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Lou Diamond Phillips - Wikipedia. Lou Diamond Phillips (néJames Diamond; born February 1. American actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1. For the Academy Award- nominated Stand and Deliver (1. Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award.

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He made his Broadway debut with the 1. Watch Canvas Download Full. The King and I, earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films include Young Guns (1.

Young Guns II (1. Courage Under Fire (1. The Big Hit (1. 99. Che (2. 00. 8) and The 3. Early life[edit]Phillips was born at the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines, the son of Lucita Umayam Arañas and Gerald Amon Upchurch, a crew chief on a C- 1. United States Marine Corps.[1][2][3] His father was an American of Scottish- Irish and one- quarter Cherokee descent, and his mother, a native of Candelaria, Zambales, is Filipina, with distant Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and Spanish ancestry.[3][4][5]Phillips was named after Marine legend Leland "Lou" Diamond.[6] After his father died, he took his stepfather's surname "Phillips" as his own.[4]He was raised in Texas, where he attended Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi, graduating in 1. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BFA in Drama.

The first low- budget film in which he starred was called Trespasses. Phillips' big break came with the starring role in 1. La Bamba, in which he played early rocker Ritchie Valens. Prior to his cinematic breakthrough, he starred in the Miami Vice episode "Red Tape" (March 1. Bobby Diaz. He also played in a movie named “American Me” In 1. 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 the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[7] and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.[8] He plays Angel David Guzman, a chologangster who is inspired by his math teacher, Jaime Escalante, to excel at calculus.

Working to master the subject, he develops a friendship with his teacher. Stand and Deliver was filmed before La Bamba, but it was released a year later. In 1. 98. 8 and 1.

Phillips co- starred with Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland in the Western films. Watch Hard Times Megavideo. Young Guns and Young Guns II, in which he plays Jose Chavez y Chavez, a historical Old Westoutlaw. In the mid- 1. 99. Phillips was a vocalist with the Los Angeles- based rock group The Pipefitters.[9]In 1. Phillips made his Broadway debut as the King in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's The King and I. Phillips won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance.[1.

In 1. 99. 8, he starred as Cisco, the counterpart of the main character Melvin Smiley (played by Mark Wahlberg), in the comedy- action movie The Big Hit. He later featured a minor role in the TV sitcom George Lopez (2. George Lopez's half- brother.

Phillips starred in four episodes of the radio series The Twilight Zone: Vol. A Kind of a Stopwatch"; Vol. The Parallel; [citation needed] Vol. Miniature"; [citation needed] and Vol.

Long Live Walter Jameson".[citation needed]On September 1. Phillips joined the touring troupe for Lerner and Loewe's Camelot in the role of King Arthur.[1. He also played a role in the first season of the TV series 2.

Mark De. Salvo, opposite former Young Guns star Kiefer Sutherland. Phillips played the recurring role of FBI agent Ian Edgerton in the television series Numb. Edgerton is an FBI tracker and sniper who works as an instructor at Quantico. FBI Academy when he is not working a case in the field.

Phillips won the second season of the NBC reality series, I'm a Celebrity.. Get Me Out of Here!, over pro wrestler Torrie Wilson. Phillips currently hosts the weekly series An Officer and a Movie on The Military Channel. This series features various theatrical World War II dramas, with discussion breaks during the film in which Phillips interviews members of the US military and intelligence communities about details of the events that inspired each film. Phillips had a recurring role as Colonel Telford in the Stargate Universe television series during its two- season run on the Sy. Fy channel 2. 00.

He played the would- be commander of the Destiny expedition, who is left behind when an accident launches an unsuspecting crew into deep space. The commander works from Earth to bring the crew home, often coming into conflict with the shipborne command characters.

Phillips has been a regular poker player since college.[1. In May 2. 00. 9, Phillips placed 3. California State Poker Championship Limit. Texas hold 'em.[1. He placed in the money at the $1. July 2. 00. 9 World Series of Poker World Championship No Limit main event.[1.

He was eliminated as the original field of 6,4. He entered the day in 1. In January 2. 01. Food Networkreality series, Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook- Off.[1. On January 2. 9, 2. Zagat score of 2.

In June 2. 01. 2, Philips began co- starring in Longmire, about a modern- day sheriff played by Robert Taylor. Phillips plays Henry Standing Bear, a Native American, who is Longmire's best friend—often helping him with cases and in dealing with the reservation police who do not respect or like outsiders, especially other law enforcement. Phillips performing at an after- party for the film Filly Brown at the 2. Miami International Film Festival. In December 2. 01. Imagine Dragons' music video for "Radioactive".

In February 2. 01. Watch The Wig Online Hollywoodreporter. Phillips appeared as star of the comedy short film "Lucy in the Sky with Diamond", playing a hyperbolized version of himself known as the elusive and mysterious 'LDP' - - a renegade, spirit guide and life coach who attempts to help John (John Patrick Jordan) get over a particularly disconcerting ex- girlfriend. The award- winning short was written and directed by Joey Boukadakis.[1. In July 2. 01. 4 he replaced the injured Jason Scott Lee in Opera Australia's Melbourne production of The King and I, reprising his role as the King of Siam, playing opposite Lisa Mc.

Cune as Anna Leonowens.[1. In 2. 01. 4, he also guest- starred in The Wiggles Rock and Roll Pre. School DVD and makes guest appearances on their TV program on ABC. In 2. 01. 6, Philips portrayed serial killer Richard Ramirez in The Night Stalker. Personal life[edit]Relationships and family[edit]During the making of Trespasses, he met Julie Cypher, an assistant director. They married on September 1.

August 5, 1. 99. 0. Cypher then announced she was a lesbian and starting dating Melissa Etheridge. He met Jennifer Tilly on the set of Shadow of the Wolf, to whom he was briefly engaged, although the two never married. He later married Penthousemodel and television extra Kelly Phillips, with whom he has three daughters: Grace and Isabella (twins born in October 1. Lili, born in September 1.

They all reside with their mother. The two separated in 2.

Their divorce was finalized in July 2. He began dating makeup artist Yvonne Boismier in 2. They married in August 2. Their daughter, Indigo, was born in October 2. Arrests[edit]On August 1. Los Angeles home following a dispute with his live- in girlfriend and future wife, makeup artist Yvonne Boismier.[2. In December 2. 00.

He also was ordered to undergo one year of domestic violence counseling and to serve 2. On November 3, 2. Portland, Texas after pulling his vehicle up to a police officer that was conducting a traffic stop and asking for directions.[2. Phillips was released from jail after posting bail in the amount of $2,5. Activism[edit]. Phillips speaking at the Filipino American Library Spirit Awards and Dinner Gala in Los Angeles in October 2.

Phillips has been an outspoken advocate of the Filipino Equity Act,[2. World War II veterans from the Philippines as have been available to U. S. World War II veterans. Phillips is very close to the Native American community.