Lou Diamond Phillips is an American actor and director best known for his performances in the films ‘Young Guns’, ‘La Bamba’ and ‘Stand and Deliver’. He was born in Philippines and was raised in Texas. Lou completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama and was active in theatre even after college. He appeared in a number of productions at Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas. He debuted in film with a low budget film ‘Trespasses’ and became a popular young star of Hollywood with ‘La Bamba’. He gave consecutive hits with ‘Stand and Deliver’ and ‘Young Guns’ and won his first award for his supporting act in the film ‘Stand and Deliver’. Lou has been married thrice and has three daughters and one daughter from his second and third marriage respectively. Phillips is an outspoken activist of Filipino Equity Act to grant equal benefits to the World War II veterans of Philippines as applicable to US veterans. He is also a strong supporter of Thoughtful House Center for Children, a not for profit organization which was founded by British physician and researcher, Andrew Wakefield.