American political satirist and comedian (1932–2023)
For other people named Mark Russell, see Mark Russell (disambiguation).
Mark Russell
Russell circa 1983
Birth name
Marcus Joseph Ruslander
Born
(1932-08-23)August 23, 1932 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died
March 30, 2023(2023-03-30) (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Medium
Stand-up comedy, music
Nationality
American
Genres
Satire, parody
Subject(s)
American politics, American culture, popular culture
Children
3
Marcus Joseph Ruslander[1][2][3] (August 23, 1932 – March 30, 2023), better known as Mark Russell, was an American political satirist and comedian. He is best known for his series of bimonthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004. His routines were a mix of political stand-up humor covering current events and musical parodies in which he accompanied himself on his trademark American flag-themed piano.
^Barnes, Bart (30 March 2023). "Mark Russell, political satirist with a star-spangled piano, dies at 90". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^Koseluk, Chris (30 March 2023). "Mark Russell, Piano-Playing Political Satirist, Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^Watson, Stephen T. (30 March 2023). "An American treasure': Mark Russell, noted Buffalo-born political satirist, dies at 90". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
Joseph Ruslander (August 23, 1932 – March 30, 2023), better known as MarkRussell, was an American political satirist and comedian. He is best known for...
Russell Andrew Mark, OAM (born 25 February, 1964 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Olympic Champion marksman and world-renowned clay...
Mark Francis Russell (born 22 May 1960) is a British businessman, serving since 2007 as the Chief Executive of the British government's Shareholder Executive...
by the Sea (2016), Game Night and First Man (2018). He starred as Dr. MarkRussell in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)...
(some of note include Mel Gibson, Barney Frank, Al Gore, Paul Shaffer, MarkRussell, Jim Carrey, Lance Ito, Tim Robbins, Steve Forbes, Wolf Blitzer, Bill...
William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of...
Innocence) and qualified for the Authors Club, which he joined in 1902. Russell made his mark as a builder, creating $30 million worth of cooperative apartments...
Production Assistant credit for the second season. Detective Saperstein (MarkRussell), and Detective Rizzo (Vince Conti), all gave Kojak support. Roger Robinson...
via flashbacks. Subsequent writers of Red Sonja have included Amy Chu, MarkRussell, Luke Lieberman, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Amanda Conner, among others. Red...
November Premiere". The Wrap. Getzler, Wendy Goldman (October 29, 2015). "Disney XD sets Mark & Russell's Wild Ride for November premiere". Kidscreen....
Russell to stake belt vs Magsayo". rappler.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. Wainwright, Anson (January 17, 2022). "Gary Russell Jr. takes on Mark Magsayo...
Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association...
and Liszt. Film critic Mark Kermode, speaking in 2006, and attempting to sum up the director's achievement, called Russell "somebody who proved that...
Barbour, Sarah Purcell, Byron Allen, Skip Stephenson, Bill Rafferty, MarkRussell, Peter Billingsley, David Ruprecht, and Fred Willard. The success of...
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British mathematician, logician, philosopher, and public...
international rugby sevens player Mark Richards (jockey), 1990s UK and Irish based steeplechase rider in Triumph Hurdle MarkRussell Richards, English scholar...
Global Information