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Lani McKenzie  
 
"The Dancer" 
Baywatch: 8th Season (1987-1998)
Profile:

Name: Lani McKenzie
Sex:  Female
Age: Introduced at age 20. 

Posture: Great!
Appearance: Confident, peasant, sexy, head-turning beauty
Hair/Eyes: Brown/Blue
Height/weight: 5 ft. 4 in. Tall/N/A
Class: Middle Class 
Transportation: Lifeguard Truck
Occupation: Lifeguard; Later became a dancer on Broadway and after found her way on staff as a Hawaiian dancer at C.J.'s Bar & Grill.    
Education: High School. Did not want to go on to college as she had a dream of becoming a dancer. 
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Home Life Growing Up: Has close relationship with parents and siblings. Her mother was a famous Hawiian dancer. She wanted to follow in her mother's footsteps. 
 
Residence: Honolulu, Hawaii. Now a dancer on staff at C.J.'s Bar & Grill. Moved back to Hawaii after her stint as a Broadway dancer. She had moved to LosAngeles to become a Lifeguard as a way to earn a living until she could get a break as a dancer.  
Marital Status: Single. Found love in Hawaii when she met John D. Cort through C.J. (Another one of C.J.'s former boyfriends). Had broken up with Cody Madison after she and realized that a long distance relationship didn't work out.
 
Had a problem with a former boyfriend. She had broken off from him and he was still obsessive, not wanting to end the relationship. he began stalking her until he was sent to jail.    
Heritage: American with traditional Hawaiian decent
Parents: Mother/ traditional Japanese decent and mix of other heritages (was a famous Hawaiian dancer)/Father/White with Irish decent   
Children: None
Siblings: 4; Has one sister who became a lifeguard.
Reason For Becoming A Lifeguard: It was her dream to become a dancer. Making it as a lifeguard would help so that she could find work as a dancer.
Hobbies/Interests: Choreogrphy; Dancing; Diving; Improvement; Learning, Swimming.
Sex & Moral Standards: Sexually active within the context of a relationship. More romantic than sensual. Wants a meaningful relationship.     
Personal Premise: Go after what you want to do in life. Never give up. 
Ambition: To make it as a dancer. She made the cut as one of the dancers on Broadway. Later after the run on Broadway was over, she moved back to Hawaii to find work as a dancer and found it. Lani was hired by former fellow lifeguard C.J. Parker. She bacame a Hawaiian dancer to display her versatility at C.J.'s Bar & Grill. 
Frustrations & Chief Disappointments: Her losing Cody Madison when she found work as a dancer on Broadway. She had found love after a tough breakup with an obsessive boyfriend. Cody was always there for her. He always made the trips to New York to see her. their relationship became strained and finally she realized that it wouldn't work out.
 
Getting involved with a former boyfriend in the first place. He was obsessive and violent. She broke off the relationship, but he didn't want the relationship to end. He began to stalk her. He even stalked her out to Los Angeles, thinking that she moved there to be with Cody. Lani had met Cody in Hawaii while he was there on vacation and she was a tour guide.  
Temperament: Usually in a good mood. Can be tenacious concerning career. She has a habit of placing it first.
Attitude Toward Life: Take a chance. 
Complexes: Had trouble keeping a romantic relationship with Cody Madison. She lost him when their relationship became strained while she worked in New York as a Broadway dancer.

Her getting involved with the wrong man, who turned out to be an obsessive and violent person. She broke off the relationship. He stalked her from Hawaii all the way to Los Angeles. He even tried to kidnap her. Cody rescued her.
Extrovert/Introvert: Extrovert/Love people and loved being around them. She had chosen a people oriented field for a career. Has good people skills.

Abilities: Was taught good water and rescue skills; Has good defense skills.

Qualities: Athletic; charming; competitive; confident; dedicated; defiant; dependable; driven; emotional; forgiving; fun-loving; genuine; giving; graceful; helpful; loving; romantic; sensitive; skillful; stubborn; supportive; trusting.
I.Q.: Average

 

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Native Hawaiian.  
CREDIT: PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE SHOW'S OFFICIAL BAYWATCH HAWAII PAGE.
 
 

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