Lou Diamond Phillips Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-05-07

What is Lou Diamond Phillips’ Net Worth?

Lou Diamond Phillips, the American actor and director, has a net worth of $6 million, according to reports.

Phillips rose to fame after his breakthrough role as Ritchie Valens in the 1987 film “La Bamba.” He has also appeared in other notable films such as “Stand and Deliver,” “Young Guns,” “Courage Under Fire,” and “The 33.”

On television, Phillips starred in the Western series “Longmire” and the procedural drama “Prodigal Son.”

Lou Diamond Phillips’ Early Life and Career

Lou Diamond Phillips was born in 1962 in the Philippines, where his father was stationed as a Marine. After his father’s death, Phillips moved to Texas and attended Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi. He went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BFA in drama.

Phillips made his screen acting debut in 1984, with small roles in the TV movie “Time Bomb” and the sci-fi film “Interface.” He went on to appear in an episode of “Dallas” in 1985, and in the low-budget film “Trespasses” in 1986.

Lou Diamond Phillips Career Highlights

Lou Diamond Phillips gained prominence in 1987 with his portrayal of Chicano rock star Ritchie Valens in “La Bamba.” The following year, he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role in “Stand and Deliver” and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Phillips also starred in “Dakota” and “Young Guns” in 1988, playing the Old West outlaw Jose Chavez y Chavez. He continued his success with leading roles in “Disorganized Crime” and “Renegades” to close out the decade.

Lou Diamond Phillips’ Acting Career

Lou Diamond Phillips reprised his role as Jose Chavez y Chavez in “Young Guns II” in 1990. He also appeared in “A Show of Force,” “The First Power,” and “Demon Wind” that same year. Phillips went on to star in “The Dark Wind,” “Ambition,” “Shadow of the Wolf,” and “Extreme Justice.” He made his directorial debut in 1994 with “Dangerous Touch” and directed and starred in “Sioux City.” Throughout the 90s, Phillips acted in films such as “Teresa’s Tattoo,” “Boulevard,” “Courage Under Fire,” “The Big Hit,” “Brokedown Palace,” and “Bats.”

Phillips continued his prolific acting career into the 2000s, appearing in films such as “Picking Up the Pieces,” “Supernova,” “A Better Way to Die,” “Knight Club,” “Route 666,” “Lone Hero,” and “Stark Raving Mad.” He was also in “Hollywood Homicide,” “Absolon,” “Fingerprints,” and “Che: Part Two.” Other film credits include “Transparency,” “Filly Brown,” “Sanitarium,” “Sequoia,” and “The 33.”

Lou Diamond Phillips’ Television Credits

Lou Diamond Phillips appeared on various television shows in the 90s, including “Tales from the Crypt,” “Spin City,” “The Outer Limits,” and “Adventures from the Book of Virtues.” He also appeared in several television movies such as “The Wharf Rat,” “Undertow,” and “In a Class of His Own.” Phillips had a recurring role on the supernatural drama series “Wolf Lake” from 2001 to 2002 and played secret government agent Mark DeSalvo on the first season of “24” in 2002.

Phillips also had supporting roles on sitcoms like “George Lopez” and crime dramas like “Numb3rs,” as well as appearing in a number of television movies such as “Red Water,” “The Trail to Hope Rose,” and “Gone, But Not Forgotten.” In 2005, he starred in the science-fiction miniseries “The Triangle.”

His later television credits include “Psych,” “The Beast,” “Chuck,” “Cougar Town,” “Happily Divorced,” “Stargate Universe,” “Longmire,” “Blindspot,” “Elena of Avalor,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Goliath,” “Blue Bloods,” and “Prodigal Son.”

Relationships and Family

Lou Diamond Phillips married assistant director Julie Cypher in 1987, but they divorced in 1990. Cypher later came out as lesbian and entered a relationship with Melissa Etheridge, with whom she had two children via artificial insemination from singer David Crosby.

Phillips was then briefly engaged to Jennifer Tilly before marrying Kelly Preston in 1994. They had three daughters together but separated in 2003, eventually divorcing in 2007. During their separation, Phillips dated makeup artist Yvonne Boismier, whom he later married in 2007. They have a son named Indigo, but in 2006, Phillips was charged with domestic battery against Boismier.

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