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EARLY TV CAREER HISTORY, L.A. RUSSO (RUSS LEWIS)
1947-2008
CORPORATE SPONSORS Thru 2007 Olympic Camera Dealers and Distributors, Royal Bank of Canada, Michellin Tire N,W. United Grocers Association, The Omni Corporation, Kelly Cruises Inc. Chicago Meat Packers Association, Nissan Datson Dealers, Northern Telecon, Dura Test Corp. Embers Brand Meats, Beaver Lumber Co. St Louis Cardinals season, Flying Tigers Airlines Employees, AARP Travel Agencies and Tour Executives, Brother Business Machines, Credit union Executive society, York Bank of Pennsylvania
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS AND CRUISES
ArtSplash festival, Sioux City Iowa, Utah State Fair, Arkansas State Fair, Pennsylvania State Fair, Festival Italiana-Milwaukee, California State Fair, Norwegian Caribbean Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, RCCL, Holland American Cruise Lines, Princess Cruise Lines, Cunard, Crystal Cruise Lines, Commodor Cruise Lines, Sitmar Cruises, Royal Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Premier Cruise LinesCOMMAND PERFORMANCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, JIMMY CARTER, INAUGURAL CRUISE, SONG OF AMERICA
CREDITS FUND RAISERS RESUME FILMOGRAPHY
CAROUSEL DINNER THEATER, 2001, 2002, (America's largest dinner theater) 2002, 2003, 2004,
FILMOGRAPHY...Acting, Film/TV and Variety Theater Bio Continued
The Electric Mist, with Tommy Lee Jones, Location shoot, New Iberia La. 2007, Character Fisherman, Director,
Bertrand Tavernier - James Lee Burke - Writer (novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead"), Jerzy Kromolowski - Writer (screenplay), Mary Olson-Kromolowski - Writer (screenplay), Tommy Lee Jones - Writer (screenplay), Frédéric Bourboulon - Producer, Michael Fitzgerald - Producer, Bruno de Keyzer - Cinematographer, Marco Beltrami - Composer, Merideth Boswell - Production Designer, Larry Madaras - Editor, Roberto Silvi -Rol
CONCERT-AUDITORIUMS, SHOWROOMS, CLUBS
New York-Radio city Music Hall, Nanuet Theater Go Round, Melody Fair theater, Saratoga Performing Arts center, Eastman Theater, Rochester, Westbury Music Fair, LOUISIANA The HYMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 2004,2005,2006, NEVADA, LAS VEGAS, Sands Hotel, Sahara-Vegas, Sahara-Tahoe, Silver Bird, Flamingo-Hilton, Hilton International, Dunes, Sands, Silver Slipper, RENO, Harrahs, Fremont Hotel, TEXAS, Jones Hall Houston, Will Rogers Memorial, Fort Worth, McFarlin, Auditorium-Dallas, Arizona, Celebrity theater Phoenix, Florida, West Palm Beach Aud, Curtis Nixon civic Center-Tampa, Bay Front Center-St Petersburg, Jacksonville Civic Auditorium Massachusetts, Starrowton Theater, West Springfield, Rhode Island, Warwick Musical Theater, Maryland, Painters Mill Fair-Owings Mills, Canada, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium-Calgary, Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, New Jersey, Latin Casino, Steel Pier, Trumps Castle, Pennsylvania, Hershey Park Arena, Heinz Hall, Pittsburg, Illinois, Chicago, Palmer House, California, Shrine Auditorium, Statler Hilton Wilshire Ebell Theater,ON THE BILL WITH: DEAN MARTIN, RED BUTTONS, LOUIS JOURDAN, THE SMOTHERS BROS. STILLER AND MEARA, SERGIO FRANCHI, DOM DE LUIS On the Hollywood Palace.)
LIBERACE, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS, BOBBY DARRIN, JAYNE MANSFIELD, TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD, EARTHA KITT, ALAN KING, (In Burlesque with) HANK HENRY AND SPARKY KAYE,) TAMMY WYNETTE, PAT BOONE, LORETTA LYNN, BARBRA STREISAND VICTOR BORGE,1957-1980
1. THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW..."Toast of the Town" aka The Ed Sullivan Show (new title) - Episode #16.12 (1962) TV Episode .... Russ Lewis-actor comedian, ventriloquist, 2. "THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE" - Episode #4.23 (1967) TV Episode .... Russ Lewis - Actor-Ventriloquist, - Episode #2.24 (1965) TV Episode .... Russ Lewis - actor-Ventriloquist, - Episode #1.18 (1964) TV Episode .... Russ Lewis - Ventriloquist, - Episode #1.7 (1964) TV Episode .... Russ Lewis -Actor-Ventriloquist,
3. "THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW, ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (new title) , - Episode dated 17 November 1966 (1966) TV Episode .... Russ LewisSakini..'Teahouse Of The August Moon, Allenbury Playhouse, Director, Richard North Gage. EARLY TV: Steve Allen Show, Dean Martin Show, Talk Shows, Joey Bishop, Mike Douglas, Summer show with Rowan and Martin. Technical advisor, Surfside six, Jonathon Wembley is missing, Starring Troy Donahue, Elliot Reed, Advising: puppetry, ventriloquism, voice over,4. "THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW,” - Episode dated 9 September 1964 (1964) TV Episode .... Russ Lewis, Episode dated 26 August 1964 (1964) TV Episode .... Russ Lewis Russ Louis on the bill with HOLLYWOOD PALACE First aired: 5/2/1964, Host: Louis Jourdan , Anna Maria Alberghetti (singer) - "Irma La Douce"--Henny Youngman (comedian) --The King Sisters (singers) - John Bubbles (tap dancer) - "Tip and Tap" --Russ Lewis (Louis) (ventriloquist) -Lewis and Christy (comedy team) Johnny Broadway (juggler) First aired: 2/15/1964 . Host: Dale Robertson, --Red Buttons (comedian) --The Smothers Brothers (comedy folk singers) --Vic Damone (singer) - "On the Street Where You Live" & "You and the Night and the Music" --Jane Morgan (singer) - "Stay Out of Paris" --Dale Robertson and Jane Morgan - "Turkey in the Straw" --"Volare" --Russ Lewis (Actor, Comic-ventriloquist) --The Harris Nelson Family (musical novelty act, correct name might be "Harrison Family") Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Zony and Claire (adagio dancers) --The Half Brothers (comic acrobats) --The Old Grey Mare (performing horse)