Craig Russell

Craig Russell, nome d'arte di Russell Craig Eadie (Toronto, 10 gennaio 1948 – Toronto, 30 ottobre 1990), è stato un attore e cantante canadese, noto soprattutto per le sue performance come drag queen.

Biografia

«Non c'è rimasta nessuna vera star, così dobbiamo imitare quelle che lo sono state.»

(Craig Russell[1])

Dopo aver frequentato la Cedarbrae High School di Toronto (insieme alla cantante Carole Pope e a Klaus Karl Kassbaum, futuro bassista degli Steppenwolf)[2] nel 1965 Russell conobbe la diva del cinema Mae West durante un viaggio in autobus. In seguito a questo incontro divenne presidente del fan club dell'attrice e si trasferì a Los Angeles dove per un breve periodo lavorò come suo segretario.[1][2]

Tornato a Toronto, nel 1971 andò a vivere con l'amica scrittrice Margaret Gibson e lavorò per un certo periodo come parrucchiere, iniziando ad esibirsi in alcuni club gay come drag queen. Le sue numerose imitazioni includevano, oltre a Mae West, quelle di Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Janis Joplin, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Shirley Bassey e Judy Garland.[2][3]

In breve tempo guadagnò un fiorente seguito che lo portò a fare tour a Las Vegas, Hollywood, San Francisco, Berlino, Londra, Parigi, Amsterdam e Amburgo.[2]

Nel 1977 recitò nel film Outrageous!, basato su una breve storia scritta dalla Gibson sul periodo in cui furono compagni di stanza e nel quale Russell propose alcune delle sue interpretazioni. L'anno successivo il film partecipò al Festival di Berlino, dove Russell vinse l'Orso d'argento per il miglior attore.[4]

In seguito continuò ad esibirsi nei club e in televisione, partecipando a programmi come The Alan Hamel Show e a serie tv quali Trapper John e Emerald City.[5]

Nel 1982 Russell sposò la sua amica Lori Jenkins, con la quale rimase sposato fino alla morte avvenuta nel 1990, all'età di 42 anni, a causa di complicazioni dell'AIDS.[1]

È sepolto nel Pinegrove Cemetery di Port Perry, nell'Ontario.[3]

Filmografia

Note

  1. ^ a b c Craig Russell, Actor And Widely Known Female Impersonator, Was Mae West Fan, su community.seattletimes.nwsource.com, www.community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. URL consultato il 6 gennaio 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Craig Russell - Trivia, su imdb.com, www.imdb.com. URL consultato il 6 gennaio 2017.
  3. ^ a b Craig Russell, su findagrave.com, www.findagrave.com. URL consultato il 6 gennaio 2017.
  4. ^ Craig Russell - Awards, su imdb.com, www.imdb.com. URL consultato il 6 gennaio 2017.
  5. ^ Craig Russell (1948-1990), su imdb.com, www.imdb.com. URL consultato il 6 gennaio 2017.

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