Profile
Lou Diamond Phillips
Film + Television + Stage Actor
Male
Born
Feb 17, 1962
Age
51
Hometown
Philippines
Other Names
Lou Diamond Upchurch
Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba. He earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Stand and Deliver and a Tony Award… Read More
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Romance
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Yvonne Boismier PhillipsMarried 2007
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Yvonne PhillipsMarried 2004
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Kelly PhillipsMarried 1994 - 2007
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Vanessa Erazo: Edward James Olmos On Stand And Deliver's 25th Anniversary & The Release Of Filly BrownHuffington Post - Apr 15, 2013
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Chris Jancelewicz: Penn Badgley Can Sing, EveryoneHuffington Post - Sep 11, 2012
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Watch: 'Filly Brown' Opens The 2012 Ny International Latino Film FestHuffington Post - Aug 14, 2012
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Lou Diamond Phillips Still Standing And DeliveringLATimes - Jul 22, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1962
Birth
Born on February 17, 1962.
TEENAGE
1980
18 Years Old
He was raised in Texas, where he attended Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi graduating in 1980.
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TWENTIES
The first low-budget film in which he starred was called Trespasses. Phillips' big break came with the starring role in 1987's La Bamba, in which he played early rocker Ritchie Valens.
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In 1988, Phillips co-starred with Edward James Olmos in the inner-city high school drama Stand and Deliver, in a role for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture".
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THIRTIES
1996
34 Years Old
In 1996, Phillips made his Broadway debut as the King in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's The King and I.
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1998
36 Years Old
In 1998 he starred as Cisco, the counterpart of the main character Melvin Smiley (played by Mark Wahlberg), in the comedy-action movie The Big Hit.
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FORTIES
Phillips and Preston separated in 2004 and their lengthy divorce was finalized in July 2007.
2007
45 Years Old
On September 11, 2007, Phillips joined the touring troup for Lerner and Loewe's Camelot in the role of King Arthur.
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Phillips had a recurring role as Colonel Telford in the Stargate Universe television series during its two-season run on the SyFy channel 2009-2011.
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FIFTIES
In January 2012, he was one of eight celebrities participating in the Food Network reality series Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off.
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