Russ Lewis
- Actor
Russ Lewis was a popular ventriloquist who appeared many times with his
wooden sidekick Brooklyn Birch on "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Steve
Allen Show", "The Dean Martin Show", "The Mike Douglas Show", and "The
Hollywood Palace" during the 1960s. He also had his own children's show
on Hollywood, California station KTTV. At the height of his popularity,
he appeared in a command performance for the President of the United
States and toured with the USO in Vietnam. He continues to perform his
ventriloquist act with Brooklyn Birch on cruise ships, at dinner
theaters and at casinos across the country.
