Acting

Nipsey Russell

Also Known As: Julius Russell

Birth Date

September 15, 1918

Death Date

October 2, 2005

(passed away at 87)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Biography

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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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Match Game

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Merv Griffin Show

The Red Skelton Show

The Love Boat

The Ed Sullivan Show

Spin City

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The Bob Hope Show

The Dean Martin Show

Police Woman

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

100 Centre Street

Posse

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The Wiz

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Dream One