Born on December 9th 1961, in Chicago and grew up in Prairie View, Illlinois Joe Lando worked as a chef while seeking acting jobs on the side prior to landing the role of Jake Harrison in the daytime drama One Life to Live. That led to an assignment as a rather specialized technical advisor, coaching Tracey Ullman and Kevin Kline on how to spin pizza for the film, I Love You to Death. He originally studied with acting coach Vincent Chase in Los Angeles. His recent television credits include the films Shadows of Desire with Nicollette Sheridan, Any Place but Home, and Alien Nation: The Enemy Within. Among his feature film credits are Star Trek IV and the upcoming Seeds of Doubt. He also appeared in CBS's Guiding Light, in segments taped during a hiatus from Dr. Quinn in 1994, and as a guest star on The Nanny, also on the CBS Network, and The John Larroquette Show.