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Rugg Williams is an American actor who co-starred in the crime drama ''In the Heat of the Night'' with Carroll O'Connor for four seasons as Eugene Glendon, Denise Nicholas troubled son. Prior to working on ''In the Heat of the Night'', he could be seen on ''Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills'' as Swinton Sawyer who was the brains of the group, ''Family Matters'', ''Hunter'', ''Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories'' with Seth Green, Sheena Easton and F. William Parker and much more. ==Life and career== A native of Washington, D.C., Rugg holds degrees in Business Management as well as Marketing. After relocating to Los Angeles, he attended the west coast, American Academy of Dramatic Arts where he performed in such productions as Picnic, A Taste of Honey and Othello. He has since then performed in over sixty stage productions including The Mighty Gents, The Pajama Game, Slow Down the Night, the national tour of God’s Trying to Tell You Something and A Soldiers Play. The NAACP Theatre Committee and the L.A Weekly Theatre Awards have honored him for his work in Ted Lange’s Tinseltown Trilogy. His most prominent stage performance was spent at the Pasadena Playhouse, in the award winning play Mr. Ricky Calls a Meeting, directed by Sheldon Epps. Rugg is best known for his portrayal of “Eugene” on ''In the Heat of the Night'' for four seasons, playing opposite the late Carroll O’ Connor and Denise Nicholas. Some of his other television credits include ''Dangerous Minds'', ''Family Matters'', ''Silk Stalkings'', ''Hunter'', ''Real Ghosts'', a starring role in CBS’ MOW Crosses on the Lawn, a recurring role on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Sister, Sister'' and ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' to name a few. Rugg has also captured roles in films such as Good Kids Die Too, Family Prayers, Biker Boyz, Renegade Radio, Trippin’ and Social Misfits. When Rugg was cast in BET’s original comedy sketch show L.A. Friday’s, he was also hired on as one of the shows writers. After a successful run as a working actor in Hollywood, Rugg went on to be cast in the long running stage play Jonin’. Rugg was given the opportunity to become one of the show's producers and the play was then re-cast with new director, Tommy Ford and went on to run another successful year. Rugg then formed his own company, RuggRat FilmWorks, Inc which led to him writing and directing his own film short entitled Lost and Found, about a young homeless boy who finds a wallet with a winning lottery ticket inside. Soon after he began to assemble several television premises and pilots to develop along with a catalog of feature films ideas. Rugg has now co-created and produced the pilot, Calvin and Freddie’s Cosmic Encounters starring his own sons Oren Williams (Rebound) and Zachary Isaiah Williams (Honey). Rugg is also the co-author of the book ShowBiz Kidz… How to get you child started in Show Business. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1425905374/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_4jsUmb0QTBM6W 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rugg Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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