Philip Michael Thomas Net Worth

What’s Philip Michael Thomas’s Net Worth and Salary?

Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor who has a web value of $2.5 million. He’s greatest identified for his function as detective Ricardo Tubbs (“Tubbs”) on the hit ’80s TV collection Miami Vice.

He has gained a Folks’s Selection Award and a Golden Globe nomination. Thomas is chargeable for coining the time period “EGOT,” which implies Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. He had plans to win all 4 at some point, however as of this writing he has but to perform this feat.

Early Life

Philip Michael Thomas was born Might 26, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up in San Bernardino, California along with his seven half brothers and sisters. He started appearing in his church theater group as a child and have become inquisitive about becoming a member of the ministry after collaborating as a youngster within the Pentecostal Delman Heights 4 Sq. Gospel Church choir. Thomas graduated from San Bernardino Excessive College in 1967. He labored as a janitor to avoid wasting up faculty tuition cash and earned a scholarship to Oakwood School in Huntsville, Alabama. He studied faith and philosophy earlier than transferring to the College of California, Riverside. Thomas landed his first function within the San Francisco solid of “Hair,” prompting Thomas’s resolution to stop college with the intention to pursue turning into an actor.

Appearing Profession

In 1972, his first look on display screen was within the movie “Come Again Charleston Blue,” by which he performed a minister. That very same 12 months, he performed Dr. Calvin Crosse within the movie “Stigma.” Subsequent up, Philips had small roles within the movies “Guide of Numbers,” “Mr. Rico,” and “Black Fist.” His first notable roles have been in Coonskin (1975) and reverse Irene Cara within the 1976 movie Sparkle.

Miami Vice

Philip’s large break got here when landed a starring function alongside Don Johnson in “Miami Vice” in 1984. Thomas performed the function of ex-NYPD officer Ricardo Tubbs, who has come to Miami to the Bronx to get revenge on the suspect who murdered his brother.

Miami Vice Salary

Philip Michael Thomas earned $25,000 (equal to $62,000 immediately) per episode for Seasons 1–2. He was paid $50,000 per episode for seasons three by 5. In different phrases, he earned slightly over $1 million from seasons 1 & 2 after which $3.35 million for seasons 3 – 5. That is a complete of $4.45 million in pre-tax earnings for your complete collection run earlier than syndication. After adjusting for inflation, he earned the identical as just below $10 million from the collection’ authentic run.

After Miami Vice

After his success in Miami Vice, Thomas appeared in quite a few made-for-TV motion pictures, commercials and as spokesperson for a cellphone service. In 1994 Thomas landed a cope with Florida-based Psychic Reader’s Community (later referred to as Traffix, Inc.) to turn into the spokesman for the Philip Michael Thomas Psychic Connection. He appeared in tv advertisements and claimed to have met the planet’s premier psychics by his world travels. He even dressed that half to seem like his  Miami Vice alter ego, and he opened each advert with the phrase, “From Miami Vice to world recommendation! To advertise the psychic line, Thomas appeared in a number of infomercials with Todd McKee, Eileen Brennan, and his younger daughter Sacha Nicole.

Traffix later changed Thomas with Miss Cleo. Thomas sued, alleging breach of contract, and gained. In 2002, a New York arbitrator awarded Thomas $1.48 million for improper use of his identify and likeness and a further $780,000 in curiosity. In 1997, Thomas was reunited with Don Johnson (from the Miami Vice collection) within the police drama Nash Bridges for 2 episodes. This was his final tv look so far.

Within the 2000s, Thomas labored within the online game business, offering the voice for character Lance Vance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice Metropolis and Grand Theft Auto: Vice Metropolis Tales. In 2006, the movie model of Miami Vice hit theaters with Jamie Foxx taking part in the function of Detective Tubbs, briefly returning Thomas to the highlight. Recognized for his ego, Thomas has in contrast himself to influential figures in historical past, akin to Mahatma Gandhi, and well-known households: “There are only some who would be the Fords, the Edisons, the Carnegies, and I feel I am in that quantity.”

Music Profession

Thomas launched an album known as “Residing the Guide of My Life” in 1985, beneath his personal document label Spaceship Data. Though it didn’t promote nicely and it did not produce any hit singles, Thomas produced a video for the music “Simply the Manner I Deliberate It.” He carried out the title music of the album on an episode of “Miami Vice” later that 12 months. Thomas additionally recorded the music “Ever and Endlessly” with Lucia Galan in 1987. He launched one other album in 1988 known as “Any person,” which met the same ill-received destiny. Thomas joined forces with Kathy Rahill in 1993 to put in writing the music “My My My Miam…I” which grew to become town of Miami’s theme music. He additionally labored with Jamaican health teacher Sandi Morais to compose songs for a musical known as “Sacha” which obtained beneficiant runs in New York and South Florida. In 2001 and 2006, Thomas produced the music for Sandi’s exercise movies.

Private Life

Philip and Kassandra Thomas bought married in 1986. The pair break up and their divorce was finalized in 1998. They’d 5 kids collectively, and Philip has six different children from different relationships. He beforehand was romantically linked within the eighties to Sheila Willis, Dharma Matthews, and Dionne Warwick.