Joseph is perhaps best known for the role of Lt. Martin Kendall, Lisa Bonet's husband, on the hit series The Cosby Show. He was also a three time NAACP Image Award Nominee for his portrayal of Attorney Justus Ward on the Daytime Drama General Hospital. For two seasons he appeared as Mayor Morgan Douglas on the CBS series The District, recurred as Marcus Johnson on the hit CBS series Without A Trace and most recently appeared as JT Morse on the Fox Series, Vanished. He has had guest starring roles on C.S.I., Las Vegas, Jack and Bobby, The King of Queens, Judging Amy, Family Law, Martin, The Larry Sanders Show, City of Angeles, Any Day Now, The Parkers, Popular, V.I.P. and Living Single among others. His feature film credits include starring roles in Strictly Business, Let's Talk About Sex and Midnight Blue. Phillips' many theatrical credits include starring roles in the Broadway production of Six Degrees of Separation, the Kennedy Center and American Playhouse productions of A Raisin in the Sun, starring Danny Glover and Esther Rolle, and the off- Broadway production of Coriolanus with Christopher Walken and Irene Worth. Mr. Phillips also had the honor of creating the title role in Dreaming Emmett, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison's only theatrical play. Joseph's solo performance piece, Professor Lombooza Lomboo was a featured production at the 12th annual National Black Theatre Festival and the 2001 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Mr. Phillips is also a syndicated columnist. His column "The Way I see It" appears weekly in more than 30 publications across the country including The Columbus Post, The Los Angeles Wave, Akron Reporter, The Michigan Chronicle, The Michigan Front Page, The Chicago Defender, the New Pittsburgh Courier, The Tri-State Defender, Long Beach Times, The Atlanta Daily World, Miami Times, Tempo News and the web daily's Blackamericatoday.com, Blacknews.com, EURweb.com, attackmachine.com, Netlistings.com, Michaellwilliams.com, JewishWorldReview.com, BlackAmericasWeb.com and PoliticalVanguard.com. His essays have been published in Newsweek, Los Angeles Daily News, Essence Magazine, Upscale, USA Today, Turning Point, College Digest, BET.com and the Indianapolis Recorder. Joseph has also contributed commentary to Paula Zhan, BET Tonight, BET Nightly News, The Dennis Miller Show, America's Black Forum, was for 3 years a regular commentator on National Public Radio's the Tavis Smiley Show and currently appears as a regular commentator on NPR's News and Notes and American Urban Radio Networks Straight Talk. His first book, "He Talk Like a White Boy," is currently available wherever books are sold. Acting and writing are just two of Joseph's many passions. His interest in community service has led to Mr. Phillips involvement with the Special Olympics, The Green Chimneys Foundation, of which he was an advisory board member, The Red Cross and the Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles. Phillips is an ambassador for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and is the face of Project Alpha for the March of Dimes. He has been a visiting speaker for organizations such as Young Americas Foundation, The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, Central State University, Columbus State Community College, Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce, California Community Renewal Summit, California Pro-Life, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Black America's Political Action Committee, Council for African-American Republican Leadership, Colorado Sickle Cell Foundation, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, The United States Post Office, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Youngstown University, California State University At Northridge, Towson State University, Pepperdine University, The Green Chimney's Foundation, Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club, Fullerton College, The Chicago Black Expo, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Mountain View Community Church Elections Forum and at elementary and primary schools across the country. Mr. Phillips has taught acting workshops at the National Black Theatre Festival, The College of William and Mary, California State University Long Beach, Louisiana State University, Delta State College, Canoga Park High School and The Lutheran School. Joseph is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors Equity Association, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, was National Co-Chair of the African American Steering committee for Bush/Cheney '04, was named a member of the Republican National Committees African American Advisory Board, was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the state board of directors of the California African American Museum and was named a 2005 Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow. An interest in Law resulted in Joseph's acceptance to Rutgers University School of Law-an auxiliary career path he has put on hold. He is also a graduate of culinary school and has had recipes published in Soap Opera Digest, Essence Magazine and the best selling cookbook, Cooking with Regis And Kathy Lee, and is the Celebrity Chairman for Real Men Cook, Los Angeles. However, his greatest passion is Nicole, his wife of 13 years, and their three children, Connor, 10, Ellis, 8 and 6 year-old Samuel. