Philip Michael Thomas
Birthday: 26 May 1949, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Height: 178 cm
Philip Michael Thomas - the multi-talented performer best known as Detective Rico Tubbs in the iconic 1980s TV series Miami Vice (1984) - made his Broadway debut in 1971 in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody...and hasn't looked back since.In a remarkable career that spans nearly four decades, PMT has worked with some of th...
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Philip Michael Thomas - the multi-talented performer best known as Detective Rico Tubbs in the iconic 1980s TV series Miami Vice (1984) - made his Broadway debut in 1971 in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play No Place to Be Somebody...and hasn't looked back since.In a remarkable career that spans nearly four decades, PMT has worked with some of the top stage, screen, and recording personalities in the world.He first guest starred on TV in 1973 in the pilot for the series Toma: Pilot (1973), followed by parts in Good Times (1974), Police Woman (1974), Medical Center (1969), Wonder Woman (1978)_, _Starsky and Hutch (1978)_, and Trapper John, M.D. (1979) before landing the role on Miami Vice (1984) in 1984 that made him a household name - and took him on a whirlwind tour of the globe and into the presence of heads of state (including President Ronald Reagan and Nelson Mandela), fellow celebrities, and countless adoring fans.Despite world-wide stardom as an actor of both stage and screen, it is music that is PMT's biggest passion. He wrote his first song at the age of 11 and, over the next 40 years, wrote, composed, and sung everything from Gospel to R&B to pop standards to rock. One long-time friend recently referred to the musical side of PMT as "an undiscovered diamond."During the stratospheric years of Miami Vice (1984-1989), PMT released two highly regarded albums: Livin' the Book of My Life (1985) and Somebody (1988), both on his own Starship Records label, with distribution by industry giant Atlantic Records. Although much loved by fans to this day, his albums didn't sell as well as expected (perhaps due to a wide range of musical styles that defied pigeonhole) and remain out of print, although they often fetch a tidy sum on eBay. PMT is considering reissuing his solo albums with bonus tracks sometime in 2007 or 2008.The power of imagination and love to overcome circumstances is a theme that runs through the fabric of his life. He cites singing "The Impossible Dream" (from Man of La Mancha) while at Oakwood College in 1967 as a turning point for him.Considered by long-time friends and family members alike to be one of the most compassionate, spiritual, and generous men they've ever known, PMT credits his uplifting, positive outlook on life to a vegetarian diet, regular exercise, life-long learning, friends he's made through the years, and books such as The Holy Bible, Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, and Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, among many others.PMT loves Florida and has chosen to make his home there instead of L.A. or New York as do most of his colleagues. Naturally, this keeps him out of the limelight, but it's a mistake to assume that just because his name isn't regularly splashed across the tabloids that he's not keeping himself busy. In fact, he is working (2007) on his autobiography, his official web site, reading scripts, performing, writing music, and helping young performers reach the heights he has reached - and doing it all with characteristic charm, grace, vitality...and with his trademark banner, "Treasure beyond measure!" flying proudly overhead. Show less «
I'm like Gandhi in a sense. I don't mind walking with the people. I will take off my suits and ties ...Show more »
I'm like Gandhi in a sense. I don't mind walking with the people. I will take off my suits and ties and get down there and work. Show less «
I will always be a gypsy, and if a woman is going to love me, she will have to love the gypsy spirit...Show more »
I will always be a gypsy, and if a woman is going to love me, she will have to love the gypsy spirit in me. This is the thing in the past most women have not understood. They want to embrace the physical relationship and settle down. That means death to me. I gotta fly. Show less «
Look deep into the mirror of your soul and discover a wonderful truth, the greatest book you'll ever...Show more »
Look deep into the mirror of your soul and discover a wonderful truth, the greatest book you'll ever know is written and lived by you. Show less «
I love encouraging people to read great books. You can travel the world and the universe if you just...Show more »
I love encouraging people to read great books. You can travel the world and the universe if you just go to your local library and choose a book to read. I tell my children you must read to lead. Show less «
Some people never live a day in a lifetime. I live a lifetime in a day.
Some people never live a day in a lifetime. I live a lifetime in a day.
There are only a few who will be the Fords, the Edisons, the Carnegies, and I think I'm in that numb...Show more »
There are only a few who will be the Fords, the Edisons, the Carnegies, and I think I'm in that number. Show less «
Good life is like good music. There are rests and pauses and melody and rhythm and lyric and reason ...Show more »
Good life is like good music. There are rests and pauses and melody and rhythm and lyric and reason and rhyme and love that last for all time. Music and all that it possesses is a multi-dimensional life itself. Not just a trip, but a round trip. Show less «
"I've become greened, like money. I respect the position. I'm enthusiastic, as opposed to excited. E...Show more »
"I've become greened, like money. I respect the position. I'm enthusiastic, as opposed to excited. Enthusiasm comes from the Greek entheos, which means "God-inspired"...I recommend fame, but with fortune. Otherwise, it's a bitch." (Playboy 1985) Show less «
Once you get to the mountain top that's where you really begin to climb.
Once you get to the mountain top that's where you really begin to climb.
I'm locked in as one of the showbiz superstars. Like Dr. Kildare is forever. Telly Savalas is foreve...Show more »
I'm locked in as one of the showbiz superstars. Like Dr. Kildare is forever. Telly Savalas is forever. Show less «
I have been recommending Napoleon Hill's book Think and Grow Rich to almost everybody I have met sin...Show more »
I have been recommending Napoleon Hill's book Think and Grow Rich to almost everybody I have met since I first read it in 1967. It is the master key to anyone who wants to succeed. Show less «
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...