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William Allen Young (born January 24, 1954) is an American actor best known for his role as Frank Mitchell on UPN's ''Moesha'' and directing a few episodes of the show, and made a guest appearance on UPN's'' The Parkers'' as Frank Mitchell. His mother is Mother Joan Walker from California Southwest Jurisdiction. His other television credits include ''The Day After'', ''Matlock'', ''Babylon 5'', CBS's ''JAG'', ''Knots Landing'', ''The Jeffersons'', and ''The Women of Brewster Place'', among other shows. He portrayed a recurring character on CBS's ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and a different recurring character on CBS's ''CSI: Miami''. ==Life and career== Young was born in Washington, D.C. He rose from an inner-city housing project to become an award-winning actor, inspirational teacher, national orator, and humanitarian. His acting career includes starring roles in the Academy Award-nominated film, ''A Soldier's Story'', and in ''Women of Brewster Place'', ''The Atlanta Child Murders'', ''Simple Justice'', ''Sins'', ''Lock Up'', and ''In the Belly of the Beast'', and the award-winning Lifetime series ''Any Day No''. Millions of viewers still recognize him as Frank Mitchell, the tough-but-loving father, on the hit TV show, ''Moesha'', or as Chief Judge Ratner on ''CSI: Miami''. William has received critical praise for his stage performances in New York and Los Angeles., and he has performed abroad in Africa, Austria, France, Italy, London, Sri Lanka, and Russia. His film project, ''District 9'', filmed on location in South Africa, was released in August 2009. He also guest starred on the 6th season of ''Sister, Sister''. He has also recently starred as Harry Wentz on the Disney Channel Original Series ''Good Luck Charlie''. In 2013, Young reunited with ''Moesha'' co-star Brandy Norwood on the season six episode, "The Blueprint" on the television show ''The Game''. Young was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in South Central, Los Angeles, during the Civil Rights Movement. One of seven children, he was inspired by his mother, a high-school dropout who worked as a maid before returning to school at night to get her diploma and a nursing license, which led to a distinguished 20-year career in the medical profession. He is a distinguished USC graduate and former #1 College Speaker in the Nation for two consecutive years, when he led the Trojan Debate Squad to a National Championship. He holds a Master's degree in Sociolinguistics, a Bachelor's degree in Rhetoric & Debate, and has lectured at major colleges and universities nationwide. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. As founder/president of the non-profit Young Center for Academic and Cultural Enrichment, Young works to inspire a new generation of ethical leaders, critical thinkers and engaged citizens to create solutions to the challenges facing our schools, our communities, and our nation. He is the recipient of the NAACP Outstanding Social Achievement Award, USC Black Alumni Association Thomas Kilgore, Jr. Service Award, California Lottery Association Hero in Education Award, Black Hollywood Education Resource Center President's Icon Award; Arts Council for the Disabled Humanitarian Service Award, and National Organization of Women at Work Man of the Year Award. He was recently inducted into the African-American Hall of Education and deemed an Ambassador of Goodwill by former President Bill Clinton. 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「William Allen Young」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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