Anthony Russell (Anthony F. Russell) – American actor, musician, and stand-up comedian, born 22 September 1943 (no firm birthplace established). A multi-instrumentalist (trombone, piano, harmonica, guitar, ukulele) who graduated from Montclair State College with a major in trombone and a minor in piano, he worked his way through college in a show band that was later booked as a Las Vegas lounge act. He studied acting at HB Studios in New York and earned a membership in the Actors Studio, appearing in four of their stage productions. He also performed stand-up at The Comedy Store, The Improv, and other famed clubs, and opened for stars like Frankie Avalon, Julie London, and Joe Williams. His most notable film roles include Jerry the Bookie in Bugsy (1991, opposite Warren Beatty), a Bookie in Casino (1995, opposite Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci), the Busboy in Ed Wood (1994, directed by Tim Burton), Morrie Friedman in The Black Dahlia (2006, opposite Josh Hartnett and Mia Kirshner), Giovanni in Norbit (2007), and Nick the Jeweler in Everybody Wants to Be Italian (2007). On television he is best known for Tony Russo in Life with Bonnie (2002, 44 episodes), Mr. Lawton in Scrubs (2009), Chad Lite in The Office (2007), and guest appearances in NYPD Blue, Night Court, Home Improvement, Becker, Ghost Whisperer, and October Road. He has been active since 1969 and continues to work in Las Vegas as a stand-up comedian and at The Riviera Hotel.
Filmography (39)
Maron2013
Norbit2007
Everybody Wants to Be Italian2007
October Road2007
The Black Dahlia2006
Ghost Whisperer2005
The Office2005
Dawg2002
Life with Bonnie2002
Scrubs2001
The Road to Flin Flon2000
The Huntress2000
Daddio2000
Popular1999
Family Law1999
Living Out Loud1998
Winchell1998
Brother's Keeper1998
Suddenly1996
Profiler1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996
Arli$$1996
Casino1995
The Pursuit of Happiness1995
Ed Wood1994
Hoggs' Heaven1994
Diagnosis: Murder1993
The John Larroquette Show1993
Jake Johannsen: This'll Take About An Hour1992
Mad About You1992
Total Exposure1991
Bugsy1991
El Diablo1990
Backstreet Dreams1990
Kid1990
Stagecoach1986
Night Court1984
Madame's Place1982
The Outsider1968
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