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Name: Lou Diamond Phillips
birth name: Lou Diamond Upchurch (Phillips is from his stepfather)Lou Diamond Phillips Date of Birth: February 17, 1962
place of birth: Subic Bay Naval Station, PhillipinesNicknames:-- Family: One child (Indigo Sanara) with wife, Yvonne; three children from second marriage to Kelly Phillips (Grace and Isabella: twins, and Lili Jordan),
first wife was Julie Cypher: No children.Lou Diamond Phillips Home town: Corpus Christi, TX Education: BFA from the University of Texas Arlington Hobbies:-- Charities/Causes: Advocate for the passing of the Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2006 Motto:-- LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS BIO
He was born as Lou Diamond Upchurch at the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Phillipines, the son of Lucita and Gerald Upchurch, a naval officer. His father is an American of Scottish/Irish, Hawaiian and Cherokee descent. His mother is a Filipina of Spanish, Chinese and Japanese descent. When he started acting and filming a movie called "trespasses", he met his first wife, Julie Cypher, who would later leave him less than three years later for Melissa Etheridge. He was briefly engaged to, but never married Jennifer Tilly, and he then married his second wife model Kelly Phillips who had three children by him. Grace Moorea and Isabella Patricia (twins) and Lili Jordan. They separated in 2004, and he was dating a woman named Yvonne Marie Boismier. In 2006, he was arrested for alleged domestic violence at his LA home, and he plead no contest to a misdemeanor count of domestic battery, and was sentenced to three years' probation. He was also ordered to undergo one year of domestic violence counseling and to serve 200 hours of community service. He and Boismier married when his divorce was finalized in 2007. They married less than a month after he was free from his second marriage. In October 2007, about two months later, his daughter Indigo Sanara was born.
In his spare time, he likes to play poker, and he plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Games. The charity he plays for is the Sierra Canyon High School and Santa Suzanna Montessori. He also recently won the newest installment of the series "I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of here!", in which celebrities play for charity.LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS ADD TO THE LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS PROFILE!!
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New to wikis? Visit the Help section for tips on getting started.See also: Colonel Telford Talk about: Lou Diamond Phillips Back to: Stargate Universe Cast Home Lou Diamond PhillipsAwards and AchievementsYearIndependent Spirit Award: Best Supporting Male
- 1989
Golden Globe Award Nominee for Stand and Deliver - 1989
Western Heritage Award Bronze Wrangler Theatrical Motion Picture for Young Guns
Independent Spirit Award Nominee for Stand and Deliver- 1989
- 1989
Lone Star Film and Television Award: Best Supporting Actor for: Courage Under Fire (1996)
Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actor- Adventure/ Drama for Courage Under Fire (1996)- 1997
- 1997
LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Non-acting careers:-- Lou Diamond Phillips Movies: La Bamba, Young Guns, Young Guns II, Stand and Deliver, Courage Under Fire, Brokedown Palace, Che Part Two TV: Most notably, 24, Wolf Lake, Numb3rs, Psych, Stage: Big professional stage breakout was as The King in the Broadway revival of Roger and Hammerstein's The King and I; In 2007, appeared in the National Tour of Monty Python's Spamalot as King Arthur. Big break: As a dead ringer for Ritchie Valens in La Bamba Best known for: La Bamba, Young Guns or his brief, but memorable appearances on 24 Lou Diamond Phillips Awards: Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Stand and Deliver, 1988); Oxfam America award for his dedication to ending World Hunger (1993); Tony Nomination for Best Actor in a Musical (1996, The King and I); Upcoming projects: Angel and the Badman and The Invited, both slated for release in later 2009. Is currently on the TV show, I'm a Celebrity Get me out of here. TRIVIA
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- "The Gypsy in me still loves going on location; loves meeting new people; loves the three month, "I'm in summer camp" kind of thing."
- plays with the group: The Pipefitters with Lou Diamond Phillips
- Is named for Gunnery Sergeant Lou Diamond, USMC
- is 1/8 Cherokee
- Was seriously considered for the role of Agent John Dogget on the X-files
- Graduated from Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Was nominated for a Tony Award for his 1996 portrayal of the king of Siam in the King and I
- Grew up in Corpus Christi, Tecas
- Worked at Whataburger as a teen, becoming shift leader during his term of employment
- Enjoys doing theater
- Good friends with Kiefer Sutherland
- Started acting in theater at the Stage West in Fort Worth, Texas
- Was once engaged to Jennifer Tilly
- Love playing poker and hosts games for his friends in his LA home for the past two decades
- Turned down his role in Supernova a few times before eventually accepting it.
- Is of Spanish, Scottish/Irish, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, and Cherokee ancestry
- Was very good friends with the late Brandon Lee
- Contributed Native American Vocals on the Jon Bon Jovi solo album Young Guns II
- He met his wife Yvonne while shooting a Radio Shack commercial in Vancouver
- Ex Julie Cypher partnered with Melissa Etheridge
- Won the Television series "I'm A Celebrity, Get me out of here!"
- Muppet Wikia Profile on Lou Diamond Phillips: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Lou_Diamond_Phillips
- IMDB.com Proflie: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001617
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