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'''Aaron Russo''' | '''Aaron Russo''' was a Jewish American entertainment businessman, film maker, [[Libertarian Party]] political figure and a [[tax protester]]. | ||
==Entertainment career== | ==Entertainment career== | ||
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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. | 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 | His last film was ''[[America: Freedom to Fascism]]'', an "advomentary" (advocacy documentary) critical of The [[Federal Reserve System]] and the [[Internal Revenue Service]]. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||