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name: "Anthony Russell"
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# Anthony Russell

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1991–2007

## Biography

Anthony Russell is an American actor and musician. He began his career in music, playing harmonica, ukulele, guitar, trombone and piano as a child. He worked his way through college in a show band and, after graduating from Montclair State College with a major in trombone and a minor in piano, performed as a lounge act in Las Vegas hotels, opening for artists including Frankie Avalon, Julie London and Lou Rawls.

Russell later studied acting at HB Studios in New York and became a member of the Actors Studio. He appeared in stage productions including four Actors Studio shows and "Lamppost Reunion". His film roles include Jerry the Bookie in *Bugsy* (1991), a bookie in *Casino* (1995), a busboy in *Ed Wood* (1994) and Giovanni in *Norbit* (2007). Television credits include appearances in *The Office* (2007), *Ghost Whisperer* (2006), *Scrubs* (2009) and *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Norbit* (2007), Fi1m 31, as Giovanni — [page](https://film.one/film/norbit.md)
- *Casino* (1995), Fi1m 82, as Bookie — [page](https://film.one/film/casino.md)
- *Ed Wood* (1994), Fi1m 84, as Busboy — [page](https://film.one/film/ed-wood.md)
- *Bugsy* (1991), Fi1m 76, as Jerry the Bookie — [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)

## Also known for

- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), Pete
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Manager
- *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Morrie Friedman
- *Mad About You* (1992), Dispatcher
- *Scrubs* (2001), Mr. Lawton
- *Night Court* (1984), Mr. Rassulo
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), Gus
- *Profiler* (1996), Det. Sears

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