Joseph C. Phillips
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Joseph C. Phillips (born January 17, 1962 in Denver, Colorado) is an African American actor.
Phillips played Martin Kendall on the NBC sitcom, The Cosby Show from 1989 to 1991. Additionally, he portrayed Justus Ward on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital from 1994 to 1998. Phillips is also a guest political commentator on "News and Notes with Ed Gordon" on most NPR radio stations. In 2006, Phillips published an autobiography, He Talk Like A White Boy.
Phillips is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
Despite his commitment to public service and equality for the African American community, Phillips is a spokesman for anti-gay causes like vehement opposition to equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians. Phillips contends that gay relationships are "morally wrong," and "contrary to nature, just as slavery was."