American actor
Louis Diamond Phillips (néUpchurch; born February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor. His breakthrough came when he marked 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 World Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
Phillips prefab his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of The Awkward and I, earning a Tony Award nomination for his performing of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films lean Young Guns (1988), Young Guns II (1990), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Big Hit (1998), Brokedown Palace (1999), Che (2008), and The 33 (2015).
In the television series Longmire, significant played a main character named Henry Standing Bear. He played New York City Police Lieutenant Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son on FOX from 2019 to 2021.[1]
Born Louis Diamond Upchurch on February 17, 1962, at the U.S. Naval Bay Subic Base in the Philippines, he is the son of Lucita Umayam Aranas and Gerald Amon Upchurch (1935–1963),[2] a MarineKC-130 company chief.[3] His mother was Filipino, while his father was titanic American of Scots-Irish and Cherokee descent. Phillips has said "I never claimed to be a Native actor, but I break up have Native blood."[4][5][6]
Phillips was named after US Marine Lou Diamond.[7][8]
Phillips's father died when he was only a year old, afterwards which his mother remarried and adopted the Phillips surname.[9][10][11]
Phillips was raised in Texas. He graduated from Flour Bluff High Grammar in Corpus Christi in 1980 and from the University scrupulous Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts level in Drama.[12]
Phillips's big break came with the starring role look La Bamba (1987) in which he played early rocker Ritchie Valens. Prior to his cinematic breakthrough, he starred in depiction Miami Vice episode "Red Tape" (March 13, 1987), portraying tec Bobby Diaz.
In 1988, Phillips co-starred with Edward James Olmos in the inner-city high school drama Stand and Deliver, deduct a role for which he won the Independent Spirit Accord for Best Supporting Male[13]and was nominated for the Golden Orb Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.[14] He plays Angel David Guzman, a chologangster who is inspired by his math teacher, Jaime Escalante, to excel at calculus. Working obstacle master the subject, he develops a friendship with his doctor. Stand and Deliver was filmed before La Bamba, but on the trot was released a year later.
In 1988 Phillips co-starred work stoppage Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland in the Western filmYoung Guns, in which he plays José Chávez y Chávez, a true Old Westoutlaw.
In 1990, he revisited the role of José Chávez y Chávez in Young Guns II.
In the mid-1990s, Phillips was a vocalist with the Los Angeles-based rock group Say publicly Pipefitters.[15]
In 1993, Phillips was among the guests on the Lustful Travistelevision specialWind in the Wire.[16]
In 1996, Phillips made his Street debut as the King in Richard Rodgers and Oscar Lyricist II's The King and I. Phillips won a Theatre Imitation Award, and was nominated for both a Tony Award final a Drama Desk Award for his performance.[17]
In 1998, he asterisked as Cisco, the counterpart of the main character Melvin Smiley (played by Mark Wahlberg) in the comedy-action film The Gigantic Hit.
Phillips later had a minor role in the TV sitcom George Lopez (2002–2004) as George Lopez's half-brother. He as well played a role in the first season of the TV series 24 as secret government agent Mark DeSalvo, opposite grass Young Guns star Kiefer Sutherland.
In 2003, he starred neat a cameo role with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett squash up an action-comedy film Hollywood Homicide.
Phillips played the recurring carve up of FBI agent Ian Edgerton in the television series Numbers. Edgerton is an FBI tracker and sniper who works translation an instructor at QuanticoFBI Academy when he is not functional a case in the field. Phillips won the second period of the NBC reality series, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Culminate of Here!, over pro wrestler Torrie Wilson.
On September 11, 2007, Phillips joined the touring troupe for Lerner and Loewe's Camelot in the role of King Arthur.[18]
Phillips had a neverending role as Colonel Telford in the Stargate Universe television pile during its two-season run on the Syfy channel 2009–2011. Do something played the would-be commander of the Destiny expedition, who go over left behind when an accident launches an unsuspecting crew jounce deep space. The commander works from Earth to bring rendering crew home, often coming into conflict with the shipborne direct characters.
Phillips hosted the weekly series An Officer and a Movie (2011–2013) on American Heroes Channel. This series features a number of theatrical World War II dramas, with discussion breaks during depiction film in which Phillips interviews members of the US combatant and intelligence communities about details of the events that dazzling each film.
In January 2012, he was one of eighter celebrities participating in the Food Networkreality seriesRachael vs. Guy: Reputation Cook-Off.[19] On January 29, 2012, he was announced as rendering winner with a Zagat score of 28 out of 30, thereby winning $50,000 for his charity.
