Philip Michael Thomas Net Worth

Philip Michael Thomas is an actor, soundtrack composer, and multi-talented performer best known for his role as Detective Rico Tubbs in the 1980s TV series Miami Vice. He has had a remarkable career spanning nearly four decades, working with some of the top stage, screen, and recording personalities in the world. He has also released two highly regarded albums, Livin' the Book of My Life (1985) and Somebody (1988). Despite his fame, music is PMT's biggest passion and he is currently working on his autobiography, his official website, reading scripts, performing, writing music, and helping young performers reach their goals. He is known for his compassionate, spiritual, and generous nature, and credits his positive outlook on life to a vegetarian diet, regular exercise, life-long learning, and books such as The Holy Bible, Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, and Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack, Composer
Birth Day May 26, 1949
Birth Place  Columbus, Ohio, United States
Philip Michael Thomas age 74 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini
Residence Windermere, Florida, U.S.
Education San Bernardino High School
Alma mater University of California, Riverside
Occupation Actor, musician
Years active 1972–2006
Home town San Bernardino, California
Spouse(s) Kassandra Thomas (m. 1986-1998)
Children 11

💰 Net worth: $850,000

Philip Michael Thomas, a well-known actor, soundtrack artist, and composer from the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $850,000 in 2024. With his multiple talents, he has made a significant contribution to the entertainment industry. Philip Michael Thomas gained international recognition for his role as Detective Ricardo Tubbs in the popular TV series "Miami Vice." Throughout his career, he has also showcased his musical abilities by contributing to soundtracks and composing original music. Despite fluctuations in his net worth over the years, his talent and versatility have solidified his position in the entertainment world.

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Biography/Timeline

1967

As a child, he acted in his church's theater group, and at age 15, while participating in the Pentecostal Delman Heights Four Square Gospel Church choir, became interested in ministry. He graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1967 and briefly took up work as a janitor to save money for college. Thomas earned a scholarship to the predominantly black Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, where he studied religion and philosophy after high school.

1970

After two years at Oakwood College, Thomas transferred to the University of California, Riverside. During this time, he auditioned for and won a role in the San Francisco cast of Hair, which began his acting career. Thomas ultimately quit school to pursue acting as a profession, appearing in several features during the 1970s - including the classic black musical drama, Sparkle (1976). His big break came in 1984, when he landed a starring role in the popular television series, Miami Vice, alongside Don Johnson.

1985

Thomas performed the title song of the album during the 1985 Miami Vice episode, "The Maze." The episode "Trust Fund Pirates" featured another of his songs, "La Mirada". Thomas' Miami Vice costar Don Johnson recorded an album shortly afterward titled Heartbeat. In 1987 Thomas recorded a song called "Ever and forever" with singer Lucía Galán.

1986

Thomas is a vegetarian, nonsmoker and nondrinker. In 1986, Thomas married Kassandra Thomas. They have five children together (Noble, Kharisma, Sovereign, Sacred, and Imaj). In 1998, Thomas and Kassandra divorced. Thomas also has six other children (Sacha, Khrishna, India, Gabriel, Chayenne, and Melody) from previous relationships.

1988

Thomas followed up in 1988 with a second album, Somebody. It also failed to produce a hit and sold poorly. In 1993, Thomas teamed with Kathy Rahill to compose "My, My, My, Miam...I", which was chosen as the city of Miami's theme song. That same year, Thomas teamed with Jamaican fitness instructor Sandi Morais to compose songs for a family-friendly musical titled Sacha, which enjoyed runs in south Florida and New York. The two formed the Magic Cookie Production Company. Thomas produced the music for Morais' fitness videos in 2001 and 2006.

1994

In 1994 Thomas signed an agreement with Florida-based Psychic Reader's Network (later known as Traffix, Inc.) to become the spokesman for the Philip Michael Thomas International Psychic Network. He appeared in television ads and claimed to have met the planet's premier psychics through his "world travels". He dressed similarly to his Miami Vice alter ego, even opening the ads with the phrase, "From Miami Vice to world advice!" He appeared in informercials with Eileen Brennan and Todd McKee and his daughter, Sacha Nicole, to promote the psychic line. Thomas even released a cassette of music tied to his psychic Business titled PMT Psychic Connection, Volume I.

1997

In 1997, Thomas was reunited with Don Johnson in the police drama Nash Bridges. He played Cedrick "Rick" Hawks, a U.S. Postal Inspector from Miami visiting Bridges (Johnson) in San Francisco. His first appearance was in the episode "Wild Card", and his second and final appearance was in the episode "Out of Miami", aired in 2001 during the program's final season.

2002

He performed a voice-over in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) as Lance Vance, a main character who is trying to avenge his brother, Victor Vance's death. He reprised the voice-over role in the prequel Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG) which details Lance's arrival in Vice City, his Business with drugs, and his relationship with his brother. After his work on the videogame of 2006 GTA: Vice City Stories Philip decided to retire from the acting, currently there is no news about Philip after his retirement.