GregAlan
Williams
Host of "Know Your Heritage" &
"Know Your Heritage: Black College Quiz"
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Author,
educator, GregAlan Williams is an Emmy Award Winning actor whose
most recent appearances include recurring roles on many of
television’s hottest shows, including; THE SOPRANOS
(HBO), THE WEST WING
(ABC), BOSTON LEGAL (ABC), THE DISTRICT (CBS), THE PRACTICE(ABC)
and LAWS & ORDER SVU (NBC) Other recent credits include his role as
self-serving Medical Director, Dr. Nathan Ambrose, on primetime’s
first Black medical drama, CITY OF ANGELS, BE COOL with Uma Thurman
and John Travolta, and opposite Oscar winner Denzel Washington, as
Coach Paul “Doc” Hines, in the acclaimed high school football saga
REMEMBER THE TITANS.
GregAlan’s Emmy nominated public television special, 1534 CLEVELAND,
won second place honors in the Black FilmMakers Hall of Fame Film
Festival Competition. Written and performed by Mr. Williams, 1534 is
a collection of moving and insightful essays about growing up
African-American in the Midwest during the turbulent 60’s. GregAlan
is also recognized by millions around the world for seven seasons as
beach cop Garner Ellerbee on the television series BAYWATCH and
BAYWATCH NIGHTS.
On April 29, 1992, millions of
Americans watched GregAlan Williams rescue a brutally beaten
Japanese-American motorist at the riot torn Los Angeles intersection
of Florence and Normandy. He is the recipient of the Anne Frank
Humanitarian Award, and the first recipient of the Salem Award for
Justice. Though hailed nationally as “hero” and “good Samaritan”,
GregAlan reminds audiences that when we step up and speak up on
behalf of others, we are, in reality, acting in our own best
interest. For nearly a decade, GregAlan has been teaching
tolerance in diverse communities across America. A riveting speaker,
master trainer, and critically acclaimed author, his widely read
book on tolerance and compassion, A Gathering of Heroes, was
hailed as “a moving illumination of the meaning of brotherhood” (Kirkus
Reviews).
During the past several years
Williams has shared the podium with distinguished
diversity/tolerance speakers such as, Noble Laureate, Elie Weisel,
Rev. Joseph Lowry, President Emeritus SCLC, former US Secretary of
Labor, Lexus Herman, and Israel Ambassador to the United Nations,
Mrs. Colette Evital,. A total of Four “Today Show” interviews;
NPR’s, All Things Considered; BET’s Screen Scene;
CNBC’s, Rivera Live; and feature stories in the Washington
Post; Boston Globe; Detroit News; Readers Digest and Ebony Man, top
his extensive list of media credits. A broad list of venues
include: American Federation Of Teachers, US Department of Health
and Human Services, Harvard, Howard, UCLA, Purdue, the NAACP, ADL,
and the American Red Cross.
Williams is also author of the
character development book, BOYS TO MEN – Maps For The Journey
(Doubleday). A one-on-one conversation with the young male reader,
BOYS TO MEN provides a platform for constructive dialogue between
young men and their parents or mentors. It becomes an excellent
resource tool for women who are bringing sons to manhood. Though
currently out of print, a new edition will be available soon.
In February 2003, Williams’ book of
affirmation for women of color,
For Black, Brown, and Beige
Baby Girls Born Too Beautiful to Watch the Bay will be
released to the general public. Black Baby Girls speaks to
women of color about how to keep feeling good about themselves
despite a daily bombardment of media images which sometimes suggest
that they are not beautiful and worthwhile human beings. Black
Baby Girls offers the reader an “insiders view” of a cosmetic,
surgically enhanced Hollywood. Via a warm and loving letter to his
own daughter, the long-time Baywatch co-star bolsters reader
self-image, inspires confidence, and enhances media literacy among
African-American women and girls.
Past media appearances include four
“Today Show” interviews; NPR’s, All Things Considered; BET’s
Screen Scene; CNBC’s, Rivera Live; and feature stories
in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Detroit News, Readers Digest,
Ebony Man and in April 2002 a special CNN profile with Paula Zhan. A
broad list of speaking venues include: The American Federation of
Teachers, US Department of Health and Human Services, Harvard,
Howard, UCLA, Purdue, the NAACP, and the American Red Cross.
In 1997, Mr.
Williams embarked on a two and a half year sabbatical from acting to
work, full-time, with a Middle Georgia Head Start program. During
this time, he also helped pioneer the Fathers and Families
Reunification Project of Central Georgia. As co-founder of the
non-profit curriculum development teaching organization, The Journey
Foundation, GregAlan continues to work closely with fragile families
and at-risk children, in partnership with the Georgia Departments of
Juvenile Justice, Human Services, Adoption, and Health.
In addition to his work in
Hollywood, GregAlan has recently completed his first novel HEART OF
A WOMAN.
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