Louis Diamond Phillips (nÃÆ' Â © Upchurch , born February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biopic drama La Bamba (1987). For the nomination of Stand and Deliver (1988) nominated by the Academy Award, Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the Independent Spirit Award. He made his Broadway debut with the 1996 awakening of The King and I, earning Tony Award nomination for his role as King Mongkut of Siam. Other notable Phillips films include Young Guns (1988), Young Guns II (1990), Under Fire (1996), The Big Hit (1998), Che (2008), and The 33 (2015). In the television series Longmire, he plays the main character, Henry Standing Bear.
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Phillips was born in Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines, the son of Lucita Umayam AraÃÆ'Â ± as and Gerald Amon Upchurch, a Marine C-130 crew chief. His father was a Scottish-Irish American, and his mother, a native of Candelaria, Zambales, was a Filipino.
Phillips was named after the legend of the United States Marine Corps, Leland "Lou" Diamond. After his father died, he took his stepfather's "Phillips" family name as his.
Phillips grew up in Texas. He graduated from Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi in 1980 and from the University of Texas at Arlington with BFA in Drama.
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Careers
Movies
The first low-budget film he starred was called Trespasses . Phillips' big break came with a lead role at La Bamba (1987) where he played the early rocker, Ritchie Valens. Before his cinematic breakthrough, he starred in the episode of Miami Vice Red Tape (March 13, 1987), depicting detective Bobby Diaz. She also plays in the movie titled American Me .
In 1988, Phillips starred alongside Edward James Olmos in high school drama in the city of Stand and Deliver, in a role he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Movie Movie and won an Independent Spirit Award for Men Best Supporters. He plays Angel David Guzman, a cholo gangster inspired by his mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante, to excel at calculus. Working to master the subject, he develops friendship with his teacher. Stand and Deliver was filmed before La Bamba , but was released a year later.
In 1988 and 1990, respectively, Phillips starred alongside Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland in the films of the West Young Guns and Young Guns II, where he played Jose Chavez y Chavez, a historical Old West criminal. In 1998, she starred as Cisco, a partner of Melvin Smiley's main character (played by Mark Wahlberg) in the Big Hit hit action film.
In February 2013, Phillips appeared as the comedy short star Lucy in the Sky with Diamond, playing his own hyperbolic version known as the mysterious and mysterious LDP - a protester, spirit guide, and life of a Coach who tried help John (John Patrick Jordan) get a very confusing ex girlfriend. Award-winning shortwriting written and directed by Joey Boukadakis.
Music
In the mid-1990s, Phillips was a rock group vocalist from Los Angeles, The Pipefitters.
In December 2012, she is featured in the Imagine Dragons music video for "Radioactive".
Stage
In 1996, Phillips made his Broadway debut as King in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's The King and I . Phillips won the World Theater Award, and was nominated for the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance.
On September 11, 2007, Phillips joined the tour group for Lerner and Loewe Camelot in the role of King Arthur.
In July 2014, he replaced the injured Jason Scott Lee in Melbourne Australia, Melbourne produced The King and I, repeating his role as King Siam, playing against Lisa McCune as Anna Leonowens.
Television
He then performed a small role in the TV sitcom George Lopez (2002-2004) as George Lopez's half-brother. She also played a role in the first season of the TV series as secret government agent Mark DeSalvo, across from Kiefer Sutherland's former Young Guns star. Phillips played the recurring role of FBI agent Ian Edgerton in the television series Numb3rs. Edgerton is an FBI tracker and sniper who works as an instructor at Quantico FBI Academy when he is not working in the field. Phillips won the second season of the NBC reality series, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Get Out of Here! , over pro wrestler Torrie Wilson. Phillips currently hosts the weekly series of Officers and Movies on The Military Channel. The series features a variety of World War II theater dramas, with a break discussion during the film in which Phillips interviews members of the military and US intelligence community about the details of events that inspire every movie.
Phillips has a recurring role as Colonel Telford in the Stargate Universe television series for two seasons running on the 2009-2011 SyFy channel. He plays the expedition commander Destiny , who was left behind during a crash launching an unsuspecting crew into the sky. Commanders work from Earth to bring crews home, often in conflict with the command characters of ships.
In January 2012, he was one of eight celebrities who participated in the reality series Food Network, Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off . On January 29, 2012, he was announced as a winner with a Zagat score of 28 out of 30, thus winning $ 50,000 for charity.
