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Phillip David Lewis (born February 14, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, and director. He is best known for playing hotel manager Mr. Moseby on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck.
However, Mr. Moseby claims that Patrick wrecked it by crashing into fellow waiter Rich, and when the ambulance showed up, another waiter Gary got hit by the ambulance, leaving Mr. Moseby to take Patrick's place at the Tipton Restaurant. His favourite musical is Bye Bye Birdie as revealed in "Birdman of Boston".
On a winter day when school is closed, Zack and Cody cause mischief in the hotel. Two failing screenwriters notice their antics and think it might make a good television show, so the boys, their mother, Maddie, London, and Mr. Moseby fly to Hollywood to consult with the writers and observe the pilot of the show, titled How Suite It Is.
The hotel is managed by Mr. Moseby (Phill Lewis), who has also taken care of the heiress of the Tipton empire her whole life, London Tipton (Brenda Song). The show also introduces Maddie (Ashley Tisdale), the teenage candy-counter girl at the Tipton Hotel, who despite being the complete opposite of London, ends up becoming her best friend.
Mr. Moseby receives information that a food critic called Bernard Burnaise is coming to the Tipton to try out the food. He is told that Burnaise has three different disguises: A middle-aged woman, a Chinese man with a long beard, and a cowboy. Mr. Moseby then hires Zack and Cody to sneak around the hotel and find out who exactly is Burnaise.
Meanwhile, Mr. Moseby's niece, Nia (Giovonnie Samuels), comes to the Tipton and works as the candy counter girl in Maddie's absence. Instead of preparing for the challenge, Zack and Cody are goofing off at a party with London and Nia. Note: This is the first appearance of Nia Moseby.
Mr. Moseby dated her in the episode "seaHarmony" and has a crush on her, as became clear in "The Play's The Thing", when he tried to make her love him using Zack's help, although it was already suggested that Mr. Moseby and Emma would become a couple as he fantasized about her in a showgirl costume after she stepped in once as a showgirl in the ...
Continuing from the series finale of the previous show, Zack (Dylan Sprouse), Cody (Cole Sprouse), London (Brenda Song), and Mr. Moseby (Phill Lewis) from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody set sail on the SS Tipton for their semester at sea. London uses jewelry to bribe her cabin-mate, Padma, to leave the ship so she can have a cabin to herself.