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| death_date = {{dda|2014|3|18|1947|11|3}}
| death_place = [[Tampa]], Florida, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|actor}}
| years_active = 1966–2014 (musician)<br>1977–2006 (acting)
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==Life and career==
Lala was born in [[Ybor City, Tampa, Florida]],<ref name=independent>{{cite news|last=Perrone|first=Pierre|title=Joe Lala: Sought-after percussionist who switched careers when illness struck to become an actor and voice-over artist |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/joe-lala-soughtafter-percussionist-who-switched-careers-when-illness-struck-to-become-an-actor-and-voiceover-artist-9334826.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/joe-lala-soughtafter-percussionist-who-switched-careers-when-illness-struck-to-become-an-actor-and-voiceover-artist-9334826.html |archive-date=2022-06-09 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=April 14, 2015|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=May 7, 2014}}</ref>
He made the most of his Italian-American background and his mastery of Spanish, Cuban and Puerto Rican accents with TV roles in ''[[Miami Vice]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'',<ref name=independent/> ''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'', and ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'', and starred in a summer replacement show named ''Knight & Daye''. He portrayed another native of Ybor City, Dr. [[Ferdie Pacheco]], in ''[[Ali: An American Hero]]'', and co-starred with [[Andy Garcia]] in ''For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story''. His films included ''Active Stealth'', ''[[Sugar Hill (1994 film)|Sugar Hill]]'', ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'', ''Deep Sleep'', ''[[Havana (film)|Havana]]'' (with Robert Redford), ''[[Out for Justice]]'', ''[[Marked for Death]]'', ''Eyewitness to Murder'', and ''[[Born in East L.A. (film)|Born in East L.A.]]'', plus many more.
Lala also guest-starred on several animated shows; ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Quack Pack]]'', ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron
Lala was married to voice director [[Ginny McSwain]] from 1996
Joe Lala died
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !!
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Out
|-
|1997
|''Demolition University''
|Carlos Ramos
|Direct-to-video
|-
|1999
|''[[Golgo 13: Queen Bee]]''
|Don Roccini, Gomez (voice)
|English dub; direct-to-video
|-
|1999
|''[[Our Friend, Martin]]''
|Reporter, Demonstrator (voice)
|Direct-to-video<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Joe Lala (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Joe-Lala/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
|2000
|''[[An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster]]''
|Bootlick (voice)
|Direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2001
|''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''
|Augustus "Spike" Jones (voice)
|
|-
|2002
|''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame II]]''
|Guard (voice)
|Direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|
|-
|1995
|''[[What-a-Mess]]''
|Additional voices
|3 episodes
|-
|1996–1997
|''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
|Electrician, Maitre D' (voice)
|2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1997
|''[[The Legend of Calamity Jane]]''
|Additional voices
|13 episodes
|-
|1998
|''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]''
|Fox, Old Timer, Max (voice)
|2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1999–2002
|''[[Hey Arnold!]]''
|Miller, GIs, Cops (voice)
|2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1999
|''[[The Angry Beavers]]''
|El Grapadura, Alien (voice)
|Episode: "Norberto y Daggetto en El Grapadura y el Castor Malo"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1999
|''[[Johnny Bravo]]''
|Raoul (voice)
|Episode: "Mama's New Boyfriend"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1999
|''[[Batman Beyond]]''
|Spike, Sailboat Captain (voice)
|2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2001
|''[[Static Shock]]''
|Security Guard (voice)
|Episode: "Replay"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2001
|''[[Time Squad]]''
|[[Leonardo da Vinci]] (voice)
|Episode: "Daddio DaVinci"
|-
|2002
|''[[Samurai Jack]]''
|Owner, Engineer, Passenger, [[Baba Looey]] (voice)
|Episode: "Couple on a Train"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2003
|''[[Ozzy & Drix]]''
|Hector's Dad (voice)
|2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2004–2006
|''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]''
|Sir Estevez (voice)
|4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2004–2005
|''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''
|Crime Bosses, Bomb Technician (voice)
|2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2005
|''[[All Grown Up!]]''
|Enrique, Doctor (voice)
|Episode: "Dude, Where's My Horse?"
|-
|2005
|''[[Danger Rangers]]''
|Hector, Joey Clams, Raccoon Dad (voice)
|Episode: "Water Works"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2006
|''[[W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]''
|Guard, Mayor (voice)
|Episode: "X is for Xanadu"
|}
=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1992 || ''[[It Came from the Desert]]'' || Koolman ||
|-
|1999
|''[[Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned]]''
|Train Conductor, Vittorio Buchelli, Bartender
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2005
|''[[Killer7]]''
|Kun Lan
|<ref name="btva" />
|}
== Collaborations ==
'''With [[Gypsy (band)|Gypsy]]'''
* ''[[In the Garden (Gypsy album)|In the Garden]]'' (Metromedia Records – KMD 1044, 1971)
'''With [[Barbra Streisand]]'''
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* ''[[Illegal Stills]]'' (Columbia Records, 1976)
* ''[[Thoroughfare Gap]]'' (Columbia Records, 1978)
* ''[[
* ''[[Man Alive! (Stephen Stills album)|Man Alive!]]'' (Pyramid Records, 2005)
'''With [[Dionne Warwick]]'''
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* ''[[The Innocent Age]]'' (Epic Records, 1981)
* ''[[Windows and Walls]]'' (Epic Records, 1984)
* ''[[Exiles (Dan Fogelberg album)|Exiles]]'' (Epic Records, 1987)
'''With [[Don Felder]]'''
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'''With [[Ringo Starr]]'''
* ''[[Stop and Smell the Roses (Ringo Starr album)|Stop and Smell the Roses]]'' (RCA Records, 1981)
'''With [[Neil Diamond]]'''
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'''With [[Rod Stewart]]'''
* ''[[A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album)|A Night on the Town]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
'''With [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]]'''
* ''[[CSNY 1974]]'' (Rhino Records, 2014)
==References==
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*{{Official website|http://www.joelala.com}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0482329}}
*{{
* {{Discogs artist|Joe Lala}}
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[[Category:Thomas Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida) alumni]]
[[Category:Male actors from Florida]]
[[Category:Deaths from lung cancer in Florida]]
[[Category:American rock percussionists]]
[[Category:American session musicians]]
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[[Category:Tambourine players]]
[[Category:Maracas players]]
[[Category:Güiro players]]
[[Category:American people of Italian descent]]
[[Category:Timpanists]]
[[Category:Manassas (band) members]]
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