Philip Michael Thomas
Actor, TV Actor
1949 –
Who is Philip Michael Thomas?
Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor. Thomas's most famous role is that of detective Ricardo Tubbs on the hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice. His first notable roles were in Coonskin and opposite Irene Cara in the 1976 film Sparkle. After his success in Miami Vice, Thomas appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and advertisements for telephone psychic services. He served as a spokesperson for cell phone entertainment company Nextones, and supplied the voice for the character Lance Vance on the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Thomas is of mixed race, with German, African and Irish ancestry.
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- Born
- May 26, 1949
Columbus - Also known as
- Philip M. Thomas
- Philip Thomas
- Phil
- PMT
- Spouses
- Dhaima Matthews
(1982 - 1986) - Kassandra Thomas
(1986 - 1998)
- Dhaima Matthews
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oakwood College
- Lived in
- Columbus
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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