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Nipsey Russell

American entertainer (1918–2005)
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Nipsey Russell
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
September 15, 1918, October 13, 1924[10]
Date of death
October 2, 2005
Place of birth
Atlanta
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
poet, stage actor, television actor, film actor, dancer, comedian, actor[12][13]
Educated at
University of Cincinnati[14]
Award received
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture[15]
Cause of death
stomach cancer[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[34]
Family name
Russell[29]
Given name
Julius[30]
Influenced by
Pat Hingle, Dean Martin, Orson Welles, Redd Foxx, Michael Gough, Foster Brooks, Milton Berle, James Brown[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Military branch
United States Army[25]
Nickname
Nipsey[33]
Participated in conflict
World War II[28]
Residence
Atlanta[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
0000000371317075
VIAF cluster ID
250905750
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88100601
GND ID
1023733560
AllMovie person ID
p62242
AlloCiné person ID
58960
American Film Institute person ID
251945
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14222329h
Carnegie Hall agent ID
458
CineMagia person ID
103937
DBC author ID
87097992020592
Discogs artist ID
917588
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Elonet person ID
240308
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Nipsey-Russell
Europeana entity
agent/base/68906
Famous Birthdays ID
people/nipsey-russell
Fandango person ID
581343
Fandom article ID
disney:Nipsey_Russell
Find a Grave memorial ID
11882274
Freebase ID
/m/04ct6p
HAND ID
CC1D-49F6-33E2-F094-B17A
IMDb ID
nm0751369
Ivi person ID
nipsi-rassell
Kinobox person ID
68986
Kinopoisk person ID
106181
LdiF person ID
70105
MusicBrainz artist ID
75c558ad-ad28-4d70-be3b-ec9ebe44c105
NNDB people ID
986/000022920
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1621752
Plex person key
5d7768528718ba001e318c60
SecondHandSongs artist ID
63947
Swedish Film Database person ID
109611
TMDB person ID
92899
Universal Music France artist ID
20000252403
WikiTree person ID
Russell-26546
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMmGkkvBfbQrjCWXg7pP
Yale LUX ID
person/cadc0bcb-7bae-479f-84cd-40e03786af02
ČSFD person ID
311974

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🔗 Connections
Influenced by 8
Orson Welles, James Brown, Dean Martin, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Milton Berle, Redd Foxx, Foster Brooks
Occupation 6
poet, comedian, dancer, film actor, stage actor, television actor
← Cast member 2
The Wiz, Wildcats
← Performer 2
The Wiz, A Brand New Day
Cause of death 1
stomach cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Cincinnati
Family name 1
Russell
Given name 1
Julius
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Army
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Atlanta
Place of death 1
New York City
Residence 1
Atlanta
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Vysoke
← Mb:named after artist 1
Nipsey Hussle
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Summary

Nipsey Russell was born on September 15, 1918[1], in Atlanta[2]. He died on October 2, 2005[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a poet[5], stage actor[6], television actor[7], film actor[8], and dancer[9].

FAQs

Where was Nipsey Russell born?

Nipsey Russell's place of birth was Atlanta[2].

Where did Nipsey Russell die?

Nipsey Russell died in New York City[4].

What did Nipsey Russell do for work?

Nipsey Russell worked as a poet[5], stage actor[6], television actor[7], film actor[8], and dancer[9].

Where did Nipsey Russell go to school?

Nipsey Russell was educated at University of Cincinnati[14].

What awards did Nipsey Russell receive?

Honors received include NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture[15].

Related Entities

Dean Martin James Brown Michael Gough Milton Berle New York City Nipsey Hussle Orson Welles Pat Hingle United States

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  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wcbstv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. 13d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 917588
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62839: Importing Discogs artist IDs into Wikidata from MusicBrainz, after ensuring matching labels part1"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Julius
    Family name → Russell
    Instance of → human
    Award received → NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Moti
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
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