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Julius " Nipsey " Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) [1] [2] was an American entertainer 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 ...
Nipsey Russell was a versatile performer who appeared on TV shows, movies, and Broadway. He was known for his role as the Tin Man in The Wiz, his poems, and his humor.
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Nipsey Russell (born September 15, 1918, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died October 2, 2005, New York, New York) was an American actor and comedian known for the clever impromptu verses that he created for his television appearances. Russell was raised in Atlanta, where he began performing as a child in a singing and dancing troupe.
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Julius "Nipsey" Russell was an American comedian and actor. He was most famous for his appearances as a guest panellist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s. Some of the shows he was featured on were ‘Match Game’, ‘Password’, ‘Hollywood Squares’, ‘To Tell the Truth’ and ‘Pyramid’. A native of Georgia, he served in ...
Oct 4, 2005 · Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man in "The Wiz" and was a regular on "The Ed Sullivan Show", died of cancer in 2005. He was a versatile performer who also appeared in movies, TV shows and poetry readings.
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Nipsey Russell was a comedian, actor, and poet who appeared on many variety shows and game shows in the 1960s and 1970s. He also played the Tin Man in The Wiz (1978) and was a captain in the army during World War II.
Oct 4, 2005 · Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man in “The Wiz” and was a TV game show regular, died of cancer in 2005. He was known for his poetic delivery and his role in “Car 54, Where are You?”
