Lou Diamond Phillips Wins I'm A Celebrity

Finally something in life has gone right for Lou Diamond Phillips. I don't even want to imagine what his life has been like for the past several years, but winning a show that no one watched has to be a highlight to his career. I had a long discussion with a friend of mine about why Lou would want to be on this show. He still has some name recognition and I would think that Dancing With The Stars would have been a much better way for him to go. I can' see the producers of that show turning him down and being on the show isn't even a bad thing.

When you watch Dancing With The Stars, you don't ask yourself why someone is doing it and if their career has spiraled out of control. I wouldn't be shocked if an A list celebrity wanted to be on DWTS. I would be shocked if they had the time, but I don't think it hurts your career to be on it. I'm A Celebrity though is lower than The Surreal Life and that was on cable.

I guess being on network television every night instead of twice a week for a few minutes was more exposure for Lou, than DWTS, but still, I like the guy and feel sorry for him. I think after La Bamba he was just kind of screwed about the parts he could get. You don't often get typecast based on one movie, but I think it might have happened in his case.

I am happy for the guy and his charity which was Art Has Heart Foundation and I'm guessing we won't be seeing this show on any network for awhile.