EP 169: Lou Diamond Phillips’ (in) Easter Sunday
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The legendary Lou Diamond Phillips is an actor and film director. Known to audiences globally as the breakout star in La Bamba and Young Guns, and his deceptively effortless work in the brilliant Stand and Deliver, Phillips is a face that we all recognize (ironically), more so for his work playing non-Asian roles…until now.
Lou Diamond Phillips appears in a cameo role as himself in the new film EASTER SUNDAY about a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family in this love letter to his Filipino- American community. Stand-up comedy sensation JO KOY leads an all-star comedic cast: JIMMY O. YANG (Silicon Valley series), TIA CARRERE (True Lies, Wayne’s World films), BRANDON WARDELL (Curb Your Enthusiasm series), Tony nominee and Grammy Award winner EVA NOBLEZADA (Broadway’s Hadestown), LYDIA GASTON (Broadway’s The King and I), ASIF ALI (WandaVision), RODNEY TO (Parks and Recreation series), EUGENE CORDERO (The Good Place), JAY CHANDRASEKHAR (Super Troopers series) and of course Lou himself.
Lou chats with us about experiencing racism for the first time as an actor, juxtaposed with the excitement he has now for playing a Filipino on screen for the first time. We were so excited for the opportunity to speak with Lou and we know you’re going to love hearing about the moments that brought him to where he is today!
LEARN MORE ABOUT:
Lou Diamond Philips: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Diamond_Phillips
Easter Sunday (Trailer): https://youtu.be/YIixb42aJPg
Follow on social: @eastersunday @loudphillips
MENTIONS
FILM: EASTER SUNDAY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Sunday_(film)
FILM: LA BAMBA https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093378/
MUSICAL: KING & I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_I
BOOK: TinderBox goodreads.com/en/book/show/50667723-tinderbox