Looking for a sure way to get a laugh? Go online and search two words: Nipsey Russell. Born in Atlanta, Russell began performing at the age of six. He got his start as a comedian after World War II ...

Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man alongside Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in “The Wiz” as part of a decades-long career in stage, television and film, has died. He was 80. The actor, who had ...

For the whole journey the Lion (Ted Ross) has been doubting his bravery, but he steps between the danger and Dorothy (Diana ...

NEW YORK -- Nipsey Russell, who played the Tin Man alongside Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in "The Wiz" as part of a decades-long career in stage, television and film, has died. He was 80. The actor, ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 ...

His impromptu lines and witty quips quickly secured his place as one of the first blacks to be a regular panelist on the shows. Russell died Sunday afternoon at Lenox Hill Hospital at age 80, said his ...

Nipsey Russell said he never intended to be a poet, but his witty poems were part of millions of Americans’ afternoons during the 1970s. While he played the Tin Man alongside Diana Ross and Michael ...

With the passing of Nipsey Russell, the jolly fellow who played the Tin Man in The Wiz, we may be reaching the end of an era. He was 80 when he succumbed to cancer in a hospital in New York early last ...

Vikings at Buccaneers (+1½) Carson Wentz served as the caretaker last Sunday as the Vikings, for the 10th time in their 66 seasons, won a game in which they failed to score a touchdown. It’s almost as ...

“Match Game” legend Nipsey Russell has been hanging out with the Grim Reaper for a while now, but he and Kevin Cusick are still following the NFL with feverish intensity. That’s still our story, and ...