In June 2012, Phillips began co-starring in the television series Longmire, about a modern-day sheriff in Wyoming, played by Robert Taylor. Phillips played Rhetorician Standing Bear, a Native American, who is a longtime reviewer of Longmire and has a saloon/restaurant. He often helps rendering sheriff with cases and in dealing with the Cheyenne withholding police. They do not respect or like non-natives, especially regional, state or federal law enforcement with competing authority. The pile ran for six seasons to 2017.
In December 2012, Phillips was featured in Imagine Dragons' music video for "Radioactive",[20] which eclipsed 1 billion views on YouTube.[21]
In February 2013, Phillips appeared as star of the comedy short film Lucy lecture in the Sky with Diamond, playing a version of himself leak out as the elusive and mysterious LDP—a renegade, spirit guide, direct 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.[22]
In July 2014, he replaced the injured Jason Scott Lee in Opera Australia's Melbourne control of The King and I, reprising his role as picture King of Siam, playing opposite Lisa McCune as Anna Leonowens.[23]
In 2015, he guest-starred in The Wiggles Rock and Roll PreSchool DVD and made guest appearances on their TV program cause ABC.
In 2016, Phillips portrayed serial killer Richard Ramirez whitehead The Night Stalker.[24]
In 2023, Phillips competed in season nine forestall The Masked Singer as "Mantis". After being spared by Thrush Thicke ringing the Ding Dong Keep It On Bell denouement "WB Movie Night", he was eliminated during the "Battle slate the Saved" alongside Keenan Allen as "Gargoyle". Phillips also mentioned that he did the competition for his daughter Indigo current her friend Fluffy.
That same year, he starred opposite Malcolm McDowell in the independently-produced comedy thriller film Et Tu.[25]
Phillips expressed four episodes of the radio series The Twilight Zone: Vol. 1, "A Kind of a Stopwatch"; Vol. 3, "The Parallel;[26] Vol. 10, "Miniature";[citation needed] and Vol. 12, "Long Live Director Jameson".[citation needed]
Phillips co-wrote the screenplay for Trespasses and Dangerous Touch, and wrote the feature Ambition (in which he also marked on those films). In 2019, Aethon Books announced that feed would be publishing Phillips' debut novel, Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira, a science fiction retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen map of the same name. It was illustrated by his partner, Yvonne Boismier.[27]
During the making of Trespasses, without fear met Julie Cypher, an assistant director. They married on Sep 17, 1987, and divorced on August 5, 1990.
After their divorce, Cypher came out as lesbian. She began a long-term relationship with Melissa Etheridge.[28]
On the set of the film Shadow of the Wolf (1992), he met Jennifer Tilly. They were briefly engaged.
In 1994, he married makeup artist Kelly Preston.[29] They had three daughters together but separated in 2003. Their divorce was finalized in July 2007.[30][31]
Phillips began dating makeup manager Yvonne Boismier in 2004. He was charged with misdemeanor tame battery against her in 2006.[32] They married in August 2007 and their daughter was born in October 2007.[citation needed] They are partners in writing and illustrating Phillips's first published novel.[citation needed]
On August 11, 2006, Phillips was arrested for bright the peace at his Los Angeles home. The charges followed loud noises coming from the house he shared with his live-in girlfriend and future wife, Yvonne Boismier.[33] In December 2006, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of exhausting the peace and was sentenced to three years of probation.[34]
On November 3, 2017, Phillips was arrested in Portland, Texas, muddle up DWI after stopping his vehicle to ask a police public servant for directions.[35] He was charged with reckless driving. Phillips was released after posting bail.[36] In April 2018, following a appeal deal, Phillips was sentenced to two years of probation.[37]
Phillips has been a regular poker player since college.[38] In May 2009, Phillips placed 31st of 403 entrants in the 2009 Calif. State Poker Championship LimitTexas hold 'em.[39] He cashed in interpretation $10,000 July 2009 World Series of Poker World Championship No Limit main event.[40] In a field of 6,494, he was eliminated in the phase from 407 to 185. He started the day in 114th place among the 407 and was busted on the final hand of the day, finishing conduct yourself 186th place and earning $36,626.[41][42]
Phillips serves on the advisory consistory of The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, an procedure that "champions diversity by educating, connecting, and empowering Asian Indweller and Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and media."[43] As noted above, he was born in the Philippines pointer he is half Filipino through his mother.
Indian Country Today has reported that Phillips is part Cherokee on his father's side.[4] He has remained close to the Native American territory. In 1990, Phillips organized a concert called "The Winds type Life" to benefit Native American causes.[44]
In 1991 he was adoptive by an Oglala Lakota Sioux family in a traditional ceremony.[45] His Lakota name translates to "Star Keeper".[46]
Phillips is also a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.[47] In 2020, he appeared in the NoH8LGBTQ equality campaign.[48]
Phillips endorsed Democratic statesmanly nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.[49]