| Summary: | Author and television producer Charles Randolph-Wright was born in York, South Carolina on August 26, 1956, to Ruth and Charles Randolph-Wright, Sr. Wright graduated from York High School in 1974, the first African American A.B. Duke Scholarship recipient. He was afforded the opportunity to go to London and subsequently studied acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company and danced with Alvin Ailey in New York. Wright graduated with honors from Duke University in 1978 with his B.A. degree in theater and religion. He built a dynamic and diversified career in performing and producing, directing, and writing for theater, television, and film. His earliest Broadway credit was as a member of the original cast of the musical Dreamgirls. A choreographer, film director and screenwriter, he served on the Board of Directors of the Roundabout Theater and the artistic board at Duke University. Wright was a founding member of the Wright Family Foundation of South Carolina.
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