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2012 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:01:00 GMT Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ We, the American public, hold it as an article of faith that those responsible for devising and implementing public policy have our best interests at heart. Our best minds are hard at work, striving to make the world a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/11/22/the_failing_promise_of_public_education bee02c00-bbad-4fd4-b9bb-ef52a6810278 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:01:00 GMT For decades the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People fought the good fight against racial discrimination. The organization was instrumental in defeating Jim Crow and discrimination in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/11/01/sellouts_at_the_naacp 83c9e72d-982d-4037-a7c3-b0e1623792c6 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:01:00 GMT I arrived at the Los Angeles Airport more than an hour early. I had made good time on the highway. I wasn't checking any bags, so with my boarding pass in hand I proceeded to the gate. I was greeted with a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/10/25/fed-up_with_the_tsa 178fb603-cdea-49ce-88c4-0a0602f7444a Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:01:29 GMT I arrived at the Los Angeles Airport more than an hour early. I had made good time on the highway. I wasn't checking any bags, so with my boarding pass in hand I proceeded to the gate. I was greeted with a security... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/10/25/fed_up_with_the_transportation_safety_administration c63d8087-e1f3-4700-9a61-257e3f446706 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:01:00 GMT There is, perhaps, no better testament to how far this nation has drifted from the principles of individual liberty, free markets, and private property than that those proponents of real reform of the Social Security... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/10/18/social_security_reform_the_new_radicalism e6ab0a90-b64e-40ce-b8b8-b49fa1518821 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:01:00 GMT While listening to music on my I-phone, I began to contemplate the upcoming mid-term elections. The rock band, The Who sang: "I'll tip my hat to the new constitution/Take a bow for the new revolution/Smile and grin at... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/10/11/gop,_dont_fool_us_this_time 233a1fe6-5be4-47d8-bb6d-e2df7864aa22 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:01:35 GMT I am curious to see what happens when President Obama invites Molly Norris to the White House for a beer. Oh, Wait.Molly Norris can't go to the White House for beer because Molly Norris no longer exists; any trace of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/10/04/humorless_muslims_and_annoying_christians 336af9fa-3cfd-44bc-adac-9d6ff3f893a6 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:34:13 GMT The absurdity of race continues to rear its ugly head and once again, the succubus appears in Mississippi. The folks in the Magnolia state can't seem to get it right on race even when they use the liberal racialist... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/09/20/the_absurdity_of_the_racialist_playbook 73dff37c-fedb-4756-8c90-a727bbc0a088 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:01:00 GMT Is America only for white people? The question stuck in my mind following yet another e-mail exchange with a friend of mine, regarding my conservatism. For this particular gentleman, being black in America is at odds... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/08/30/is_america_only_for_white_people d814283c-424b-405b-ae2b-63df32271422 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:01:00 GMT According to the website CNN.com, some of the criticism of first lady Michelle Obama is driven by partisan politics. However, "others say the attacks are rooted in white resentment of the "uppity Negro." Two things... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/08/23/america_still_talking_about_race 0e51baa7-f6c5-4ac4-8ed7-6937038c676b Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:01:00 GMT I am fascinated that the same people who have been able to find a Constitutional right to government control of education, healthcare, and the energy industry are unable to divine from that same document any rational... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/08/16/tolerance_and_the_ground_zero_mosque 79dca512-78c7-4742-8171-6421e0f5fa69 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:01:00 GMT In its coverage of the Philadelphia voter intimidation case, conservative media has unfortunately chosen sensationalism over clarity. There are layers to this case to be explored that might highlight the idealism of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/07/19/clarity_and_the_new_black_panther_party 47331d98-0d57-4a2f-9918-a0923adf4748 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:01:00 GMT I am willing to wager my house that not one of my son's seventh-grade classmates could identify John Locke in a photo. I am then willing to let that wager ride on another gamble that less than one percent of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/07/12/who_is_john_locke a588fe8f-21ed-417a-b6ce-fe6033d544dd Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:01:00 GMT The right to private property was one of the central issues involved in the American Revolution. The colonists' cries of "taxation without representation" were but protests of what they saw as an unjust taking... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/07/05/independence_and_the_right_to_private_property 2da68eb7-bc12-42c9-9435-cd5cde85457e Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:01:00 GMT My eldest son has decided that he wants to be a marine. His plan is to enter the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and then serve his country as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. My son is still... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JosephCPhillips/2010/06/28/assessing_the_true_cost_of_liberty db8c2164-e97e-4684-a8b8-01412b48fcfb Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:01:01 GMT