Tony Russell  
Anthony Russell has parlayed an extensive talent for music into an 
acting career that includes stage, film and television productions.

As a child, Russell played harmonica, ukulele, guitar, trombone and 
piano. He worked his way through college playing and singing in a 
show band. After graduating Montclair State College with a major in trombone and a minor in piano, his band was booked as a Las Vegas lounge act in many of the major hotels. Russell even worked in the Atlantic City 500 Club where Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis first got together as a team.

Encouraged by his friends who recognized his talents, Russell 
journeyed to New York to study acting at HB Studios and 
eventually earned a coveted membership in the acclaimed Actors 
Studio. He appeared in four of the group's stage productions, 
and was also in the cast of "Lamppost Reunion" which won the 
best ensemble acting award at the Court Theater in Hollywood. 
Russell's other Theatrical appearances include, "A Streetcar 
Named Desire", "Guys & Dolls", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's 
Nest" and "Two Gentelmen of Verona".

Russell also pursued stand-up comedy, and made appearances in 
many of the famed U.S. comedy clubs such as The Comedy Store, 
The Improv in Hollywood, The Ice House, and The Comedy Magic 
in Hermosa Beach. He also made comedic appearances on "The Merv Griffin Show", "The Dinah Shore Show", "Norm Crosby's Comedy Shop", "Madam's Place", "Make Me Laugh", and "The John Davidson Show" to name a few. He's opened for Las Vegas stars such as Frankie Avalon, Julie London, Roger Miller, Joe Williams, Tony Martin and Lou Rawls.

Anthony came into prominence as "Tony Russo" on the hit comedy on the ABC Television Network's "Life With Bonnie". Anthony says, 
"Bonnie Hunt changed my life. After many years of struggle, she 
wrote the part for me and fought with the network to hire me. 
I owe her a debt of gratitude that I'll probably never be able 
to repay." Also on television, he was a recurring character on "The 
Fanelli Boys" and guest starred on "NYPD Blue", "Becker", "Home 
Improvement", "Mad About You", "Roseanne", "The George Carlin 
Show", "The Profiler", "Reba", "The John Larroquette Show", 
"Diagnosis Murder", "Silk Stalkings", "Night Court", "Sabrina, 
the Teenage Witch", "Family Law", "Arliss" and "The Office".

Russell's film credits include "The Black Dahlia" with Josh 
Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson and Hilary Swank,"Bugsy" with 
Warren Beatty, "Casino" with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, 
"Ed Wood" with Johnny Depp and Martin Landau, "Out For Justice" 
with Steven Segal, "Suddenly" with Kirstie Alley, "Living out 
Loud" with Holly Hunter and Danny De Vito, "Winchell" 
with Stanley Tucci and "Norbit" starring Eddie Murphy.

Tony Russell
Quick Facts:

Tony Russell
Character Comedian
Regular on the Bonnie Hunt Show
Movie credits include- Bugsy, Casino, Living Out Loud, Norbit

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