Craig Russell was born on January 10, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Russell Craig Eadie. He was an actor, known for Outrageous! (1977), A Virus Knows No Morals (1986) and Nothing Personal (1980). He was married to Lori Jenkins. He died on October 30, 1990 in Toronto.
Would not appear in drag on Halloween but instead present himself as he was. He said that it was the one night where everyone else dressed up as something other than themselves, which was something he did all the time.
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Attended Cedarbrae High School with Carole Pope (Rough Trade) and Klaus Kassbaum, future bass player for Steppenwolf.
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Claimed that he knew in 1980 that he already had the HIV virus.
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Craig's last major concert was at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
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Performed in Las Vegas, Hollywood, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Hamburg.
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The ladies he impersonated - Carol Channing, Bette Davis, Mae West, Barbra Streisand, Tallulah Bankhead, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Midler, Anita Bryant, Peggy Lee, and Judy Garland.
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Craig actually spoke and sang in the voice of the lady he was impersonating
performer: "It Ain't Easy" 1977, "Give My Regards to Broadway" 1904 uncredited, "Frankie and Johnny" 1912 uncredited, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" 1953 uncredited
The Streets of San Francisco
1974
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Outrageous!
1977
acknowledgement: visual and vocal impressions of Tallulah Bankhead, Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Ethel Merman, Bette Middler [sic] and Barbra Streisand by
$700,000
