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| From | "Judy B" <HeyJude@socal.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Actor-Comedian Nipsey Russell Dies |
| Date | Tue, 4 Oct 2005 00:36:13 -0700 |
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Thanks, Jim. That is so sad. I absolutely loved Nipsey's method of comedy.
He will be missed.
JUDY
----- Original Message -----
From: <twangboy@aol.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 7:31 PM
Subject: Actor-Comedian Nipsey Russell Dies
> Actor-Comedian Nipsey Russell Dies
> Monday Oct 03, 2005 5:00pm EST
>
> Actor-comedian Nipsey Russell died Sunday in New York, according to
> wire reports.
>
> Russell died of cancer at Lenox Hill Hospital, his longtime manager,
> Joseph Rapp, tells WABC-TV. He was in his early 80s. (Rapp says Russell
> was born in 1923, though some reports say he was born in 1924.)
>
> Russell, a veteran entertainer who performed on stage and screen,
> scored his first major TV role as Officer Anderson in the 1960s TV show
> Car 54, Where Are You? He also often appeared on shows such as the The
> Dean Martin Show, the Tonight Show, Laugh-In and Fame. On the variety
> programs, Russell performed short poems, earning him the nickname "the
> poet laureate of television."
>
> Russell also played the Tin Man in the 1978 movie musical The Wiz, a
> remake of The Wizard of Oz.
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> man, what a 2 week spell......first Butch from the Little Rascals, then
> Don Adams from Get Smart and now Nipsey from Car 54, possibly the BEST
> comedy show of all time?
>
> UGH!!
>
> jim
>
>
>
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