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Vito Russo

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 11, 1946 (Died at 44)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthManhattan, New York, USA
Career Span1974 – 1990
Known Credits13 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.5

Vito Russo

Total Works

13

13 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

7.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Vito Russo was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author. He is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet, described in The New York Times as "an essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Times of Harvey Milk
7.3
Role: Other
The Celluloid Closet
7.3
Role: Author
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
7.1
as Self (archive footage)
A Very Natural Thing
7.1

Photos & Headshots1

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 13 titles featuring Vito Russo

The Times of Harvey Milk
7.3

Role: Other

The Celluloid Closet
7.3

Role: Author

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
7.1

as Self (archive footage)

A Very Natural Thing
7.1
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
6.9

as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

Vito
7.0
Vito
2011•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
6.5

as Himself (archive footage)

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
6.9

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

The Fabulous Allan Carr
5.0

as Self (archive footage)

Voices from the Front
7.0

as Himself

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

as Self

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

as Self (archive footage)

One on One with Vito Russo

as Self (archive)