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Julius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American comedian, best known today for his appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, especially Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth and Pyramid. His appearances were distinguished in part by the short, humorous poems he would recite during the broadcast. These lyrics became so closely associated with Russell that Dick Clark, Bill Cullen, Betty White, and others regularly referred to him as "the poet laureate of television." He also had a leading role in the film version of The Wiz. Russell was also a frequent guest on Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts.
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Filmography
all 28
TV Shows 20
self 17
Movies 8
Spin City (1996)
Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
Posse (1993)
Wildcats (1986)
Your Number's Up (1985)
Dream One (1984)
Mindreaders (1979)
The Wiz (1978)
Fame (1978)
Wiz on Down the Road (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
The Dean Martin Comedy World (1974)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
The Mouse Factory (1972)
Barefoot in the Park (1970)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
To Tell the Truth (1969)
How's Your Mother-in-Law? (1968)
The Galloping Gourmet (1968)
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
Missing Links (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Captain Kangaroo (1955)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Pyramid
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1918-09-15
Deathday2005-10-02 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceAtlanta, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesAtlanta, United States of America
AwardsNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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