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About Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American actor and director best known for his performances in the films ‘Young Guns’, ‘La Bamba’ and ‘Stand and Deliver’. Lou Diamond Phillips was born on February 17, 1962, in Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines as Lou Diamond Upchurch. He is an actor and director, known for Courage Under Fire (1996), The Big Hit (1998) and La Bamba (1987). He has been married to Yvonne Boismier Phillips since August 16, 2007. They have one child. He was previously married to Kelly Phillips and Julie Cypher. He was born in the Philippines and was raised in Texas. Lou completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama and was active in the theatre even after college. He appeared in a number of productions at Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas.

Lou Diamond Phillips debuted in film with a low budget film ‘Trespasses’ and became a popular young star of Hollywood with ‘La Bamba’. Lou Diamond Phillips gave consecutive hits with ‘Stand and Deliver’ and ‘Young Guns’ and won his first award for his supporting act in the film ‘Stand and Deliver’. Lou has been married thrice and has three daughters and one daughter from his second and third marriage respectively. Phillips is an outspoken activist of the Filipino Equity Act to grant equal benefits to the World War II veterans of the Philippines as applicable to US veterans. Lou Diamond Phillips is also a strong supporter of Thoughtful House Center for Children, a not for profit organization that was founded by British physician and researcher, Andrew Wakefield.

Bio/Wiki

Birth Name Lou Diamond Phillips
Nick Name Lou
Age (as in 2022) 60 Years
Religion Not Known
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Birth Place U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines
Date of Birth February 17, 1962  [1]wikipedia
Nationality American
Residence Los Angeles, California, United States
Home Town Not Known
Hobbies Not Known

Physical  Stats

Height (Approx.) 5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm
Weight (Approx.) 76 kg or 167.5 lbs

Figure Measurements

Chest Size Not Known
Biceps Size Not Known
Waist Size Not Known

Extra Ordinary Features

Race / Ethnicity Not Known
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Dark Brown
S*xual Orientation Straight
Dress Size Not Known
Shoe Size Not Known

Family

Mother’s Name Lucita Umayam Aranas
Father’s Name Gerald Amon Upchurch (Marine KC-130 crew chief)
Brother Not Known
Sister Not Known
Wife/Spouse Julie Cypher
Yvonne Boismier Phillips
Marriage Date Not Known
Children Not Known

Personal Life

School Lou attended Flour Bluff High School
College/University University of Texas
Educational Qualification Bachelor of fine arts in the drama
Profession Actor, Film director, Television Director, Businessman
Brands Endorsed Advertisement work for California PTA
Career Manager Thruline Entertainment, Inc.

Awards

N/A

Relationship & more

Affairs/Girlfriends Julie Cypher
Ginger Lynn
Jennifer Tilly
Jerri Manthey
Kelly Phillips
Yvonne Boismier Phillips

Favorite Things

Favourite Food Not Known
Favourite Actors Not Known
Favourite Colors Not Known
Favourite Sport Not Known
Controversies Not Known

Lou Diamond Phillips was born February 17, 1962, at the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines, the son of Lucita Umayam Arañas and Gerald Amon Upchurch (1935–1963), a Marine KC-130 crew chief. His mother, a native of Candelaria, Zambales, is Filipina and his father was an American of Scots-Irish and partially Native American descent.

Phillips was named after the US Marine Leland “Lou” Diamond. After his father died, he took his stepfather’s surname, Phillips, as his own. Phillips was raised in Texas. He graduated from Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi in 1980 and from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama.

Money Factor

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Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx) $8 mіllіоn
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx) Under Review
Annual Salary Under Review
Income Source Actor, Film director, Television Director, Businessman

Роѕt а thrее-уеаr wіnnіng lіnе, thіѕ асtоr hаѕ ехреrіеnсеd dіffісult tіmеѕ іn bох оffісе durіng thе еаrlу ’90ѕ. Не wаѕ fеаturеd wіthіn оnе ѕеrіеѕ оf mеdіосrе mоvіеѕ ѕuсh аѕ Наrlеу, Ѕhаdоw оf thе Wоlf, аnd Ѕіоuх Сіtу. Не lаtеr саmе bасk tо bох оffісе ѕuссеѕѕ thrоugh hіѕ ѕuрроrtіng rоlе fеаturеd іn Соurаgе Undеr Fіrе, whісh fеаturеd Меg Rуаn аnd Dеnzеl Wаѕhіngtоn. Durіng thе уеаr 1995, hе арреаrеd оn ѕtаgе аnd mаdе dеbut аѕ thе Кіng durіng thе уеаr 1996 Вrоаdwау рrоduсtіоn mаdе fоr Тhе Кіng аѕ wеll аѕ І. Lоu Dіаmоnd.

