Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Maverick Speaker Series - Lou Diamond Phillips

The fall Maverick Speaker Series kicked off with La Bamba - Lou Diamond Phillips.  He's a thirty year actor, director, and producer, and a proud graduate of UTA '85.  From his splash as Ritchie Valens in 1987 La Bamba to his current role in Longmire, Diamond has worked hard to pursue his dream and commitment to acting.

The theme of his speech was commitment. You have to keep moving forward. Keep learning. Be committed to people and the world. He was enthusiastic and had a nice sense of humor.

It was a fun hour and he certainly gave praise to his alma mater. He donated any proceeds from the night to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts for UTA students involved.

Viva La Bamba!

11 comments:

  1. That was nice how he donated the proceeds to the hurricane relief efforts. Sounds like a good speech.

    Betty

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  2. Great of hime to donate to charity. Loved the post Joanne.

    Yvonne.

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  3. He would've been a great speaker to hear. One of his best roles was in Stand and Deliver with Edward James Olmos.

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    1. Absolutely. He is still in good shape and just ramping up. More good work to come

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  4. He sure has been in a lot indeed. Would have been interesting to hear his speech.

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    1. Very cool as a successful grad. He is still humble. A real guy

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  5. Hi Joanne - what an interesting evening ... he's made his life and now gives back ... great to read about - cheers Hilary

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  6. Sounds like a fun evening. I love that he's donating the proceeds of the evening to hurricane relief. Fell-good stories make me... feel good. :)

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