Rusty DeWees

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Rusty DeWees
Rusty Dewees at the Champlain Valley Fair (crop).jpg
Rusty DeWees in 2016
Born (1960-11-15) 15 November 1960 (age 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)actor, producer and writer

Rusty DeWees (born November 15, 1960) is an American actor, producer and writer. He works regionally in Vermont, Off-Broadway, in television, and films. He is best known for his one-man comedy show, The Logger. [1]

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Early life

Rusty DeWees was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Marilyn Mason DeWees, a homemaker and newspaper business manager, and William Wallace DeWees, a Greyhound bus driver. [2] He is the younger brother of Holly DeWees. DeWees is Dutch, meaning "the orphan". He attended Stowe High School, where he played basketball, and percussion in the school band. [2] He also performed in high school theater productions. After graduating high school DeWees, worked as a school bus driver, basketball coach, stonemason, and logger. During a town team basketball game, Champlain College coach Robert Tipson noticed him and recruited him to play basketball on the team. [3] After graduating, he worked as a gas jockey in Burlington, Vermont.

Career

DeWees acted in Burlington with Vermont Repertory Theater under the direction of Robert R. Ringer before moving to New York City in 1989 to pursue an acting career.

In New York, DeWees worked as an assistant to William J. Doyle of William Doyle Galleries, while doing commercials and movies on the side.

Known for his authentic rural appearance, DeWees appeared in the films: Black Dog,A Stranger in the Kingdom, Pieces of April, Radical Jack, Mud Season, Where the Rivers Flow North , and The Devil's Own . DeWees also appeared in Law and Order , The Cosby Mysteries , and various soap operas.

While working on the Patrick Swayze movie, Black Dog, he met the singer Meat Loaf, who gave DeWees advice on how to produce his one-man play, The Logger, a comedy in Two Ax, for which he is best known in and around New England.

DeWees has also written two books, Scrawlins, and Scrawlins Too compilations of short essays. [2]

Awards

DeWees won Best Actor at the Los Angeles Method Fest Film Festival for his role as Jerry in Mud Season.

Personal life

DeWees was raised in Stowe, Vermont, and attended the Stowe Community Church.

In addition to acting, DeWees is a musician and plays with his band, The Fellers. DeWees also races stock cars at Thunder Road Speedbowl. DeWees works with charities, Ronald McDonald House, Make-a-Wish, and Meals on Wheels. He does motivational speaking to high schools and businesses.

Filmography

The following is the Filmography by American Actor, Producer, Writer, and Comedian Rusty DeWees.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Ethan Frome Man at Post Office
Where the Rivers Flow North The Champ
1996Diamond RunReece
1997Pressure PointLocal
1998 Black Dog Junior
My Mother's Early LoversTom/Strage and Beautiful Soldier
1999Mud SeasonJerry
A Stranger in the Kingdom Harlan Kittredge
2000 Icebreaker Timmy
The Newcomers Dennis Brownbear
2001 New Port South Janitor
Ordinary SinnerBill Parish
2002 The Year That Trembled Local Cop
2003 Pieces of April Joy's Biker Guy
2004Mending WallRed
Senses of PlaceEthan Reed
Nothing Like DreamingRed Morisette
2006 Disappearances Frog Lamundy
2008Shout It OutJessie's Dad
2010The Sparrow and The TigressJake
2013 Northern Borders Bumper Stevens
Before I Sleep Nurse

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Cosby Mysteries BailiffSeason 1 Episode 8: Expert Witness
1995 Law & Order Leon TrappSeason 6 Episode 5: Hot Pursuit
1997Dave RandallSeason 7 Episode 11: Menace
2004Windy AcresLucian LaFlammeMain Role;

7 Episodes

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References

  1. Paula Routly. "Diamonds and Rusty – Theater – Seven Days – Vermont's Independent Voice". sevendaysvt.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. 1 2 3 Dewees, Rusy (2015). Scrawlins. Morrissville VT: Rusty D. Inc. ISBN   978-0971275683.
  3. "Vermont Business Magazine". vermontbiz.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.