Tim Russell is also a regular cast member and radio comedy actor on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, a nationally know public radio show heard weekly by over four million listeners. In May of 2006, he was featured in a major role, as Al the Stage manager, in the Robert Altman film, " A Prairie Home Companion", sharing the screen with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline Tommy Lee Jones, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Lohan, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly and Virginia Madson.Tim wrote a journal about his experience of filming the moivie in st. Paul for the November issue of MplsStPaul Magazine (mspmag.com).

 Tim's character voices and celebrity impressions for the popular public radio show's comedy sketches have made his voice nationally recognized. In addition to the Altman film, his movie credits include "Little Big League" and "Detective Fiction." An award-winning voice-over talent for national radio and TV commercials, Tim Russell's voice-over demo is available on his website, www.prairiehomevoices.com.

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Blog: www.prairiehomevoices.com (click blog)
Website: www.prairiehomevoices.com
Year Hired at WCCO Radio: 1973 (WCCO-FM), 1983 (WCCO-AM)
First time on Air:  Morning show Sept. 1973. The morning Jim Croce died in a plane crash
Favorite Story/Report: We invited the entire town of Funkley, MN to be our guests one weekend on WCCO
Role Model: Boone and Erickson
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Favorite Cartoon Character: Homer Simpson
Memorable Concert you’ve seen, and why:  Woodstock, 1969.  It was proof that 600,000 young people could be peaceful
Favorite Car you’ve ever had: 1964 Mustang convertible
Favorite Author: Garrison Keillor
Favorite Sport to play:  Table hockey
Favorite Sports team:  MN Twins
Favorite travel destination, and why:  New Zealand- it has highlights of natural beauty from the rest of the world- fjords, mountains, sub tropical vegetation, and 10 million sheep
3 websites you visit daily: www.tmz.com, www.perezhilton.com, www.prairiehome.org
3 cities/towns you’ve lived in: South Bend, IN; Dubuque, IA; Twin Cities
3 movies you could watch over and over: Wizard of Oz; Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Airplane
3 favorite restaurants of all time: Lucia's (Uptown), Ma Maison (LA); Les Souffles (Paris)
3 jobs you’ve had: Ice man, Star Tribune Tour Guide, Dayton's Stockboy
3 TV shows you like to watch: The Office, My Name is Earl, The Flight of the Conchords
3 places you love to visit: Czech Republic, Barcelona, Provence
3 schools that you’ve attended:  St. Thomas Academy, University of Notre Dame, U of MN Law School
3 of your favorite books: Narnia books
3 of your favorite musician/music groups: Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, The Beatles
What is your greatest pet peeve?  Rude people
What decade do you think had the best fashion, and why?  Current decade (best of last four decades)
Share something about the most amazing place you have visited in your life:  The overwhelming show of support and sympathy we received on 9-11 from the people of Croatia, as we traveled there on that day
Favorite quote or line to live by:  Don't quit your day job
Worst advice you ever received:  My grandfather told me that I shouldn't put too much faith in doing voices, there are so many others who are better at it
Share about the teacher who had the greatest impact on you: Slyvestor Turbes at St. Thomas Academy made world history come alive
Your proudest moment:  Acting in a Robert Altman film with Meryl Streep and Robert Kline, etc (A Prairie Home Companion)
If your life were a movie, what would it be called: It's a Wonderful Life