Hollywood In Ybor
Ongoing Actor's Workshops

Joe Lala Brings A Slice of Hollywood to Ybor

Jefferson High School Class of 1965 alum, Joe Lala had his barber's license and was ready to pursue a career in the hair cutting business if his music dreams did not pan out. They did.

Joe’s band Blue Image climbed to the top of the charts with heir million selling “Ride Captain Ride”. After his stint with the local Tampa band, he spread his talent to groups such as Manasas with Stephen Stills, The Bee Gees, various incarnations of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Dan Fogleberg, Joe Walsh, you get the picture he couldn’t hold a job.

A carpel tunnel syndrome problem put the music career on temporary hold, but opened the door to an acting career.

You have seen Joe in many productions, including “Havana” with Robert Redford, The Arturo Sandoval Story with Andy Garcia, and the just completed work in the upcoming Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony bio pic “El Cantante” the story of Hector LaVoe,

Joe has been seen in many episodes of Miami Vice as well as various soap operas and movies of the week. Joe kept his live performances in high beam with a starring role in the national tour of City of Angels,

From percussionist to song and dance man, Lala has spread his horizons and is reaching now for another niche’. Teaching.

Why would Joe want to start teaching serious actor wanna be’s? “I want to give back something to the city that gave me so much”. “There is a tremendous talent pool in this town, I remember all the people I went to school with who would have been a big hit in Hollywood, but the opportunity wasn’t there in those days, it is now”.

“Budget minded production companies are looking to shoot outside of Hollywood, and they offer more than just “extras” roles. They could use some local talent to choose from. I want to make sure this areas potential actors have a vehicle by which to hone their skills and be ready for that casting call, the audition process, getting the job”.

Purpose: To expose Tampa to Hollywood. Untapped actor resources run abundant in our city. Wanting to harness that energy and give them the opportunity to excel in theatre arts. Everyone who deals with the public would benefit from his private workshops.

For more details, please contact:

Joe Lala
2424 W. Tampa Bay Blvd., L-401
Tampa, Florida 33607
Phone 813.758.1547  /  Fax 813.876.0329

* Joe Lala is a working actor/musician. His credits are available elsewhere on this web site. Joe just completed work on the upcoming film "EL CANTANTE" starring Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony.