Nipsey Russell

Acting

Born 1918-09-15 Died 2005-10-02 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 28 credits NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1

Awards

Won 1 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Award

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1 won

1979 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Won The Wiz

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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.

Nipsey Russell

Awards

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1 won

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