Ruben Santiago-Hudson

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Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Born (1956-11-24) November 24, 1956
Lackawanna, New York
Spouse(s) Jeannie Brittan
Children Broderick
Ruben III
Trey
Lily

Ruben Santiago-Hudson [note 1] (born November 24, 1956) is an American actor and playwright, who has won national awards for his work in both areas. From 2009 to 2011, he played Captain Roy Montgomery in ABC's Castle. In November 2011 he appeared on Broadway in Lydia Diamond's play Stick Fly.[1]

Early life

Santiago-Hudson was born in Lackawanna, New York, the son of Alean Hudson and Ruben Santiago, a railroad worker.[2] His father was Puerto Rican and his mother was African American.[3] He went to Lackawanna High school, earned his bachelor's degree from Binghamton University, and his master's degree from Wayne State University.[3] He received an honorary doctorate of letters from Buffalo State College.[4]

Career

In 2003 Ruben Santiago-Hudson was the reader in Volume 13 of the HBO film Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. The series was narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.

He wrote Lackawanna Blues, an autobiographical play in which he portrayed himself and some twenty different characters from his past, which was produced in New York. He adapted it for a highly acclaimed, award-winning 2005 HBO film, in which the parts would be played by different people, that won him the Humanitas Prize and earned Emmy and Writers Guild of America Award nominations.

Santiago-Hudson appeared on Broadway in Jelly's Last Jam and received the 1996 Tony for August Wilson's Seven Guitars. Santiago-Hudson's screen credits include Coming to America and Domestic Disturbance.

On television he has appeared on the daytime dramas Another World and All My Children. His work in primetime series have included The Cosby Mysteries, New York Undercover, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, The West Wing, Third Watch, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and five episodes of Law & Order (which coincidentally stars Lackawanna Blues star S. Epatha Merkerson), among others. He portrayed American Chemist Percy Lavon Julian in the PBS NOVA documentary Forgotten Genius. He starred as New York City Police Captain Roy Montgomery in the ABC series Castle until his character's death occurred in the third season finale. Penny Johnson Jerald replaces Santiago-Hudson as Captain Victoria "Iron" Gates in Castle 's fourth and fifth season.

In 2007 he starred in a Public Broadcasting Service Nova documentary about the life of Percy Lavon Julian

In 2013, he won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director,[5] an Obie Award for Direction,[6][7] and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for his work in the Off-Broadway production of The Piano Lesson.[8]

Filmography

Honors

  • 1996, Tony Award for performance in Seven Guitars
  • 2006, Humanitas Award for writing, for HBO film adaptation of his play Lackawanna Blues.[9]
  • 2009, NAACP Lifetime Achievement Theatre Award at the Los Angeles NAACP Theatre Awards.[9] He played Mayor Joe Starks in Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Personal life

Santiago-Hudson has four children: Broderick and Ruben III from previous relationships, and Trey and Lily from his marriage with Jeannie Brittan.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑
    This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Santiago and the second or maternal family name is Hudson.

References

  1. ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Dulé Hill and Tracie Thoms to Star in Stick Fly on Broadway". playbill.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Ruben Santiago-Hudson Biography (1956-)", Film Reference, accessed 14 Oct 2010
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Inspiring People | Living Louder | DanaRoc.com
  4. ↑ http://www.buffalostate.edu/insider/index.asp?article=2760
  5. ↑ Healy, Patrick (2013-05-05). "‘Piano Lesson’ and ‘The Whale’ Win Lortel Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-06. 
  6. ↑ Gans, Andrew (2013-05-20). "Detroit, Grimly Handsome, Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley and More Are Obie Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2013-05-21. 
  7. ↑ Healy, Patrick (2013-05-20). "Obie Awards Honor ‘Detroit’ and ‘Grimly Handsome’". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-21. 
  8. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (2013-05-19). "Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2013-05-20. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 ABC's Castle "Ruben Santiago- Hudson" aka Det.Montgomery, 17 Oct 2009, accessed 14 Oct 2010

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