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Actor/Director/Writer Lou Diamond Phillips spoke to Bill about his new film ET TU and his career. ET TU - Brent (Lou Diamond Phillips) is not a happy director. For weeks, he's had to watch an awful play - his awful play. Adding insult to injury, he's convinced his wife is having an affair with his leading man. Fortunately for Brent, the theater's janitor has been mopping the stage long enough to know a dark secret that may help rid him of his troubles.
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Actor/Director/Writer Lou Diamond Phillips has amassed a career in film, television and stage that spans four decades and exceeds 150 credits on IMDB. He burst onto the Hollywood scene with the films La Bamba, Stand and Deliver and Young Guns and has worked steadily through his most recent films The 33 about the Chilean mine disaster, the Jo Koy comedy Easter Sunday, thriller Werewolves, and upcoming drama Casa Grande. Other career highlights include the critically acclaimed Courage Under Fire with Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan, Sundance favorite Filly Brown with Gina Rodriguez, and cult favorite The Big Hit with Mark Wahlberg.
In television, Phillips' most recent series was 'Prodigal Son.' Other series work includes the long running 'Longmire' based on author Craig Johnson's mystery book series, 'SGU: Stargate Universe, Wolf Lake', and recurring roles on 'Goliath' with Billy Bob Thornton, 'Numb3rs, The Ranch, Brooklyn 99', and 'Blue Bloods,' among many other guest appearances. He will next be seen in the HBO comedy 'The Chair Company'.
He has garnered critical acclaim including two Emmy nominations, A Golden Globe nomination, and a Tony nomination for Best Actor for his role as the King in the Broadway revival of 'The King and I.' He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor for Stand And Deliver, the Best Supporting Actor Blockbuster award for Courage Under Fire,' the Best Actor Imagen Award for Filly Brown,and the Theatre World Award for Best Broadway Debut.
As a director, Phillips helmed the independent features Dangerous Touch for HBO and Sioux City which won a Gold Award at the Houston International Film Festival. His recent television credits as director include 'Longmire, Prodigal Son, Fear The Walking Dead, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Kung Fu, Bull' and 'The Cleaning Lady'among others.
As a multi-faceted writer, Phillips co-wrote the screenplays for Trespasses and Dangerous Touch and wrote the screenplay for Ambition. His romantic comedy 'Burning Desire' received its world premiere at The Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he also performed the role of Lucifer. Writing mentor and friend, Craig Johnson, asked Phillips to write the forward to his collection of short stories, 'Wait For Signs.' 'The Tinderbox: Underground Movement' is the sequel to his highly successful first novel, 'The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira.' He is currently at work on his third book, another collaboration with his wife, partner and illustrator, Yvonne Phillips.
Born in the Philippines, Phillips was raised in Texas and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from The University of Texas at Arlington where he continues to serve on the Advisory Board. He is also currently a Governor for the Actors Branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He resides in New York with his wife, Yvonne, and their daughter, Indigo.