American actor nominated for an Emmy for his role in "Elvis," a television movie. The son of an actor, Russell enjoyed going to his father's sets as a youth. At the age of nine, his dad was making a movie entitled "Safe at Home" about baseball. He really wanted to be in the movie, so he called his dad's agent. Russell didn't get the role, but was later hired by Disney. After his stint with Disney, he played baseball for money in the minor leagues. Russell was just two steps away from the majors when an injury to his are ended a promising potential career. He fell back to acting, worked on TV, and did movies once again. His films included "Silkwood," 1983, "Swing Shift," 1984 and "The Mean Season," 1985.
He and Goldie Hawn have been a committed couple since 1983, living off and on with her two kids, his son from his past marriage, Boston, and their own son Wyatt, born 10 July 1986. His previous marriage was to Season Hubley; they were married from 1979 to 1983.
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