Who was the first filipino American in Hollywood?

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TIA CARRERE

Carrere was born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo in http://www.answers.com/topic/honolulu-hawaii, http://www.answers.com/topic/hawaii, the daughter of Audrey Duhinio Janairo, a computer supervisor, and Alexander Janairo, a banker.http://www.answers.com/tia%20carrere#cite_note-0 She is of Filipino descent.http://www.answers.com/tia%20carrere#cite_note-1 Carrere longed to be a singer as a child. Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 star-search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by the parents of a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the movie aloha-summer-1.

LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS

Phillips was born as Lou Diamond Upchurch at the http://www.answers.com/topic/u-s-naval-base-subic-bay in http://www.answers.com/topic/zambales, http://www.answers.com/topic/Philippines, the son of Lucita and Gerald Upchurch, naval officer.http://www.answers.com/topic/lou-diamond-phillips#cite_note-0 His father was an American of http://www.answers.com/topic/ulster-scots, http://www.answers.com/topic/native-hawaiians, and http://www.answers.com/topic/cherokee descent and his mother was a http://www.answers.com/topic/filipino-people of http://www.answers.com/topic/spanish-people-1, Chinese, and Japanese descent.http://www.answers.com/topic/lou-diamond-phillips#cite_note-1 Phillips was named after http://www.answers.com/topic/united-states-marine-corps legend http://www.answers.com/topic/lou-diamondhttp://www.answers.com/topic/lou-diamond-phillips#cite_note-2 and adopted his surname, "Phillips," from his stepfather.

ROB SCHNEIDER

Schneider was born in http://www.answers.com/topic/crown-square and grew up in the nearby suburb of http://www.answers.com/topic/pacifica-California. He is the son of Pilar (http://www.answers.com/topic/married-and-maiden-names Monroe) Schneider, a former kindergarten teacher and ex-school board president, and Marvin Schneider, a http://www.answers.com/topic/real-estate broker.http://www.answers.com/topic/rob-schneider#cite_note-0 Schneider's father was a http://www.answers.com/topic/hebrew-literature, while his maternal grandmother was a http://www.answers.com/topic/filipino-people who met and married Schneider's maternal grandfather, an American army private, while he was stationed in the http://www.answers.com/topic/philippines.http://www.answers.com/topic/rob-schneider#cite_note-1 Schneider graduated from http://www.answers.com/topic/terra-nova-high-school-pacifica in 1982.

Vanessa Hudgens

Hudgens was born in http://www.answers.com/topic/salinas-california, and lived all over the West Coast - from http://www.answers.com/topic/oregon to http://www.answers.com/topic/southern-california. with her parents, Gina (http://www.answers.com/topic/married-and-maiden-names Guangco) and Gregory Hudgens and a sister, Stella Hudgens.http://www.answers.com/topic/stella-hudgens#cite_note-yahoo-4http://www.answers.com/topic/stella-hudgens#cite_note-inquirer-5 Hudgens and her family moved to http://www.answers.com/topic/los-angeles-california after she won a role in a television commercial.http://www.answers.com/topic/stella-hudgens#cite_note-kids-6 Hudgens's father is an American of http://www.answers.com/topic/irish-american and http://www.answers.com/topic/american-indian descent, and her mother, who grew up in http://www.answers.com/topic/manila-1, is of http://www.answers.com/topic/filipino-people, Spanish, and Chinese descent.http://www.answers.com/topic/stella-hudgens#cite_note-TeenHollywood-7http://www.answers.com/topic/stella-hudgens#cite_note-inquirer-5 Both sets of Hudgens' grandparents were musicians

LALAINE VERGARA (Lizzie mcguire)

Born to http://www.answers.com/topic/filipino-people parents originally from http://www.answers.com/topic/batangas and http://www.answers.com/topic/pampanga, she grew up and currently lives in http://www.answers.com/topic/los-angeles-california. She is the youngest of four siblings, Marian, Francisco and Cristina. She is of Filipino and Spanish descent. In an interview, she stated, "People ask me, 'Are you Spanish?' … "I say I have Spanish in me but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities and I will always be proud of being a Filipino".http://www.answers.com/topic/lalaine#cite_note-3 Lalaine is also involved in many charity events, such as the AIDS http://www.answers.com/topic/benefit-concert-2 and http://www.answers.com/topic/n-sync's challenge for the children. Lalaine was arrested in July 2007 and charged with felony possession of http://www.answers.com/topic/methamphetamine. She has pled guilty to the http://www.answers.com/topic/methamphetamine charge, but her record will be expunged when she completes a drug-treatment program.http://www.answers.com/topic/lalaine#cite_note-4 SHARON LEAL dreamgirls So elegant and striking that she deservedly won Ebony magazine's Celebrity Beauty of the Month designation in January 2004 -- with the asset of outstanding dramatic instincts -- actress Sharon Leal achieved stardom in the early 2000s with her multi-season portrayal of no-nonsense schoolteacher Marilyn Sudor on http://www.answers.com/topic/david-e-kelley's groundbreaking small-screen drama Boston Public. The daughter of a Filipino military policeman and an African-American homemaker, raised by a succession of stepfathers, Leal graduated from Roosevelt School of the Arts in Fresno, CA, in 1990, and subsequently landed two ongoing dramatic roles, on the daytime soap Guiding Light and the prime-time UPN drama http://www.answers.com/topic/legacy-film (1998). The Public role arrived two years after that, with Leal cast in the program from its inception; after the series folded, the actress segued into movie roles, with turns in the smash musical http://www.answers.com/topic/dreamgirls-film (2006) and http://www.answers.com/topic/tyler-perry's comedy drama http://www.answers.com/topic/why-did-i-get-married (2007). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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