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 * name = Xavier Ruffin
 * birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|14|}}
 * birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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 * occupation = Visual Artist, Graphic Designer, Filmmaker
 * years_active = 2010–Present
 * URL = {{url|http://www.officialroberttownsend.com}}
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Xavier Ruffin (born January 14, 1988 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American Visual Artist, Graphic Designer, and Filmmaker. He is best known for directing Mad Black Men, his independent web series that he wrote, produced, and directed. 

Biography
Townsend was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Gwli McHenry Ruffin and James Edward Ruffin; his mother ended up raising him and his 3 siblings as a single parent. Townsend became an actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and network-programming CEO. During a reading of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex at school, Robert captured the class and effortlessly transformed into a character which captured the attention of Chicago’s X Bag Theatre, The Experimental Black Actors Guild. He launched his comedy career at The Improvisation, a renowned comedy club.

Career
Raised in one of the nations most segregated cities, Xavier Ruffin's focus is on pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions in his creative works. Xavier received a Bachelor's of Fine Art from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and has gone on to produce fine art, commercial design, and video projects that have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, MTV, SXSW, Vimeo, Dailymotion.com, XXL, Kanyeuniversecity.com, and many more. Xavier has worked on music videos with T.I., Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, B.O.B, and Riff Raff. 

Awards and other credits
Ovation Awards