
The name Joseph C. Phillips may not be something that you often heard from tabloids or newspaper on celebrity gossips or trends. Phillips is an actor—that much is true. But he is also an active conservative Christian commentator who has made rounds in TV and radio stations, talking about traditional family values and limited government. His views on how Americans should return to the country’s founding principles are a clear example of how devoted he is to his political party, Republicans. Even He Talk Like a Boy, his 2006 autobiography, discussed about his views on same-sex marriage and affirmative action.
On entertainment side, Phillips is perhaps best known for his roles in soap opera General Hospital and NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. In the former, he played Justus Ward, an attorney, while in the latter he played the show’s titular character’s son in law and a US Navy, Lt. Martin Kendall. His career started in 1985 and he is still very much present to date. His last TV work was on Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why as Mr. Davis. He has also amassed some movie titles under his filmography. But entertainment is not the only thing he has put his focus on.
Phillips is an ambassador for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and has made some public speeches about the disease and the impact it brings upon the family. He was in the steering committee of Bush Cheney campaign in 2004 and was a member of board of directors of California African American Museum, appointed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Phillips attended the University of the Pacific at first, majoring in agen bola communications. But he changed his mind and attended an acting conservatory at New York University. Afterwards, he graduated in 1983 with a BFA in acting. He has been married to Nicole since 1994.
