Philip Michael Thomas

Thomas was born in Columbus, Ohio and he is African American, Native American, Irish and German. His father Louis Diggs was the foreman of Westinghouse. Thomas’ mother is Lulu McMorris. The 1980s is best remembered for Miami Vice. Philip Michael Thomas played the iconic detective, Ricardo Tubbs. He has appeared in different films like Sparkle (1976) and Coonskin (1975).

Thomas also dabbled in music and released two albums in 1985 and 1988. Philip is known for coining the term EGOT, an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, a term given to people who have received all four awards. His last movie appearance was in Thank You, Fifteen in 2015, co-starring with Brandon Grantz. According to reports the actor is single at the moment and maintains a net worth of $2.5 million. Despite not working as much as before, we’re sure he still has a really great credit score.

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