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Russell Allan Abbot (born Russell Allan Roberts; 18 September 1947) [1] is an English musician, actor and comedian. Born in Chester, [2] he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, later forging a prominent solo career as a television comedian with his own weekly show on British television.
The series originated as The Freddie Starr Variety Madhouse; with Russ Abbot, Mike Newman, Toni Palmer, Norman Collier and Bella Emberg.After one series in 1979, Freddie Starr left and the show was repackaged as Russ Abbot's Madhouse premiering on 12 April 1980, [4] with Liz Smith, Dustin Gee, Nicky Croydon and Billy Hartman joining the cast.
Her best-known role was in The Russ Abbot Show, where she played superheroine Blunderwoman alongside Abbot's Cooperman character. [3] The show ran from 1980 to 1996, and at its peak attracted 18 million viewers. [5] Emberg also starred in Mel Brooks' film History of the World, Part I (1981). [6]
Crowther hosted the first three series, and a Christmas special in 1991. At the time of his car crash in October 1992 he was booked to record an Elvis Presley special, which was then hosted by Russ Abbot, and a fourth series, eventually hosted by Matthew Kelly (who would later host the show for 11 years). [citation needed]
Below, rapper, songwriter, and author Russ, 32, discusses the first steps he took to gain control of his mental health, ... things happened so fast, and I became the caretaker for my whole family ...
The mastermind behind a get-rich-quick scheme whose infomercials lured hundreds of thousands of victims is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission for defrauding consumers. Russell Dalbey, CEO ...
From April 1980 to July 1985, Gee was a guest on Russ Abbot's Madhouse. Les Dennis became one of the cast in 1982 and Gee and Dennis formed a double act with their impressions of Coronation Street's Vera Duckworth and Mavis Riley (played by Les Dennis).
(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Russ Vought, a key architect of "Project 2025," the controversial conservative plan to overhaul the government, to be director of the U.S ...