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Lou Diamond Phillips (Lou Upchurch)
actor
Born: 2/17/1962
Birthplace: The Philippines
This handsome actor first distinguished himself in roles as rock star Richie Valens in La Bamba (1987) and a gang member in Stand and Deliver (1988). His recent films include Courage Under Fire (1996), Supernova (1998), and Hollywood Homicide (2003). He turned to Broadway in 1996 and took on the role of the King in The King and I, garnering a Tony nomination. Phillips has also worked as an associate producer (Ambition, 1991) and director (Sioux City, 1994).
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. More on Lou Diamond Phillips from Infoplease:
- Bats - Bats Director: Louis Morneau Writer: John Logan Destination Films; PG-13; 91 minutes Release: 10/99 ...
- Supernova - Supernova Director: Thomas Lee Writer: David Wilson MGM Pictures; PG-13; 91 minutes Release: 1/00 ...
- Ritchie Valens - Biography of Ritchie Valens, The guy who sang 'La Bamba'
- La Bamba - Starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck
- Courage Under Fire - Starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty
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