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Topic: Is anyone famous from the town you grew up in?
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William T. Parr
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Posts: 823
From: Cedar Park, TX
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-05-2005 04:27 PM
Add Lou Diamond Phillips to the List GRew up there attended Flour Bluff High School. Mom still lives in town and he still makes regular trips back:
Flour Bluff ISD students get lessons in acting, life
Lou Diamond Phillips shares Hollywood tales, support for education
By Jaime Powell Caller-Times
April 5, 2005
Budding actors at Flour Bluff High School got tips from a pro when veteran stage and screen actor Lou Diamond Phillips visited the school district Monday.
Phillips, a Flour Bluff alum famous for his starring role in the 1987 movie "La Bamba" and more recently for his Tony Award nominated performance in "The King and I," had planned to be the speaker at the Founding Donor Dinner on Saturday night for the Flour Bluff ISD Foundation for Educational Excellence.
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But work kept him in Houston shooting a television pilot, so he called the dinner from his cell phone promising a meet-and-greet with local residents Sunday to help raise funds for the foundation, which will provide money for student enrichment, teacher grants for classroom supplies and continued training.
As an added bonus, Phillips, 43, spent time Monday at the district's campuses.
When he graduated in 1980, Phillips was fourth in his class. His teachers expected him to be a doctor or lawyer, but he said acting was in his blood. However, he didn't head for Los Angeles immediately after graduation. He knew he needed college and the discipline it would teach him, he said, and went on to the University of Texas at Arlington to major in theater.
"You are an actor or you aren't," he said. "You are just waiting for somebody to pay you for it."
For the about 20 students who sat enthralled while Phillips told tales of Hollywood and what it takes to make it, there were lessons to be learned.
"I learned what I needed to hear about successful screenwriting," said James Saenz, 16, said. "I've seen his movies and I like what he's done, so it was good to hear from him."
The education lesson also was helpful, Ingrid Barrios, 16, said.
When she goes to college, she wants to continue acting, but she also will pursue another field, such as political science.
"What I learned from him today is that you never take no for an answer," she said. "There will always be people who will criticize you and tell you you can't do it versus the ones who will say you can. He made us feel like we can."
Theater arts teacher Elena Gomez said Phillips' hour-long visit was beneficial for her students.
"I think those interested in pursuing something in this field beyond high school learned a lot," Gomez said. "Also, the fact that he went to college, I think that's important so that they don't run off to L.A."
Contact Jaime Powell at _886-3716 or powellj@caller.com
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