Nipsey Russell

Tags: Comedian.

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.

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birth date

1918-09-15

birth name

Julius Russell

birth place

Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state)

death date

2005-10-02

death place

New York City, New York

influenced

Bernie Mac, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Nipsey Hussle

influenced by

Dean Martin, James Brown, Orson Welles, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Milton Berle, Redd Foxx, Foster Brooks

nationality

United States