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  name Philip Michael Thomas
  caption Philip Michael Thomas
  location Columbus, Ohio , <br>
  birthname Philip Michael Thomas
  notable Role Ricardo Tubbs in '' Miami Vice '' <br> Stix in '' Sparkle ''


Philip Michael Thomas ( May 26 , 1949 in Columbus, Ohio ) is an American Actor .

Thomas' most famous role is that of detective ''.

He is mixed race, being of German , Native American , African American and Irish ancestry.1


MIAMI VICE

Philip played the role of Ricardo Tubbs, an ex- NYPD Cop from the Bronx , who came down to Miami looking for revenge against the person who killed his brother Rafael Tubbs. There in Miami he encounters another undercover cop, Sonny Crockett , who is ironically looking for the same person as Tubbs. Tubbs got his revenge, and Crockett and Tubbs became television icons.

Thomas also invented the phrase "EGOT", meaning "Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony", in reference to his plans for winning all four. Thomas achieved a People's Choice Award and a Golden Globe nomination but lacked even a nomination for any of the aforementioned awards.


MUSIC CAREER