PRESENTATION & ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES RAYMOND AND VYTO RUGINIS

Watch and listen to Vyto Ruginis' heartwarming acceptance speech into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame.
Raymond Ruginis' presentation of his brother into the Hall of Fame is laced with humor about Vyto's early years.

[@MyCleverHandle]

I'm a half-breed, born and raised in Southern California. Born with the surname "Andrukitus", alternatively spelled "Andrukaitis". A family name that takes up a few pages in the Scranton, Pennsylvania phone book. We used to say we were poor Polish people with no shoes, because before the Berlin Wall fell, no one knew what being Lithuanian meant . Every so often, I run into some person, or thing, that reminds me of my heritage. I've always loved Vyto Ruginis in everything I've seen him do - even before I knew he was Lithuanian. He defines the term, "character actor," and simply dissolves into every role. He brings gravitas to every production at the first sight of him. I'm proud to know the truth.

[@Irute44]

He is why I watch NCIS-LA.

[@pramasauskas]

"quote "It takes a village to raise a child".