Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips married his first wife, Julie Cypher on September 17, 1987 and divorced on August 5, 1990. Julie later announced that she was a lesbian and partnered with Melissa Etheridge.

He had a brief affair with Jennifer Tilly and married his second wife, Kelly Phillips in 1994. The couple have three daughters, Grace and Isabella (twins born in October 1997), and Lili, born in September 1999. The couple separated in 2004 and divorced in 2007.

He married his third wife, Yvonne Boismier, in 2007 and the couple has a daughter, Indigo.

Lou Diamond Phillips was born on February 17th, 1962, to Lucita Umayam Arañas and Gerald Amon Upchurch in Subic Bay Naval Station, Philippines. His father was a crew chief in the U.S. Marine Corps. After his father’s death, Lou was adopted by his mother’s second husband and he took his surname, Phillips.

He was raised in Texas and attended Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi. He graduated in 1980 from University of Texas at Arlington with Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama. He was involved in theatre even after college and appeared in numerous productions in the Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas.

Lou Diamond Phillips made his Hollywood debut with a low budget film, ‘Trespasses’ in 1986. He rose to fame with ‘La Bamba’ in 1987. He portrayed Bobby Diaz in an episode of ‘Miami Vice’ in 1987.

He played the role of John Dakota in ‘Dakota’ (1988) and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in an inner-city high school drama, ‘Stand and Deliver’ in 1988. His performance in his next release, ‘Young Guns’, (1988) was widely appreciated and the film was a commercial hit.

He starred in a couple of movies in 1989 viz. ‘Disorganized Crime’ and ‘Renegades’. He also acted in a short film, ‘Arduous Moon’ in 1990 followed by a sequel of ‘Young Guns’ titled as ‘Young Guns II’ in 1990.

He acted in ‘A Show of Force’, ‘The First power’, and ‘Demon Wind’ in 1990 followed by ‘The Dark Wind’ in 1991. He also appeared in one episode each of the television series, ‘The General Motors Playwrights Theater’ and ‘Sesame Street’ in 1991.

After 1990s, he faced tough time in terms of a commercial success and gave a series of mediocre films like ‘Harley’ (1991), ‘Shadow of the Wolf’ (1992) and ‘Sioux City’ (1994). In between, he appeared in one episode each of the TV series ‘Tales from The Crypt’ and ‘The Untold West’ along with the film ‘Extreme Justice’ in 1993.

Lou Diamond Phillips is best known for his supporting role in the film ‘Stand and Deliver’ in 1988. He received Golden Globe Awards nomination and won Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance.

His performance in the film ‘Young Guns’ was also critically and commercially acclaimed.

His Broadway debut, ‘The King and I’ in 1996 was a big success and he won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance.