Nipsey russell

Actor, Comedian. Born in New York City, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and was acclaimed by Time magazine as one of the country's four most celebrated African American comics in the 1960s. He branched into acting performing on Broadway in 1962, in the play Nature's Way for which he received a Tony Award...

Nipsey Russell in The Love Boat (1977)

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.

"How about some peanut brittle? We have a little left over from last year's fundraiser." lol Nipsey Russell 9/16/25 - 10/2/05

Nipsey Russell, comedian, writer game show panelist. (I think he was on every game show in the 70's.) He attended U.C. in 1936

Nipsey Russell was a comedian who appeared as a guest panelist on several game shows throughout the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s. Russell also played a leading role in the 1978 film The Wiz as the Tin Man. His comedic routines were landmark in that he refused to use stereotypical dialects or play stereotypical roles in his acts. His work as a comedian who defied stereotypes broke barriers for rising comedians of all backgrounds. He died on October 2, 2005.

Click the "All Sizes" button above to read an article or to see the image clearly. These scans come from my rather large magazine collection. Instead of filling my house with old moldy magazines, I scanned them (in most cases, photographed them) and filled a storage area with moldy magazines. Now they reside on an external harddrive. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history. Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions... They are happily…