Tug Yourgrau
Tuggelin (Tug) Yourgrau is an American playwright and TV producer. He is the President of Powderhouse Productions in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Early life and education
Yourgrau was born in South Africa and moved to America at the age of 10. He graduated from Denver South High School, then from Swarthmore College with a degree in philosophy, and received a master's in history from Boston University.
Career
After periods of odd jobs, he became a producer at WGBH-TV where he met Joel Olicker. Together they formed their TV production company, Powderhouse Productions.
Works
Film
- Thy Kingdom Come... Thy Will Be Done (1988)- Associate Producer[1]
Television
- Southie Rules (2013)_ Executive Producer
- Red, White & New (2013)- Executive Producer
- Cats 101 (2012)- Executive Producer
- Must Love Cats (2012)- Executive Producer
- Pets 101 (2012)- Executive Producer
- America's Cutest Pet (2012)- Executive Producer
- America's Cutest Cat (2011)- Executive Producer
- Dogs 101 (2011)- Executive Producer
- America's Cutest Dog (2011)- Executive Producer
- America's Cutest Dog (2010)- Executive Producer
- Dogs vs. Cats (2010)- Executive Producer
- Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus (2008)- Voice
- Build it Bigger (2007)- Executive Producer
- Engineering the Impossible (2002)- Consultant
- Secrets, Lies and Atomic Spies (2002)- Producer, Director, Writer
- Inside the U.S Mint (2000)- Director, Narrator, Producer
- Killer's Trail (2000)- Consultant
- Mummies: The Real Story (1999)- Producer, Director
- Machine That Changed the World (1992)- Narrator
- Discovering Psychology (1991)- Producer
- Living Against the Odds (1991)- Writer, Producer, Director[1]
Honors and awards
For his play The Song of Jacob Zulu, he was nominated for 1993 Tony Awards in two categories, as the author of the play and as lyricist for the award for best score of a musical.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Tug Yourgrau - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes". New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Tony Awards: Search for "Yourgrau", accessed Dec. 29, 2009
See also
- Independent Lens: "Filmmaker Bios", accessed Dec. 29, 2009
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