Russell Gilbert Biography
Russell Gilbert is a comedian from Footscray, Victoria, best known for his television appearances on The Comedy Company, Hey Hey It’s Saturday, and The Russell Gilbert Show; he was also a radio presenter and a live stage and film actor.
How old is Russell Gilbert? – Age
He is 63 years old as of 17 October 2022. He was born in 1959 in Footscray, Australia.
Russell Gilbert Girlfriend
Gilbert was married to television producer Rochelle Nolan from 1996 until her death in September 2015. Gilbert has largely faded from public view since then.
Russell Gilbert Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $ 1.5 Million.
Russell Gilbert Illness
Gilbert was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm two weeks after Nolan died. Later, while undergoing surgery to remove the aneurysm, he had a stroke, which affected his ability to talk and rendered him unable to work; his rehabilitation included weekly therapies to help strengthen his speech and memory. Gilbert attended a gala comedy event in July 2016 to raise cash for his continued rehabilitation and care, and in 2017 he published a music video for a song called “Tinderella” that he recorded and filmed in 2015. Gilbert, on the other hand, has largely faded from public view since then.
Russell Gilbert Career
Gilbert has showed up in a few Australian television comedies, first drawing in notice as “Russ the Postie” on Organization 10’s The Satire Organization. This job drove him to a nine-year spell on the Nine Organization’s Hello It’s Saturday. Gilbert likewise played Kev the tow-transporter in the sitcom Bingles.
In the last part of the 1990s, he started featuring in his own shows made at Nine, which were all brief — despite the fact that they generally evaluated well: The Russell Gilbert Show), a sketch satire show; Russell Gilbert Live, a Saturday-night theatrical presentation highlighting superstar interviews as well as live and draw parody; and Russell Gilbert Was Here!, another sketch series.
In 2003, Gilbert facilitated the game show Bark-Off with Livinia Nixon. During the 2000s, Gilbert likewise made visitor appearances on the faction Channel 31 Melbourne sketch satire show The Ruins and the parody program Say thanks to God You’re Here, and facilitated Extraordinary Satire Works of art, a gathering of famous English sitcoms, including A few Moms Do ‘Ave Them and Would you say you are Being Served? for the Seven Organization. In May 2007, Gilbert showed up as one of the big name entertainers on the second time of Seven’s superstar reality singing contest It Takes Two. He likewise filled in as an essayist on the Organization Ten sketch series The Wedge.
In 1995 and 1996, Gilbert was selected for a Logie for the Most Well known Parody Character for his work on Hello It’s Saturday.
In Walk 2023, a two-section best-of gathering from The Russell Gilbert Show was placed broadcasting live to assist with raising assets for Gilbert. Gilbert is an energetic ally of the AFL club Western Bulldogs and has shown up at the E. J. Whitten Legends Game. In 2002, he kicked an objective while on the seat at one such game. In 2010, Gilbert kicked an objective in the second from last quarter and afterward one more in the fourth. As a running gag during these games, Gilbert is famous for ripping off his guernsey in the last minutes of the game while possessing the ball somewhere down in protection. Under, his rival group’s guernsey would be uncovered, kicking an objective for the group for which he had changed loyalty to.