Thomas coined the acronym " EGOT", meaning "Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony", in reference to his plans for winning all four. In 1986, he was given an increase to $50,000 ($141,000) per episode for Seasons 3–5.
Thomas was reportedly paid $25,000 (equivalent to $70,000 today) per episode for Seasons 1–2. In Miami he encounters another undercover cop, Sonny Crockett, who is coincidentally looking for the same person. In 1984, Thomas began playing the role of Ricardo Tubbs, an ex- NYPD police officer from the Bronx who came to Miami seeking revenge on the person who killed his brother Rafael Tubbs.
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His big break came in 1984, when he landed a starring role in the popular television series Miami Vice alongside Don Johnson. Thomas ultimately quit school to pursue acting as a profession, appearing in several features during the 1970s - including the classic musical drama Sparkle (1976). During this time, he auditioned for and won a role in the San Francisco cast of Hair, which began his acting career. Īfter two years at Oakwood College, Thomas transferred to the University of California, Riverside. Thomas earned a scholarship to the historically Black Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, where he studied religion and philosophy after high school. He graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1967 and briefly worked as a janitor to save money for college. Īs a child, he acted in his church's theater group and, at age 15, while participating in the Pentecostal Delman Heights Four Square Gospel Church choir, became interested in ministry. He and his seven half brothers and sisters had the surname Thomas, which was the last name of his mother's first husband. His father, Louis Diggs, was a foreman at a Westinghouse plant. He is of African American, Native American, Irish, and German descent. Thomas was born in Columbus, Ohio, but grew up in San Bernardino, California. He served as a spokesperson for cell phone entertainment company Nextones, and also voiced the character Lance Vance in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006). After his success in Miami Vice, he appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies and advertisements for telephone psychic services. His first notable roles were in Coonskin (1975) and opposite Irene Cara in the 1976 film Sparkle.
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Philip Michael Thomas (born May 26, 1949) is an American actor and musician, best known for his role as detective Ricardo Tubbs on the hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice.
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