Араrt frоm thаt, hе іѕ tоо а tаlеntеd роkеr рlауеr аnd hаѕ аlѕо wоn $30,000 wіthіn thе Wоrld Ѕеrіеѕ оf Роkеr іnѕіdе Lаѕ Vеgаѕ. Lоu Dіаmоnd Рhіllірѕ іѕ оnе аmоng thоѕе асtоrѕ whо іnіtіаllу реrсеіvеd lіttlе trоublе іn mаkіng а nаmе fоr hіm іn thе асtіng іnduѕtrу, but lаtеr thrоugh grаduаl реrѕеvеrаnсе аnd dеdісаtіоn; hе еnhаnсеd hіѕ саrееr раth tоwаrdѕ ехсеllеnсе. Іt саn аlѕо bе vаlіdаtеd frоm рrеѕtіgіоuѕ аwаrdѕ thаt hе hаѕ wоn.

Movies & Tv Shows

  • Lou Diamond Phillips made his Hollywood debut with a low budget film, ‘Trespasses’ in 1986. He rose to fame with ‘La Bamba’ in 1987. He portrayed Bobby Diaz in an episode of ‘Miami Vice’ in 1987.
  • He played the role of John Dakota in ‘Dakota’ (1988) and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in an inner-city high school drama, ‘Stand and Deliver’ in 1988. His performance in his next release, ‘Young Guns’, (1988) was widely appreciated and the film was a commercial hit.
  • He starred in a couple of movies in 1989 viz. ‘Disorganized Crime’ and ‘Renegades’. He also acted in a short film, ‘Arduous Moon’ in 1990 followed by a sequel of ‘Young Guns’ titled as ‘Young Guns II’ in 1990.
  • He acted in ‘A Show of Force’, ‘The First power’, and ‘Demon Wind’ in 1990 followed by ‘The Dark Wind’ in 1991. He also appeared in one episode each of the television series, ‘The General Motors Playwrights Theater’ and ‘Sesame Street’ in 1991.
  • After the 1990s, he faced a tough time in terms of commercial success and gave a series of mediocre films like ‘Harley’ (1991), ‘Shadow of the Wolf’ (1992) and ‘Sioux City’ (1994). In between, he appeared in one episode each of the TV series ‘Tales from the Crypt’ and ‘The Untold West’ along with the film ‘Extreme Justice’ in 1993.
  • Apart from being an actor, Lou Diamond Phillips was also a vocalist with the Los Angeles-based rock group ‘The Pipefitters’ in the mid-90s. He gave his next commercial success with his film ‘Courage Under Fire’ in 1996.
  • He made his Broadway debut in 1996 with ‘The King and I’ and his performance was critically acclaimed. He played the supporting role of Cisco in the comedy action film, ‘The Big Hit’ in 1998.
  • He had a minor role in the movies ‘Bats’ (1999), ‘Picking Up the Pieces’ (2000), ‘Supernova’ (2000), ‘A Better Way to Die’ (2000), ‘Knight Club’ (2001) and ‘Route 666’ (2001). He also appeared in a couple of episodes of popular TV series ‘24’ in 2002.
  • Phillips starred in four episodes of ‘The Twilight Zone’ in 2002 and played a minor role in TV sitcom ‘George Lopez’ from 2002-2004. He appeared in television movies ‘Murder at the Presidio’ and ‘Gone, But Not Forgotten’ in 2005.
  • He had a recurring role in the TV series ‘Numb3rs’ (2005-2010) and appeared in three episodes of a mini-series ‘The Triangle’ in 2005. He joined the touring troupe for Lerner and Loewe’s ‘Camelot’ in the role of King Arthur in September 2007.
  • Phillips participated in the Food Network reality series, ‘Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off’ in 2012 and was announced as the winner of the same. He won $50,000 for his charity.
  • He acted in 43 episodes of ‘Longmire’ from 2012-15 and appeared as the star of the comedy short film ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamond’ in 2013.
  • Phillips guest-starred in ‘The Wiggles Rock and Roll PreSchool’ DVD in 2014. He portrayed serial killer in the television movie ‘The Night Stalker’ in 2016.

