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R.J. Williams

R.J. Williams is the host, producer, creator and CEO of YoungHollywood LLC, his fledgling entertainment media company. Having grown up in Hollywood, he spent much of his youth as a television actor, acting in such shows as The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, Full House, Magnum P.I., not to mention several movies of the week and doing animated character voices for shows. After more than a decade in front of the camera, and hosting the interview show Wake, Rattle & Roll R.J. went to film school at USC before starting his production company, Arjay Entertainment.

In 2004, R.J. worked alongside NSYNC’s Lance Bass and together they co-hosted a one-hour, primetime American Music Awards pre-show with Dick Clark Productions and ABC and soon after started adding clients such as ABC, TV Guide Channel, Fox Cable, AOL and many others. He began shooting content for his new venture towards the end of 2006 and unveiled the beta version of YoungHollywood.com in early 2007 and by the end of that year forged partnerships with Entertainment Tonight, MySpace, Yahoo! and YouTube.