Lou Diamond Phillips Biography (1962-)

Original name, Lou Diamond Upchurch; born February 17, 1962, at Subic Bay U.S. Naval Station, Philippines; son of Gerald (a naval officer) and Lucy Upchurch; stepson of George Phillips (a naval officer); married Julie Cypher (a director), June 27, 1987 (some sources cite 1986; divorced, c. 1991); married Kelly Preston (a model), April 24, 1994; children: (second marriage) Isabella Patricia, Grace Moorea, Lili Jordan. Addresses: Agent: Ruthanne Secunda, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: J. B. Roberts, Thruline Entertainment, 9250 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: Philippine
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, writer
Birth Details: February 17, 1962; Subic Bay U.S. Naval Station, Philippines

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Terrorist, Time Bomb, 1984
First punk, Interface, 1984
Drifter, Trespasses, Shapiro, 1987
Ritchie Valens, La Bamba, Columbia, 1987
Angel Guzman, Stand and Deliver, Warner Bros., 1988
Jose Chavez y Chavez, Young Guns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
John Dakota (title role), Dakota, Miramax, 1988
Hank Storm, Renegades, Universal, 1989
Ray Forgy, Disorganized Crime (also known as Disorganised Crime), Buena Vista, 1989
Jose Chavez y Chavez, Young Guns II (also known as Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Jesus Fuentes, A Show of Force, Paramount, 1990
Russell Logan, The First Power (also known as Pentagram andTransit), Orion, 1990
Title role, Harley, Trimark Home Video, 1990
Demon Wind, 1990
Mitchell Osgood, Ambition, Miramax, 1991
English voice, The Panama Deception (documentary), Empowerment Project, 1992
Agaguk, Shadow of the Wolf (also known as Agaguk), TriumphReleasing, 1993
Officer Jim Chee, The Dark Wind, Live Home Video, 1993
Jesse Rainfeather Goldman, Sioux City (also known as Ultimate Revenge), IRS Releasing, 1994
Mick Burrows, Dangerous Touch, Trimark Pictures, 1994
Wheeler, Teresa's Tattoo, Trimark Pictures, 1994
Hassan, Boulevard, Norstar Entertainment, 1994
(Uncredited) Hourglass (also known as The Hitcher '95), 1995
Sergeant Monfriez, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
(Uncredited) Jules, Another Day in Paradise, Trimark Pictures, 1998
Cisco, The Big Hit (also known as Warheads), TriStar, 1998
Yerzy Penalosa, Supernova, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
Roy Knox, Brokedown Palace, Twentieth-Century-Fox, 1999
Officer Alonso (some sources cite Alfonso), Picking Up the Pieces,Kushner-Locke, 1999
Sheriff Emmett Kimsey, Bats, Columbia, 1999
Knight Club, American World Pictures, 2001
Jack La Roca, Route 666, Trimark Pictures, 2001
Jack Lucas, Malevolent, Cinetel, 2002
Mr. Gregory, Stark Raving Mad, Newmarket Capital Group, 2002
Narrator, An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers, 2002
Himself, Naked Movie, Seven Arts Entertainment, 2002
Himself, Stunt C*cks, Legacy Group Productions, 2003
Walters, Absolon, Hannibal Pictures, 2003
Wanda, Hollywood Homicide, Columbia, 2003
Also appeared in Angel Alley and Walking on Water.
Film Work
Associate producer, Dakota, Miramax, 1988
Director, Dangerous Touch, Trimark Pictures, 1994
Director, Sioux City (also known as Ultimate Revenge), IRSReleasing, 1994
Television Appearances
Series
John Kanin, Wolf Lake, CBS, 2001
Movies
Tag, The Three Kings, ABC, 1987
Jeff Powers, Extreme Justice (also known as SIS, S.I.S.--Extreme Justice, and Special Investigation Section), HBO, 1993
Petey Martin, The Wharf Rat, Showtime, 1995

