Lou Diamond Phillips

Actor, Film actor

1962 –

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Who is Lou Diamond Phillips?

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba as Ritchie Valens. 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.

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Born
Feb 17, 1962
U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay
Also known as
  • Louis Upchurch
  • Lou Diamond Upchurch
  • Lou Diamond
  • Star Keeper
Parents
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Scotch-Irish American
  • Filipino American
  • Asian American
  • Spanish-Filipino
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Philippines
Profession
Education
  • Flour Bluff High School
    ( - 1980)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Arlington
    Drama
Lived in
  • Zambales
  • Corpus Christi

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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