Williams began his career as a child actor, gaining recognition for his role as Rowdy on the beloved soap opera
General Hospital. His performance earned him the Young Artist Award for best Actor in a Daytime Series at the 12th annual Youth In Film Awards. Additionally he showcased his talents by portraying a young
Thomas Magnum in the Emmy award-winning episode of
Magnum, P.I., "Home from the Sea". Throughout his career, Williams made guest appearances on several popular shows including
Full House and
Star Trek: The Next Generation, where he played Ian Andrew Troi, son of Counselor Deanna Troi in the Season 2 episode (
The Child) He also had notable notable roles in
Punky Brewster. and starred as C.B. in the 1984 Christmas movie
The Night They Saved Christmas alongside
Jaclyn Smith and
Art Carney, In the early 1990s, Williams expanded his talents to voice acting, lending his voice to a variety of animated characters. He voiced
Kit Cloudkicker in the animated show
TaleSpin, and Cavin in the final season of ''
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. Additionally, he was the voice of the title cartoon bear Kissyfur'', which premiered in 1986. He also was the star of the 1990s syndicated children's TV show
Wake, Rattle and Roll, a daily syndicated interview show that ran for 130 episodes. Once
Wake, Rattle and Roll stopped producing episodes, Williams decided to take a hiatus from show business to attend both
Crossroads High School and the film school at the
University of Southern California (USC). In 2004, Williams returned to the spotlight, shifting to hosting. He teamed up with
Lance Bass of
NSYNC to co-host a one-hour primetime pre-show for the
American Music Awards with
Dick Clark Productions and
ABC. He has since made numerous hosting appearances on various shows produced by his own production company for networks like
Showtime and
Fox. ==Young Hollywood==