Julius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005)[1][2] was an American actor, comedian, poet, and dancer best known for his appearances as a panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, including Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and Pyramid. His appearances were often distinguished by short, humorous poems he recited during the broadcast, which led to his nickname "the poet laureate of television". He had one of the leading roles in the film version of The Wiz as the Tin Man. He was a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast series and often appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien during the program's early years.
^Nipsey J. Russell, born September 15, 1918, died October 2, 2005. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Death Master File).
^U.S. Census, January 1, 1920, state of Georgia, county of DeKalb, city of Atlanta, enumeration district 180, page 4-A, family 75, Julius Russell, age 1 year 4 months.
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the musical The Wiz, in which she starred along with Michael Jackson, NipseyRussell, Ted Ross, Richard Pryor and Lena Horne. In February 2016, Ross resumed...
Juvenile Jury) hosted by NipseyRussell. Incidentally, Russell hosted another version in 1983 under the title NipseyRussell's Juvenile Jury created specifically...
Wayne Brady, Chris Tucker, Don Cheadle, Colin Powell, Serena Williams, NipseyRussell, Grace Jones, Randy Jackson, Redman, Denzel Washington, and Billy Ocean...
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Captain Kangaroo Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan), left, with NipseyRussell in 1976 Created by Bob Keeshan Written by Howard Friedlander Starring Bob Keeshan...
Tin Man in the original Broadway cast of The Wiz (a role assumed by NipseyRussell in the 1978 film adaptation). He also made several television appearances...
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