In June 2012, Philips began starring in the television series Longmire, about the modern day sheriff played by Robert Taylor. Phillips plays Henry Standing Bear, a Native American, who is Longmire's best friend, often assisting him with cases and dealing with reservation policemen who disrespect or like outsiders, especially other law enforcement.
In 2014, he also starred in the DVD Wiggles Rock and Roll PreSchool and made guest appearances on their TV program on ABC.
In 2016, Philips plays serial killer Richard Ramirez on The Night Stalker.
Radio
Phillips starred in four episodes of The Twilight Zone radio series: Vol. 1, "Sort of Stopwatch"; Vol. 3, "The Parallel; Vol. 10," Miniature "; and Vol 12," Long Live Walter Jameson ".
Poker
Phillips has been a regular poker player since college. In May 2009, Phillips placed 31 out of 403 participants at California State Poker Championship's Limit Texas Hold 'em. He placed in the money in World Championship of World Championship No. 10,000 July 2009 No Main event limits. He was knocked out as the original field of 6,494 trimmed from 407 to 185. He entered the day at 114th place between 407 and was knocked out in the final hand of the day finishing in 186th place and earning $ 36,626.
Personal life
Relationships and family
During the making of Trespasses , he met Julie Cypher, an assistant director. They married on September 17, 1987 and divorced on August 5, 1990. Cypher later announced he was a lesbian and began dating Melissa Etheridge.
On the movie set of Shadow of the Wolf (1992), she meets Jennifer Tilly to whom she is briefly involved, even though both are never married. She later married Extra model and TV model Kelly Phillips with whom she has three daughters: Grace and Isabella (twins born in October 1997), and Lili was born in September 1999. The couple split up in the year 2004, their divorce settled in July 2007, and the children live with their mothers.
She started dating makeup artist Yvonne Boismier in 2004. They married in August 2007 and their daughter, Indigo, was born in October 2007.
Capture
On August 11, 2006, Phillips was arrested for domestic violence at his Los Angeles home after a dispute with his girlfriend and future wife, artist Yvonne Boismier. In December 2006, she appealed for no contest for the number of domestic battery offenses and was sentenced to three years probation. He was also ordered to undergo a year of domestic violence counseling and to serve 200 hours of community service.
On November 3, 2017, Phillips was arrested for drunk driving in Portland, Texas, after stopping his vehicle to ask a police officer to get directions. With a BAC level (blood alcohol concentration) of 0.20 g/100 mL, he was charged with DWI. Phillips was released from prison after posting a guarantee of $ 2,500. In April 2018, following a plea agreement, Phillips was sentenced to two years probation along with several conditions including not drinking alcohol.
Activism
Phillips has become a firm advocate of the Philippine Equity Act, a law to extend the same benefits to World War II veterans from the Philippines as it is available to US World War II veterans.
Phillips is very close to the Native American community. On September 1, 1991, he was adopted by the Oglala Lakota Sioux family in a traditional ceremony, even though he was Cherokee by blood. "Star Keeper" is the name of the Sioux. That year, he also organized a concert, The Winds of Life to benefit the Native Americans.
Awards and achievements
- 1989 - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Men ( Stand and Deliver , 1988) l l p
- 1989 - Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture ( Stand and Deliver , 1988)
- 1989 - Bronze Western Heritage Award Wrangler (Young Guns , 1988). Divided by John Fusco (producer), Christopher Cain (producer), Charlie Sheen (actor), Emilio Estevez (actor), Kiefer Sutherland (actor)
- 1993 - Oxfam America Award for his dedication to end world hunger
- 1994 - Houston International Film Festival Gold Award for Best Theatrical Film Features for Primary Revenge
- 1996 - Tony Award for Best Actor on Broadway ( The King And I )
- 1996 - World Theater Award: King and I
- 1996 - Circle of Outside New York Critics: The Broadway Express Outstanding Award from an Actor, The King & amp; I am
- 1997 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Adventure/Drama ( Courage under Fire , 1996)
- 1997 - Lone Star Film & amp; Television Award for Best Supporting Actor ( Courage under Fire , 1996)
- 2001 - Philippines the "Achievements for Entertainment" magazine
- 2003 - Lifetime Achievement Award Cinemanila Film Award (Philippines)
- 2005 - Asia Pacific Island Heritage Award for Excellence in Entertainment and Arts
- 2009 - I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Get Out of Here! : Forest King
- 2012 - Rachael vs. Guy: The Cook-Off Celebrity : Winner
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Combined TV and Movies
Music videos
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