William Allen Young
William Allen Young was born in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States on January 24th, 1954 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 70, William Allen Young biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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William Allen Young (born January 24, 1954) is an American actor and director who has starred in over 100 television, stage, and film projects, including two Academy Award-nominated films, A Soldier's Story and District 9.
He is best known for his roles as Frank Mitchell on UPN’s Moesha, Dr.
Rollie Guthrie on the CBS medical drama Code Black, and as Judge Joseph Ratner on CBS’s CSI Miami.
His other television credits include ABC’s The Day After, General Hospital, CBS’s Madame Secretary, JAG, Atlanta Child Murders, and The Women of Brewster Place, among other shows.
He is also credited with helping to diversity the ranks of writers, actors, directors and producers in Hollywood through the landmark 2000 TV Network Agreement, which he helped broker while serving as a former co-chair of the African-American Steering Committee of the Directors Guild of America.
Early life and education
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, Mother Joan Walker of California Southwest Jurisdiction, 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 career in the medical profession.
Personal life
He has two children.
Career
His acting career includes roles in A Soldier's Novel, A Soldier's Story, and The Belly of the Beast, as well as the Academy Award-nominated film Any Day Now. In 1999, he appeared in the 6th-season episode "Home Court Advantage" of Sister, Sister. Millions of viewers recognize him as Frank Mitchell, the tough-but-loving father on the hit television show Moesha, or as Chief Judge Ratner on CSI: Miami. Young has been lauded for his stage appearances in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as international performances in Africa, Austria, France, Italy, London, Sri Lanka, and Russia. Young appears in the film District 9, which was shot on location in South Africa and released in August 2009. Harry Wentz appeared on the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie (2010-2014). Young reunited with Moesha co-star Brandy Norwood on the television show The Game in 2013. Young appeared in an interview with Madam Secretary Steven Cushing in 2013.
Since leading the Trojan Debate Squad to a National Championship, he has been a USC alumn and former top College Speaker in the United States for two years in a row. He has obtained a master's degree in Sociolinguistics, a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric & Debate, and has lectured at major colleges and universities around the country.
As the founder/president of the nonprofit Young Center for Academic and Cultural Enrichment, he has enriched lives and expanded the chances for many underserved youth to obtain a college education. More than 250 students have studied in the organization's award-winning programs, and its distinguished alumni have been accepted at more than 80 U.S. colleges and universities to date.
He is the recipient of the Ford Foundation Freedom Unsung Award, NAACP Social Achievement Award, Thomas Kilgore, Jr. Humanitarian Service Award, Hero of Education Award, President's Icon Award; and National Organization of Women at Work Man of the Year Award. Former President Bill Clinton appointed him as an Ambassador of Goodwill by inducting him into the African-American Hall of Education and designating him as a Representative of Goodwill.