Philip Michael Thomas

For me, Philip Michael Thomas is forever Ricardo Tubbs, half of the coolest detective duo the 1980s ever produced. What fascinates me is the trajectory: a genuine pop-culture icon at the height of Miami Vice, then a graceful pivot into TV movies and even psychic-hotline commercials. I find that honesty oddly endearing. He was a singer and composer too, never just one thing. Lasting fame rarely needs a long resume of hits; sometimes one role at the right moment is enough to etch you into the collective memory, and Thomas earned exactly that kind of permanence.

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Name (English)

Philip Michael Thomas

Name (Japanese)

フィリップ・マイケル・トーマス

Reading

ふぃりっぷ・まいける・とーます

Born

May 26, 1949 (age 77)

Origin

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Occupation

singer / actor / television actor / film actor / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

High school

San Bernardino High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%20Michael%20Thomas
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528839

Tags

• Ohio
• singer
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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