- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Age: 57
- Birth Place: Subic Bay Naval Station, Zambales, Philippines
- Height: 5′ 11″ (1.81 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Yvonne Marie Boismier)
- Full Name: Lou Diamond Upchurch
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: February 17, 1962
- Ethnicity: Filipino, Chinese, Hawaiian, Spanish, Cherokee, Scottish, Irish
- Occupation: Actor, Film & Television Director
- Education: University of Texas-Arlington, Flour Bluff High School
- Children: 4 (Grace Moorea, Isabella Patricia, Lili Jordan, Indigo Sanara)
American film, television, and stage actor Lou Diamond Phillips has an estimated net worth of $5 million. Lou Diamond Phillips is no stranger to the dramatic ups and downs and surprises of his profession. 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 an acclaim.
Lou Diamond Phillips has earned his net worth as a well-known actor of films and television with one of his most memorable performances was that of Ritchie Valens in the film “La Bamba.” He has starred in several films, as well as acting roles in many television series such as Miami Vice, Stargate Universe and in the current series Numb3rs. He has also participated in reality shows, in The World Poker Tour, and as a voice actor in animated films. He was born Lou Diamond Upchurch on February 17, 1962, in Zambales, Philippines.