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Jane Seymour’s Dr. Quinn costar Joe Lando tearfully reveals she took his family in after LA fires burned home

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Joe Lando, 63, revealed on Saturday that his Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman co-star Jane Seymour let his family stay in her home after theirs was destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles fires.

Joe Lando, who played Jane Seymour’s love interest on her popular series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, revealed in a tearful video Saturday that his family had tragically lost their home in the devastating Los Angeles fires.

But the 63-year-old actor revealed they had got a crucial lifeline amid the devastation, as his old friend Seymour, 73, had invited his family to stay at his house afterwards.

‘The Lando family is intact. “All of us, our dogs and our two birds, fortunately, there are angels in this world,” Lando said in a video he recorded outside.

“We have nothing left but each other,” he continued. “My friend Jane Seymour allowed us to go to her house and she opened it up to us without hesitation and thank God (she) gave us a place to come and sleep.”

Seymour and Lando co-starred in Dr. Quinn for six seasons, from 1993 to 1998, and both returned for two TV movies after the series was canceled.

The English actress led the series as Dr. Michaela Quinn, a trained doctor who moves to Colorado shortly after the end of the American Civil War.

Joe Lando, 63, revealed on Saturday that his Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman co-star Jane Seymour let his family stay in her home after theirs was destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles fires.

Seymour and Lando co-starred in Dr. Quinn for six seasons, from 1993 to 1998, as well as two subsequent TV movies.

Seymour and Lando co-starred in Dr. Quinn for six seasons, from 1993 to 1998, as well as two subsequent TV movies.

He sets up a clinic in Colorado Springs and tries to ingratiate himself with the locals, who initially resist being treated by a woman.

Lando appeared in the series as outdoorsman Byron Sully, who was Seymour’s main love interest.

Although his family had a comfortable place to stay after losing their home thanks to Seymour, Lando revealed that things were still difficult even at home due to the effects of the fire.

“The electricity (at Seymour’s house) came on for the first time in three days,” he shared in his video.

He added that there was no natural gas for cooking and they had been advised not to drink tap water.

“And you can’t breathe the air because everything is poisonous,” he continued. ‘I’ve never been through anything like this. It is indescribable.”

Lando, who filmed the video alone, did not clarify whether Seymour was also staying at his house at the time.

He became increasingly emotional and briefly took off his sunglasses to dry his eyes as he reflected on the overwhelming tragedy he had experienced.

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“The electricity (in Seymour’s house) came on for the first time in three days,” he shared in his video, adding that they couldn’t drink the water and that the air was “poisonous.”

She cried as she talked about losing her home and seeing so many of her neighbors left with nothing after the fire.

She cried as she talked about losing her home and seeing so many of her neighbors left with nothing after the fire.

Lando did not clarify whether Seymour would stay at home with his family. He choked up with emotion as he revealed that his children's school had been burned down.

Lando did not clarify whether Seymour would stay at home with his family. He choked up with emotion as he revealed that his children’s school had been burned down.

“You see people on TV going through these things and you think, ‘My God, that must be something terrible.’ Thank God, it’s not me. “And now we are those people,” he said.

“If it was just us, I’d be fine with this,” he continued, his voice beginning to crack, “but it’s all of us.” “It’s all and I’m devastated and heartbroken for everyone.”

“There are a lot of rich people in my neighborhood, but it’s not the majority of this neighborhood,” Lando said. “Most of them are hard-working people who have lived there for generations.”

Among those who lost everything in the fires were his wife’s parents, who lived near him, and his wife Kristen Barlow before losing the home they had owned for 40 years.

“Our house wasn’t big or fancy, but it was our home,” Lando continued through tears. ‘I worked very hard on it. When I wasn’t working as an actor, I was working on it, trying to stay out of trouble and save money.’

The actor, who shares four children with his wife, seemed particularly discouraged when he talked about taking them to school, only to realize that their school was among the buildings burned in the inferno.

“Everything is gone,” Lando said, overcome with emotion.

He noted that the fire did not discriminate against its victims.

She played Seymour's love interest, nature lover Byron Sully, in Dr. Quinn. The two also starred in two television movies that continue the series after its cancellation.

She played Seymour’s love interest, nature lover Byron Sully, in Dr. Quinn. The two also starred in two television movies that continue the series after its cancellation.

Lando reunited with Seymour in 2011 for the Hallmark Channel movie Perfectly Prudence, and they co-starred just over a decade later in the 2022 Lifetime movie A Christmas Spark; seen in 2018 in Los Angeles

Lando reunited with Seymour in 2011 for the Hallmark Channel movie Perfectly Prudence, and they co-starred just over a decade later in the 2022 Lifetime movie A Christmas Spark; seen in 2018 in Los Angeles

“There are no rich or poor, black or white, red or blue,” he added. “This fire is evil and will kill everything.”

Joe has maintained a strong friendship with Seymour over the years and the two have met on screen several times.

In 2011, they appeared together in the Hallmark Channel movie Perfectly Prudence, and co-starred just over a decade later in the 2022 Lifetime movie A Christmas Spark.

Last week, Seymour shared photos of fires moving up a hill in Los Angeles and praised the “bravery and dedication of firefighters and first responders who risk their lives to protect us.”

As of Sunday afternoon, 24 people had lost their lives as a result of the fires and more than 180,000 people had been forced to evacuate.

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