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Lou Diamond Phillips
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American actor
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Lou Diamond Phillips is an American and Filipino actor, film director, and screenwriter who began his work period in 1984. Born Lou Diamond Upchurch on February 17, 1962, at Subic Bay Naval Base in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines, he is a male native English speaker. He was educated at the University of Texas at Arlington and is married to Julie Cypher.
His professional credits include work in acting and writing in the English language. Phillips has received a Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He is associated with the Los Angeles area and has been tagged with roles or projects such as *Cougar Town* and *The Masked Singer Battle Of The Saves*.
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Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor as well as director and writer. His breakthrough role came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the film La Bamba. His other best known film roles are as Jose Chavez y Chavez in Young Guns I and II, Angel Guzman in Stand and Deliver for which he earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination, Hank Storm in Renegades,…
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- Casa Grande2026
- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview — Daniel Fischer (voice)2026
- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 — Daniel Fischer (voice)2026
- Et Tu — Brent Barrymore2025
- Gangland — Teddy Sharpe2025
- Aguadilla — Benicio2025
- The Chair Company — Jeff Levjman2025
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One — The Spectre / Owlman (voice)2024
- Werewolves — Dr. Aranda2024
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two — The Spectre (voice)2024
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Lou Diamond Phillips (born Lou Diamond Upchurch; February 17, 1962) 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 nomination for his role in The King and I. Other notable films in which Phillips has starred include Courage Under Fire, Che, and Love Takes Wing. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lou+Diamond+Phill
Key facts
- Born
- Louis Diamond Upchurch , ( 1962-02-17 ) February 17, 1962 (age 64) , U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay , Olongapo, Philippines
- Education
- University of Texas at Arlington ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Actor director writer
- Years active
- 1984–present
- Spouses
- Julie Cypher ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 17, 1987</span>"}]]}'>1987 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. August 5, 1990</span>"}]]}'>1990 ) Kelly Phillips ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 ) Yvonne Boismier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lou
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Zambales
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Image
- Lou Diamond Phillips at the Chiller Theatre Expo 2017.jpg
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- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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- Lou Diamond Phillips
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- social media followers
- 196542
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Lou Diamond Upchurch
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis Diamond Phillips (né Upchurch; born February 17, 1962) is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For his performance as Angel David Guzman in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
Phillips made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of The King and I, earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips's other notable films include Young Guns (1988), Young Guns II (1990), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Big Hit (1998), Brokedown Palace (1999), Che (2008), and The 33 (2015).
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