Jack Ketchum, Undertow, Showtime, 1996
Ricardo "Rich" Donato, In a Class of His Own, Showtime, 1999
Special Agent William "Bill" Dexter, A Better Way to Die, HBO, 2000
Detective Nick Roos, Hangman, The Movie Channel, 2001
Bart, Lone Hero, HBO, 2002
Sanders, Red Water, TBS, 2003
Also appeared in Guilty or Innocent, This Property Is Condemned, and The Zero Hour Comedy Hour.
Episodic
Detective Bobby Diaz, "Red Tape," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
Jerry, "Oil's Well That Ends Well," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1993
Voice of Caotl, "The Shoemaker and the Elves," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), 1995
Voice, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, PBS, 1996
Himself and the priest, Mad TV, Fox, 1998
Captain Cotter McCoy, "Identity Crisis," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 1998
Nate, "An Officer and a Gentleman," Spin City, ABC, 1998
Nate, "That's Entertainment," Spin City, ABC, 1999
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, multiple appearances between 1999 and 2003
Interviewee, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
"Fielding Offers," Arli$$, HBO, 2001
Tom Fowler, "Dead Air," Night Visions, Fox, 2001
Mark DeSalvo, "7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.," 24, Fox, 2002
Mark DeSalvo, "8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.," 24, Fox, 2002
Harry Tran, "Nino del Polvo," Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2002
Harry Tran, "Resureccion," Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2002
Pool cleaner, "The Pool Guy," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2002
George L., George Lopez, 2002
Also appeared on Dallas, CBS.
Specials
Host, Teen Times, syndicated, 1988
An All-Star Celebration: The '88 Vote, ABC, 1988
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake, PBS, 1991
What about Me? I'm Only 3!, CBS, 1992
Voice of Julian Riklon, Home on the Range, PBS, 1992
Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992
In a New Light, ABC, 1992
Clash, "Avenue Z Afternoon," General Motors Playwrights Theatre, Arts & Entertainment, 1992
Wind in the Wire, ABC, 1993
Narrator, "Outlaws, Rebels, and Rogues," The Untold West (documentary), TBS, 1993
Host, Farm Aid VI, The Nashville Network, 1993
Cal, Override, Showtime, 1994
Latin Nights: An All-Star Celebration, ABC, 1995
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1996
Voice of Camel cigarette, Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth about Cigarettes, HBO, 1996
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western, TNT, 1997
The Christmas Concert of Hope Starring Natalie Cole, CBS, 1997
Voices of Eliahu Rosenberg and Abba Kovner, The Trial of Adolf Eichmann, PBS, 1997
The 67th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, UPN, 1998
Interviewee, The Day the Music Died, VH1, 1999
Narrator, The Surf Ballroom, PBS, 1999
Host, E! Rack-n-Roll: Behind the Scenes, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Voice of Emilio Aguinaldo, Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War, PBS, 1999
Narrator, In the Company of Horses, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Pilots
Deputy district attorney, The Adversaries, NBC, 1998
Noah Cassidy, Wolf Lake, CBS, 2001
Awards Presentations
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1988
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1995
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997
Television Director
Episodic
Director of "Blank Slate," an episode of The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated; and "Venguenza," an episode of Resurrection Blvd., Showtime.
Stage Appearances
(Broadway debut) The King of Siam, The King and I, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, between 1996 and 1999
Appeared in regional theatre productions of Doctor Faustus, Hamlet, A Hatful of Rain, The Lady's Not for Burning, P.S.Your Cat Is Dead, and Whose Life Is It Anyway?
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film--Volume II, 1997
Himself, Bats Abound, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999
Appeared in the music video "La Bamba" by Los Lobos.
Albums
The King and I (cast recording), 1997
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Loren Bivens and Jo Carol Pierce) Trespasses, Shapiro, 1987
Ambition, Miramax, 1991
Dangerous Touch, Trimark Pictures, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, July 26, 1996, p. 33
Movieline, Volume 7, number 11, 1996, pp. 56-61; November, 1999, p. 13
People Weekly, June 3, 1996, p. 100
Texas Monthly, September, 1996, p. 130

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