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
Television 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 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 Red, White & New (2013)- Executive Producer
Honors and awards For his play The Song of Jacob Zulu, he was nominated for 6 Tony Nominations and he was awarded 2 Tony Awards in two categories, as the author of the play and as lyricist for the award for best score of a musical.Tony Awards: Search for "Yourgrau" , accessed Dec. 29, 2009
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See also Independent Lens: "Filmmaker Bios", accessed Dec. 29, 2009