Sidney Poitier, who is class personified, said: 'Lou, you're a leading man because you're a good actor.' Brought tears to my eyes.

On January 29 2012 he was announced as the winner with a Zagat score of 28 out of 30 winning $50000 for his charity. They married on September 17 1987. Stand and Deliver was filmed before La Bamba but it was released a year later.

Lou Diamond Phillips (born February 17 1962) is an American film television and stage actor and director. Other notable films in which Phillips has starred include Courage Under Fire Che and Love Takes Wing.