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Lou Diamond Phillips
  • Caption: Lou Diamond Phillips
  • Description: Birth Name
    Lou Diamond Phillips

    Birth Date
    02/17/1962

    Birthplace
    Subic Bay Naval Air Station, The Philippines

    Credits
    7 Movies, 18 TV appearances, 2 awards
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    Family
    Daughter: Grace Moorea Phillips
    Twin of Isabella; born Oct. 5, 1997; mother, Kelly Preston

    Daughter: Indigo Sanara Phillips
    Born Oct. 9, 2007; mother, Yvonne Marie

    Wife: Kelly Preston
    Born c. 1968; married April 24, 1994; divorced in 2007

    Wife: Yvonne Boismier
    Married August 2007

    Daughter: Isabella Patricia Phillips
    Twin of Grace; born Oct. 5, 1997; mother, Kelly Preston

    Daughter: Lili Jordan Phillips
    Born Sep. 26, 1999; mother, Kelly Preston

    Father: Gerald Upchurch
    Scottish/Irish/Cherokee heritage; died when Phillips was young

    Mother:
    Filipino/Hawaiian/Chinese/Spanish heritage

    Step-Father: George Phillips


    Notes
    Charged with domestic battery in connection with an incident on August 11, 2006 involving his live-in girlfriend; According to police reports, Phillips got into an argument with his girlfriend, and it escalated into a physical fight which resulted in Phillips arrest.
    He received the Oxam America award for his dedication toward ending world hunger; award given November 18, 1993.
    Phillips suffered a riding accident during the filming of "Young Guns II" (1990) leaving him with an injured leg and arm.


    Milestones
    Acted in regional theater productions including, "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" and "Hamlet"
    (1987) Breakthrough role, playing Ritchie Valens in "La Bamba"
    (1996) Broadway debut as the King of Siam in a revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I"
    (2005-present) Cast in a recurring role on the CBS series, "Numb3rs" as Agent Ian Edgerton
    (1996) Co-starred with Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan in "Courage Under Fire"
    (1988) Co-starred with Edward James Olmos in the inner-city high school drama, "Stand and Deliver"
    (1988) Co-starred with Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland in the western "Young Guns"
    (1994) Directed first feature, "Dangerous Touch" (also scripted and starred)
    (2002) Had recurring role on the Fox drama "24"
    Raised in Arlington, Texas
    (1990) Reprised role for "Young Guns II"
    (2001) Starred in the short-lived drama series "Wolf Lake" (CBS); episodes later aired on UPN in 2002
    (1983-1986) Worked as assistant director/instructor with Film Actors Lab
    (1983) Wrote first screenplay, "Trespasses" (also actor)

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