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Nipsey Russell

Birthday: 1918-09-15
Died: 2005-10-02
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nipsey Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Wiz
Character: Tinman
Fame
Character: Vinny
Dream One
Character: Mr. Rip / Benjamin

Car 54, Where Are You?
Character: Police Captain Dave Anderson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character: Self (archive footage)
Wildcats
Character: Ben Edwards

Wiz on Down the Road
Character: Tinman
Posse
Character: Snopes