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Lou Diamond Phillips
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Actor Born: February 17, 1962 in Philippines Biography:Actor "Lou Diamond Phillips" is no stranger to the dramatic ups and downs and surprises of his profession. Just look at the way he burst onto the Hollywood scene in 1987 with the surprise hit biopic "La Bamba" after years of working in Fort Worth theater and small Texas-produced independent films. His portrayal of doomed '50s rocker "Ritchie Valens" won him acclaim. His next role, that of a troubled gangleader who is reluctantly inspired to change by a charismatic math teacher in "Stand and Deliver" (1988) -- which was actually finished before "La Bamba's" release -- and his portrayal of young outlaw Jose Chavez Y Chavez in "Young Guns" (1988) made it seem that Phillips' youthful prediction that he would become a major star would indeed come true. But then Phillips showed up in a long line of box-office and direct-to-video bombs and he disappeared into obscurity and he seemed destined to remain there... Full Biography
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