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Aug 21, 2019 · Lou Diamond Phillips was born February 17, 1962, on the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines, to Lucita Aranas (Filipino descent) and American naval officer Gerald Upchurch (Scottish, Irish ...
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Phillips was born February 17, 1962, at the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines, the son of Lucita Umayam Aranas and Gerald Amon Upchurch (1935–1963), a Marine KC-130 crew chief. His father was an American of Scots-Irish and Cherokee descent. Phillips was named after the US Marine Leland "Lou" Diamond.
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.
Dec 25, 2022 · Talking about Phillips’s mother, Lucita was born in the Philippines. The Candelaria native later remarried after her husband’s passing. So, Lou assumed his stepfather’s name after his Father died in 1963. After moving to Texas, his parents admitted him to Flour Bluff High School. He completed his BFA in Drama from the University of Texas.
On February 17, 1962, Lou Diamond Phillips was born in Subic Bay Naval Base in Zambales as Lou Diamond Upchurch to Filipina mother Lucita Umayam Aranas, and American naval officer Gerald Amon Upchurch. He was named after the decorated Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant Leland "Lou" Diamond. After his father's death, he was adopted by his stepfather ...
Lou Diamond Phillips. Actor: Courage Under Fire. Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For Stand and Deliver (1988), Phillips was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award. Phillips made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of The ...
Jan 22, 2023 · His mother was Lucita Umayam Aranas, a Filipina and his father was a marine, Gerald Amon Upchurch (1935–1963) who was an American of Scots-Irish and Cherokee descent. [1] His father soon died in an aviation accident, and he was adopted by his Phillips step-father.
