George, a Navy man, replied, “You may want to think about something where you can make more money.”Ī couple of years later, Phillips had changed his mind. “My answer was immediate! I said, ‘I want to be a writer.’” His stepdad, George Phillips, asked Lou what he thought he might want to do for a living. Whether you’ve watched him as Henry Standing Bear in “Longmire” or veteran NYPD detective Gil Arroyo in “Prodigal Son,” you probably don’t know that Phillips is not only an actor, but also a director and a writer - both of screenplays as well as novels.Īnd this love of writing began when he was in his early teens. Perhaps it’s his breakout one, playing Ritchie Valens in the 1987 hit “La Bamba.” Or could it be Chavez y Chavez in “Young Guns” and “Young Guns II”? You may just love him as the villain Monfriez in “Courage Under Fire.” When you hear the name Lou Diamond Phillips, what iconic roles immediately come to mind?
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