He was the unyielding but caring manager of the Tipton Hotel on the show which garnered over 4 million viewers and became Disney Channel’s most successful premiere of the year. His use of big words and catchphrases like “Pish chic” and “Good luck with that” won him the admiration of viewers.
Lewis career summary
In addition to being a major player in the Disney Channel series which was three-time nominated for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award and Emmy Award, Phill is known for his numerous film and television roles dating back to 1986. This year- there he appeared as Parker and Ken in Hill Street Blues and 227 respectively . A year later he played Dennis in Heathers – a black comedy film. This was followed by his portrayal of Herman in 1989’s How I Got Into College and Dr. Steven Jessup in 1991’s City Slickers.
In addition to the above, Phill Lewis between 1995 and 1998, had a recurring role (TC) in The Wayans Bros. He also did the same between 2001 and 2006 as Roy on the CBS sitcom – Yes my dear. Meanwhile, his other major works include his starring role Teech Gibson in Teech (1991) and his starring role Arnold Nixon in 1994 ‘s Hardball. That’s not all; Lewis was one of the main characters in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody spin-off titled The Suite Life on Deck. This was between 2008 and 2011. Again he became a major character – Special Agent Wolfie – from 2009 to 2012 in Special Agent Oso.
Phill Lewis is not just considered a simple actor. He is also known as a director and actor.
Phill Lewis Bio, Family
The American actor and director will celebrate his 50th birthday in 2018. He was born in Uganda as Phillip Akon Lewis. It was September 4, 1968.
From what we have gathered, his father, Delano Eugene Lewis – the former US Ambassador to South Africa (1999-2001) worked as a Peace Corps Associate and Country Director for Nigeria and Uganda at Phil’s birth.
While we haven’t yet substantiated the claims of Jessica Lewis being Phill’s former wife, we do know that the veteran actor is married to Megan Benton Lewis. Phill has three brothers: Delano, Jr. Lewis, Brian and Geoffrey Lewis. Her father has been married to her mother, Gayle Carolyn Jones since 1960.
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Daughters of Phill Lewis
Phill Lewis has two daughters, Piper and Annie Lewis. The actor and his daughter (Annie) recently reminded their fans how much they love The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
You will remember that Phill, like Mr. Moseby, had a hard time teaching London Tipton to drive. She would keep calling the gearshift “PRNDL.” Anyway, after Annie learned to drive, Lewis tweeted this:
My daughter got her driver’s license today – good thing she knows where the PRNDL was!
— Phill Lewis (@ThePhillLewis) June 23, 2015
Earlier this year, the actor also tweeted about his first daughter’s graduation from high school.
Proud dad. #highschoolgraduate @piperrlewis
— Phill Lewis (@ThePhillLewis) May 29, 2017
Phill Lewis net worth
Like other actors and celebrities, people have shown interest in knowing the extent of Lewis’ wealth. This triggered several estimates of the actors’ net worth. Unfortunately, we have yet to substantiate any of the quoted figures as his net worth.
Nevertheless, it is mostly believed that the worth of Phill Lewis wealth is $1.5 million. Although we cannot authenticate this, we can confirm that much of his wealth comes from his acting career.
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Phill Lewis arrest record
In January 1993, Phill Lewis was sentenced to a year in prison after being convicted of manslaughter for killing a woman while driving drunk. His victim was a 21-year-old Portuguese nanny, Isabel Duarte.
He also received another year in prison for the impaired driving charge against him, and two years probation with 350 hours of community service. In total, Phill was sentenced to five years in prison. However, he was suspended for four years due to his activities with a prison theater troupe after his arrest.
