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Russell never married, lived alone, and remained a quiet, studious man throughout his life. Call him corny or old-fashioned, but Nipsey Russell was indisputably timeless. Post navigation
Oct 2, 2005 · Julius "Nipsey" Russell was a famous American actor, comedian, poet, and dancer known for appearing on 1960s-90s game shows. ... Relationship Status: Married ...
Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man in “The Wiz” as part of a decades-long career in stage, television and film, has died at age 80. ... Russell never married. “He always said, ’I have ...
Oct 4, 2005 · Comedian Nipsey Russell died Sunday at age 80 from cancer. Russell's one-liners and impromptu rhymes made him one of television's popular talk-show guests and game-show panelists during the 1970s.
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Back in civilian life, Russell took a job as a carhop at The Varsity, a drive-in restaurant in Atlanta that was a local landmark. He soon realized that the tips were higher when he made his customers laugh, and he began to consider a career in comedy. For a time he lived in Montreal, Quebec, before heading to New York City in the late 1940s to brea...
Russell was a pioneer in television, too. He was one of the first African-American performers to appear in a regularly occurring, non-servant role in a television series when he played Officer Anderson in the NBC series Car 54, Where Are You? during the early 1960s. A chance meeting at a party with game-show producer Mark Goodson led to another fir...
Born Julius Russell, October 13, 1924, in Atlanta, GA; died of cancer, October 2, 2005, in New York, NY. Military service: U.S. Army, 1941-45; reached rank of second lieutenant. Education:Attended the University of Cincinnati. Career: Actor and comedian. Began performing as a tap dancer, singer, and emcee in Atlanta, GA, c. late 1920s-early 1930s; ...
Films
The Wiz,1978. Nemo,1984. Wildcats,1986. Posse,1993. Car 54, Where Are You?,1994.
Made for Borderline/Humorsonic Records, 1960s:
The Funny Side of Nipsey. Things They Never Taught at School: Laff Lectures. Sing Along with Nipsey Russell. Confucius Told Me. The Lion's Tail! (Or How to Make the Party Roar). Ya Gotta Be Fast. The Birds and the Bees and All That Jazz.
Television
Car 54, Where Are You?,NBC, 1961-62. Barefoot in the Park,ABC, 1970.
Periodicals
New York Times,February 9, 1993; October 4, 2005, p. C19. Star-Ledger(Newark, NJ), October 4, 2005, p. 38. Tampa Tribune,January 16, 1998, p. 22. Washington Post,October 4, 2005, p. B6.
Online
“Profile: A Tribute to Comedian Nipsey Russell,” All Things Considered, National Public Radio, October 4, 2005, storyId_4945317 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId_4945317 (accessed January 27, 2008). —Carol Brennan
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Oct 4, 2005 · Oct. 4, 2005. Nipsey Russell, the comedian whose one-liners and impromptu rhymes made him one of television's popular talk-show guests and game-show panelists during the 1970's, died on Sunday at ...
Oct 4, 2005 · Nipsey Russell poses for photographers at the New York premiere of the film \"The Aviator\" Dec. 14, 2004. ... He never married. "He always said, 'I have trouble living with myself, how could I ...
