Phill Lewis

Phill Lewis
Phill Lewis, 2007
Born	(1968-09-04) September 4, 1968 Uganda, East Africa
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1986–present

Phill Lewis (born September 4, 1968) is an American film and television actor and comedian, often seen in comedic roles. He is best known for his role as Mr. Moseby on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck. He also played T.C. on The Wayans Bros. and has played small parts in more than a dozen films.

Early life

Lewis is the son of former Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone executive and former U.S. Ambassador Delano Lewis. He was born in Uganda, East Africa during his father's stint as Peace Corps' associate director and country director for Nigeria and Uganda.

Career

After appearing in guest roles on episodic television, Lewis's first big break was being cast in the title role of the short-lived 1991 situation comedy, Teech. The show was cancelled after only four episodes. He appeared in guest parts on various television series including Pacific Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sister, Sister, Brothers & Sisters, 8 Simple Rules and How I Met Your Mother. Lewis has also had recurring roles on A Different World, The Wayans Bros., Lizzie McGuire, Yes, Dear, Friends, and Scrubs.

Lewis co-starred in the Disney Channel original series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Mr. Moseby. Since 2008, he has reprised the role on a spin-off The Suite Life on Deck, where he plays the manager of The S.S. Tipton. He directed several episodes of the Suite Life On Deck. He has appeared as a guest star on Disney Channel's That's So Raven and in one of the channel's original movies, Dadnapped.

In addition to his television work, Lewis has appeared in several films. He made his film debut as Dennis in the 1989 dark comedy Heathers. He has appeared in smaller roles in more than a dozen films, including City Slickers (1991), Bowfinger (1999), I Spy (2002), Surviving Christmas (2004), and Kicking & Screaming (2005).

Personal life

In late December 1991, Lewis was arrested after a car he was driving collided head on with another car driven by 21 year-old Isabel Duarte in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Potomac, Maryland. Duarte, a resident of nearby Bethesda, Maryland, would eventually die from her injuries. Lewis was charged with drunk driving. He apologized, saying "I am extremely and sincerely sorry for my disorderly actions."

According to the February 8, 1993 issue of Jet Magazine:

Lewis was sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter with a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated, but a Maryland judge suspended all but one year of the sentence. Montgomery County, Md., Circuit Court Judge William Miller said he suspended most of the sentence because of [Lewis's] excellent behavior since the car accident, which killed Isabel Duarte, 21, of Bethesda, Md. Lewis [subsequently] ... worked with a prison-based theater group ... aimed at making audiences aware of the tragedy of drug abuse at schools, churches and jails. Lewis ... was also given two years supervised probation and ordered to perform 350 hours of community service.

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	Heathers	Dennis
1989	How I Got Into College	Earnest Boy
1991	City Slickers	Dr. Steven Jessup
1992	Aces: Iron Eagle III	Tee Vee	Alternative title: Iron Eagle III
1995	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	Sammy (19 Yrs.)/Narrator
1996	Museum of Love		1998 For the people
1999	Bowfinger	Actor at Audition
2000	What Planet Are You From?	Other MD
2002	The Third Wheel	Mitch
	I Spy	Jerry
2004	Elvis Has Left the Building	Charlie
	Surviving Christmas	Levine the Lawyer
2005	Kicking & Screaming	John Ryan
2008	Pretty Ugly People	Raye
2011	Beverly Hills Chihuaua	Snooty Judge
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Hill Street Blues	Parker	1 episode
	227	Ken	1 episode
1987	Starman	J.B.	1 episode
	ABC Afterschool Special		1 episode
	Amen	Marvin	1 episode
	Frank's Place	Homer	2 episodes
1987–1988	The Bronx Zoo	Schuyler Tate	2 episodes
1988–1989	A Different World	Sam Lee	4 episodes
1989	TV 101	Noah Hawkins	1 episode
	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Justin Cook	1 episode
	The Women of Brewster Place	Bottom	Miniseries
1990	Charles in Charge	Bernie	1 episode
1991	Brother Future	T.J.	Television movie
	Teech	Teech Gibson	4 episodes
1994	Living Single	J.T.	1 episode
1995–1998	The Wayans Bros.	T.C.	19 episodes
1995	Sister, Sister	Ed	"Field Trip"
1996	Married... with Children	George	1 episode
1997	The Drew Carey Show	Mike	1 episode
1997–1998	Sparks	Detective Floyd Pitts	3 episodes
1998	Working	Bobby	1 episode
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Mr. Platt	1 episode
1999	Party of Five	Detective Danner	1 episode
	Mad About You	Jim	1 episode
	The Pretender	Detective Meyers	1 episode
	Chicago Hope	Detective Davis	2 episodes
2000	JAG	Petty Officer Scalline	1 episode
	Ally McBeal	D.A. Kessler	1 episode
2000–2001	Family Law	Lawyer	2 episodes
2001	Dharma & Greg	Mr. Wader	1 episode
2001–2002	Lizzie McGuire	Principal Tweedy	3 episodes
2001–2006	Yes, Dear	Roy	10 episodes
2003	Friends	Steve	3 episodes
	Joan of Arcadia	Naval Officer God	1 episode
2004	8 Simple Rules	Cop	1 episode
2005–2007	American Dad!	Duper (Voice)	2 episodes
2005–2008	The Suite Life of Zack and Cody	Marion Moseby	87 episodes (main role)
2005–2009	Scrubs	Hooch	5 episodes
2006	That's So Raven	Marion Moseby	1 episode
	The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman	Jeff Dills	1 episode
2007	Kim Possible	Coco Banana (Voice)	2 episodes
2007	How I Met Your Mother	Loan Officer	1 episode
2009	Dadnapped	Maurice	Television movie
2008–2011	The Suite Life on Deck	Marion Moseby	54 episodes (main role)
2009	Special Agent Oso	Special Agent Wolfie	18 episodes
	Wizards of Waverly Place	Marion Moseby	1 episode
	Hannah Montana	Marion Moseby	2 episodes
2010	Phineas and Ferb	Hawaiian Hotel Manager	1 episode
2010	I'm in the Band	Marion Moseby	1 episode
2010	Leo Little's Big Show	Himself	1 episode
2010	The Big C	Pool man	1 episode

External links

• Phill Lewis at IMDb
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