Phill Lewis

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name = Phill Lewis

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occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1991 - present
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Phill Lewis (born September 4, 1968) is an American film and television actor, often seen in comic roles.

Career

Lewis' first big break in show business was starring in the title role of the short-lived situation comedy "Teech". However, the show was canceled after only four episodes due to low ratings.

Shortly after the program's end, Lewis was arrested in late December 1991 for an incident where he was accused of driving while intoxicated, and hit a pedestrian in Potomac, Maryland, 21 year-old Isabel Duarte of Bethesda, who would die from her injuries. He was convicted of the DUI charge and manslaughter with a motor vehicle in Montgomery County Circuit Court on February 8, 1993, and sentenced to five years in prison, two years of probation, and 350 hours of community service. However, Judge William Miller suspended four years of the prison term, citing Lewis' work with a prison-based theater group which performed in schools and churches to highlight the consequences of drug abuse. [Jet Magazine, February 8, 1993] [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR101502.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 'Teech' star convicted of vehicular manslaughter - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety ] ] After these legal troubles, Lewis resumed his career anew, acting mostly in supporting roles in sitcoms before his role in "The Suite Life".

He is one of the stars of the Disney Channel television show, "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", where he plays the manager of The Tipton Hotel, Mr. Moseby.Currently, he is starring in the Disney Channel Spin-off of the series, The Suite Life on Deck. He has also appeared as a guest star on the Disney Channel's "That's So Raven".

Previously, Lewis appeared as a recurring or occasional character on a number of television series, including as the principal on "Lizzie McGuire", Hooch on "Scrubs", Roy on "Yes, Dear", Steve on "Friends", Sam Lee on "A Different World", a member of Kelly Robinson's entourage in "I Spy Returns", Mr. Platt on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and as a doctor on "Brothers & Sisters". He also made a cameo appearance as a banker for Lily and Marshal on "How I Met Your Mother". He also guest starred on "8 Simple Rules" as a police officer.

He had a role as Tia and Tamera's teacher, Ed, in "Sister, Sister", but has also appeared as Ray's campaign manager on the same series. He was a regular on "The Wayans Bros." from 1995-1998, as T.C. He also was one of the co-hosts for the first-ever "Disney Channel Games", along with Brian Stepanek, a fellow cast member on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody". Lewis starred in the hit movie, "Brother Future" (1991). He has appeared in smaller roles in over a dozen films, including "Heathers" (1989), "City Slickers" (1991), "Surviving Christmas" (2004), and "Kicking & Screaming" (2005).

He plays a role on a new Disney Channel Original Movie, Dadnapped.

Family

He has 4 daughters, and 3 sons. He also has 1 daughter that he adopted.Fact|date=September 2008

Lewis is the son of former Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone executive and former U.S. Ambassador Delano Lewis. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1082864.html Phill Lewis; D.C. Actor Has the Lead In CBS's `Teech' - The Washington Post - HighBeam Research ] ] He was born in 1968, in Uganda, [ [http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/phill-lewis/170298 Phill Lewis - Photos, Bio and News for Phill Lewis | TVGuide.com ] ] during his father's stint as the Peace Corps' associate director and country director for Nigeria and Uganda. [ [http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/3429.html Peace Corps Online | Delano E. Lewis, country director for the Peace Corps in Nigeria and Uganda from 1966 to 1969 ] ]

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