Movies & TV Shows List

1984 Time Bomb
Interface
1985 Dallas
1986 Trespasses
1987 La Bamba
The Three Kings
Miami Vice
1988  Dakota
Stand and Deliver
Young Guns
1989 Disorganized Crime
Renegades
1990 Arduous Moon
Young Guns II
A Show of Force
The First Power
Demon Wind
1991 The Dark Wind
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Ambition
Sesame Street
1992 Shadow of the Wolf
1993 Extreme Justice
Tales from The Crypt
The Untold West
1994 Dangerous Touch
Sioux City
Teresa’s Tattoo
Boulevard
Override
1995 The Wharf Rat
1996 Courage Under Fire
Undertow
1997 Happily Ever After Fairy Tales for Every Child
1998 The Big Hit
Another Day in Paradise
Spin City
The Outer Limits
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
1999 Brokedown Palace
In a Class of His Own
Bats
2000 Picking Up the Pieces
Supernova
A Better Way to Die
2001 Knight Club
Route 666
Hangman
Night Visions
2001–2002 Wolf Lake
2002 24
Lone Hero
Stark Raving Mad
The Twilight Zone
Malevolent
Resurrection Blvd.
2003 Hollywood Homicide
Absolon
George Lopez
Red Water
K10C: Kids’ Ten Commandments
The Handler
2004 The Trail to Hope Rose
2005 Gone, But Not Forgotten
Murder at the Presidio
Jack & Bobby
Alien Express
The Triangle
2005–2010 Numb3rs
2006 Striking Range
Aquaman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
El Cortez
Fingerprints
2007 Psych
Termination Point
2008 Che: Part Two
Death Toll
Never Forget
Lone Rider
2009 The Beast
Love Takes Wing
Angel and the Badman
Carny
2009–2011 Stargate Universe
2010 The Invited
American Dad!
Transparency
2011 Chuck
Cougar Town
Happily Divorced
Metal Tornado
Criminal Behaviour
2012–2017 Longmire
2012 Filly Brown
Southland
The Aquabats! Super Show!
2013 Sanitarium
Ironside
2014 Sequoia
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
Hell’s Kitchen
2015 The 33
Sky
Another Period
Blindspot
The Wiggles: Rock & Roll Preschool
2016 The Night Stalker
2016–present Elena of Avalor
2017 Hawaii Five-0
Training Day
The Ranch
You’re the Worst
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Graves
Cop and a Half: New Recruit
Avenge the Crows
2018 Criminal Minds
Urban Country
Fear the Walking Dead
NCIS: New Orleans
Goliath
2018–2019 Blue Bloods
2019 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Lion Guard
Big Kill
2019–present Prodigal Son  [2]IMDB

Some unknown facts about

  • As his father was a marine, Lou was named after a US Marine Leland Lou Diamond and later after his father’s death, he took up the surname of his step-father.
  • The first film he did was called Trespasses and was a low budget film.
  • He got his first big break in the American biographical film La Bamba in 1987 where he played the role of singer-songwriter Ritchie Valens.
  • After working in the films, he got a chance to star in the Miami Vice‘s episode titled Red Tape in March 1987, where he portrayed detective Bobby Diaz and also acted in a movie titled American Me.
  • In 1988, he acted alongside Edward James Olmos in the inner-city high school drama Stand and Deliver. In the film, he played the character of Angel David Guzman, a cholo gangster who is inspired by his math teacher, Jaime Escalante, to excel at calculus and for mastering the subject, he develops a friendship with his teacher. Lou was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for “Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture” and went on to win the Independent Spirit Award for “Best Supporting Male” for the same.
  • Although Stand and Deliver were filmed before La Bamba, it released a year later in 1988.
  • Is of Scotch-Irish, Cherokee, Filipino and Hawaiian descent.
  • His father named him after the United States Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant Lou Diamond; his surname comes from his stepfather.
  • Although he was offered scholarships to the U.S. Naval Academy and Yale, he decided to attend the University of Texas at Arlington.
  • Once borrowed a bellhop’s uniform to sneak up to a hotel room to meet Robert De Niro.
  • Won a Best Supporting Actor Independent Spirit award for his work in 1989’s Stand and Deliver.
  • Crowned the winner of NBC’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2009; donated the winnings to the Art Has Heart Foundation, which provides college scholarships to low-income students.
  • Defeated Coolio in the Season 1 finale of Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off in 2012, winning $50,000 for the charity Share Our Strength, which strives to end childhood hunger in America.
  • Plays on the World Poker Tour.

References

References
1 wikipedia
2 IMDB

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