Kid Stars”. She started her career appearing in various commercials.
Lanny’s ex-wife made her television debut came at the age of 10 when she appeared on the television series The Six Million Dollar Man (1975) briefly. She has appeared in the horror films Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and Return to Boggy Creek (1977), playing Sandra Phalor and Evie Jo, respectively.
Dana Plato acted as Jenny Warren in the 1978 film California Suite which was an Academy Award-winning film. She appeared nude in Prime Suspect (1989) and Compelling Evidence (1995). She was in the softcore erotic drama Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jill…and Jill (1998).
Lanny Lambert’s Relationship With Dana Plato
Lanny Lambert was previously married to American actress Dana Plato. Lanny Lambert and Dana Plato dated for 5 months, studying each other. The couple married on April 24, 1984. They were married for some time before separating. They separated in January 1988 and that same week Dana lost her mother. Dana’s mom died of scleroderma. They divorced in 1990.
Lanny Lambert and Dana Plato had only one kid. Their child was named Tyler Edward Lambert. He was born on July 2, 1984. During the March 1990 divorce, Dana Plato lost custody of her son to Lanny Lambert but she was given visitation rights.
Where Is Lanny Lambert’s Ex-Wife, Dana Plato?
Lanny Lambert’s past wife is dead. Dana Plato was found dead from an overdose of prescription drugs. She died on May 8, 1999, at the age of 34 years. She died in Moore, Oklahoma, U.S.
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Her death was later ruled as suicide. On May 6, 2010, her son Tyler committed suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, at age of 25. In Dana Plato’s final work, she appeared as herself in Desperation Boulevard (1998), Silent Scream (1999), in which she appears as Emma Jones; and Pacino Is Missing (2002), which was released after her death, in which she appears as an attorney.
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