Dr. Phillips is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida; commonly known as a suburb of Orlando, Florida. It is also part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,548 at the 2000 census.
The area of Dr. Phillips is named after Dr. Phillip Phillips, a Central Florida citrus magnate. He was responsible for several key innovations in the processing and packaging of orange juice. He owned thousands of acres of groves, stretching across nine Central Florida counties and extending from Conroy Road on the north to the south end of the Sand Lake Chain, encompassing all of what is now Bay Hill, Orange Tree, Sand Lake Hills and Turkey Lake Park.
Dr. Phillips High School is the designated high school for most of the Dr. Phillips area.
Several notable persons have attended Dr. Phillips High School:
Notable alumni
Entertainment/Pop Culture
Wayne Brady, an improv actor on the ABC television show Whose Line is it Anyway, talk show and game show host and Miss America host
Valery Ortiz, an actress who stars in The N's South of Nowhere teen television drama.
Kenny King, Professional Wrestler
Ashley Drane, an actress who has appeared in episodes of That's So Raven and Phil of the Future
Amanda Diva, Child Star in Cop and 1/2, Regular on My brother and Me, now hosting Hip Hop Count Down on MTV 2
Athletics
Johnny Damon, star from the 2009 New York Yankees and 2004 Boston Red Sox World Series Championship teams and current Tampa Bay Rays team member
A.J. Pierzynski, star from the Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series Championship team
Doug Gabriel, NFL player for the Oakland Raiders
Damien Wilkins, NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder and son of former NBA player Gerald Wilkins
Ike Charlton, NFL player for the New England Patriots
Dan Miceli, pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
Mark Ruiz, diver at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Patrick Damron, Professional golfer
Ty Tryon, Professional golfer
Robert Damron, Professional golfer
Braniff Bonaventure, who played for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League.
Politics/Government
10151 University Blvd. Suite 171, Orlando, FL 32817
Orlando (407) 574-5519 Fort Lauderdale (954) 282-9821
State License CPC1458004
Other Orange County Area's Served
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