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==Entertainment career== | ==Entertainment career== | ||
During his career in the entertainment industry, Russo was manager for | During his career in the entertainment industry, Russo was manager for Bette Midler from 1972 to 1979 [http://www.betteontheboards.com/boards/magazine-20.htm] and The Manhattan Transfer, and the producer of the films ''The Rose'' and ''rading Places''. He also produced ''Wise Guys''. Russo has stated that he was the first person to book Led Zeppelin in a United States venue, (the "Electric Theater," Chicago,1968, later named the "Kinetic Playground"). | ||
He was awarded an | He was awarded an Emmy for a Bette Midler TV special, and a gold record for producing the Soundtrack to ''The Rose''. | ||
Russo directed 1989's '' | Russo directed 1989's ''Rude Awakening''. | ||
Russo's films, which include '' | Russo's films, which include ''Trading Places'' (starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd) and ''The Rose (movie)'' (starring Bette Midler), have received six academy award nominations. Russo has personally won both an Emmy and a Tony award and his films have also won a number of Golden Globe awards. | ||
His latest film is ''[[America: Freedom to Fascism]]'', an "advomentary" (advocacy documentary) critical of The [[Federal Reserve System]] and the [[Internal Revenue Service]]. | His latest film is ''[[America: Freedom to Fascism]]'', an "advomentary" (advocacy documentary) critical of The [[Federal Reserve System]] and the [[Internal Revenue Service]]. | ||