RIP Nipsey Russell

[TheMightyFavog]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=entertainment&id=3496470

Actor Nipsey Russell, known as "the poet laureate of television," passed away yesterday afternoon at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Eyewitness News has learned Russell died of cancer, confirmed his longtime manager, Joseph Rapp. He was in his early 80s.

[Left Is Write]

1. That's too bad. I loved watching him on "Match Game" and

"Password" and "$25,000 Pyramid" and other game shows.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Me too. He was great

[CBGLuthier]

2. Awwww

Well he had a good run at least.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

3. Sorry to hear that.

[CatWoman]

4. damn!!!!

:cry:

Keith Olberman just reported this :cry:

[Elidor]

6. Nipsey had a beautiful smile and a beautiful heart

He was a special man. :cry: :)

[peekaloo]

7. "We finally sold the last of the peanut brittle".

If you saw 'Wildcats' ya know what I mean. :D

Man, Nipsey was kinda part of my childhood, at least the TV viewing part.

RIP.

[bridgit]

8. that's messed up, Nipsey is cool...

:cry:

[Bossy Monkey]

9. Sorry to hear it, but glad he had a long full life n/t