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Rudy Youngblood (born September 21, 1982), is a Native-American actor, musician, dancer, and artist.[1]

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Rudy Youngblood
Born	(1982-09-21) September 21, 1982 (age 40) Valle del Yaqui, Sonora, Mexico
Occupation	Actor, musician
Years active	1990s–present

Early life and background

Born in Valle del Yaqui, Sonora and grew up in Belton, Texas with two younger sisters. They were supported by their mother, who Rudy identifies as being of Comanche descent.[2] Rudy has stated that his biological father was of Yaqui background.[1] His adoptive father was of Cree descent.^{[citation needed]} Growing up, Rudy went by Rudy Gonzales, using his stepfather's surname.[1]

David A. Yeagley told the L.A. Times, "He has no Indian blood in him that anyone can validate."[1] At the time, Youngblood's website stated, "Rudy is from the Tahchawwickah Comanche family, his father is the late Preston Tahchawwickah. He is adopted Cree."[1] Comanche Nation spokeswoman Jolene Schonchin states that Youngblood "is not on our tribal rolls, but he does have Comanche blood" through his father Preston Tahchawwickah. Other members of Preston Tahchawwickah's family questioned that. Dawn Tahchawwickah, daughter of Preston Tahchawwickah, stated that Youngblood was "only a family friend" and "He is nothing to my father," while other children of Preston have said Youngblood is their brother.[1] Youngblood told the L.A. Times that, "Preston Tahchawwickah was not his biological father but his ceremonially adoptive father" and that it was his mother who had Comanche ancestry.[1]

Education and early career

At the age of ten, he started working at construction jobs and learned skills and stories from the men. He has learned carpentry, brick laying, and other skills.[2] He went to local schools and was competitive in boxing and track athletics while attending Belton High School.[2] He frequently went to movies and became a fan of film. Upon graduation, he was offered scholarships to major colleges in both art and track and field, but he chose Native dance instead. He has performed with the American Indian Dance Theatre.[2]

Acting career

Going to a general casting call, Youngblood was selected by the director Mel Gibson to play the leading role of Jaguar Paw in the epic film Apocalypto (2006), in which he also performed his own stunts.[2] He learned the Yucatec Maya language in order to appear as a tribesman in the film, in which all dialogue was in Maya.[2] For his work in the film, he won the Best Actor award at the 15th annual First Americans in the Arts awards.[3]

Personal life and activism

Youngblood has participated in HIV activism, engaging in AIDS walks and visiting HIV-positive children in hospitals — in particular to draw attention to the rate of HIV infection in the Native community.[2] Having seen a family member die of AIDS-related complications, he felt it important to "give back and make a difference"[2] and has spoken out about the importance of education in combating ignorance around HIV/AIDS, alcoholism, drug abuse and child abuse.[2] Having grown up looking after his sisters as a result of his mother's struggles with alcoholism, he regained a close relationship with her subsequently.[2]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes[4]
2005	Spirit: The Seventh Fire	Warrior Protector
2006	Apocalypto	Jaguar Paw	Won: First Americans in the Arts award for Best actor[3]
2010	Beatdown	Brandon Becker
2012	Into the Americas	Toowin
2015	Windwalkers	Matty Kingston
2016	Crossing Point	Mateo
2018	Attrition	Infidel
2021	Dandelion Season	Phoenix

References

External links

• Rudy Youngblood at IMDb 
• "Undaunted Spirit", A&U Magazine, November 2007

На других языках

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[de] Rudy Youngblood

Rudy Youngblood, bekannt unter dem Namen Tee-Dee-Nae (dt.: „Starker Junge“), (* 21. September 1982 in Belton, Texas, USA; als Rudy Nathaniel Jamal Gonzalez) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Tänzer, Powwow-Sänger und Künstler, der von den Comanche, Cree und Yaqui-Indianern abstammt.

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- [en] Rudy Youngblood

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[es] Rudy Youngblood

Rudy Youngblood (21 de septiembre de 1982) es un actor, bailarín y músico estadounidense, de origen cree, comanche y yaqui.[2] Es conocido por haber actuado en la película Apocalypto (2006) de Mel Gibson.

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[ru] Янгблад, Руди

Ру́ди Я́нгблад (англ. Rudy Youngblood, имя при рождении — Руди Гонсалес, род. 21 сентября 1982, Белтон, Техас) — американский актёр, наиболее известный по главной роли в фильме Мэла Гибсона «Апокалипсис».

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