- Date de naissance
- Nom de naissanceRussell Irving Tamblyn
- Taille1,77 m
- Russ Tamblyn est né le 30 décembre 1934 en Californie, États-Unis. Il est acteur et scénariste. Il est connu pour West Side Story (1961), Les sept femmes de Barberousse (1954) et La Maison du diable (1963). Il est marié avec Bonnie Tamblyn. Lui et Bonnie Tamblyn ont un enfant. Il a été marié avec Sheila Elizabeth Kempton et Venetia Stevenson.
- ConjointsBonnie Tamblyn(1981 - présent) (1 enfant)Sheila Elizabeth Kempton(7 mai 1960 - 18 décembre 1979) (divorcé, 2 enfants)Venetia Stevenson(14 février 1956 - 1 avril 1957) (divorcé)
- EnfantsChina Tamblyn
- ParentsSally Triplett
- ProchesLarry Tamblyn(Sibling)
- Has often played odd, slightly off-kilter characters
- Was a gymnast at North Hollywood High School. A buoyant dancer and tumbler, Tamblyn began acting in films in 1948. His abilities as an acrobat and gymnast led to his being cast in such spectacular and dynamic dance films as Les sept femmes de Barberousse (1954), Les Aventures de Tom Pouce (1958), and West Side Story (1961) among others.
- In 1997, he made a one-shot guest appearance on Hôpital central (1963) in a song-and-dance sketch that featured his daughter, Amber Tamblyn.
- Originally auditioned for the part of "Tony" in West Side Story (1961), but was cast as "Riff" instead, while the part of "Tony" went to Richard Beymer.
- Godfather of his daughter Amber Tamblyn is Dean Stockwell.
- His standout dance sequence while performing the role of Eric in La première balle tue (1956) duplicated some of his dance moves from Les sept femmes de Barberousse (1954) and, in fact, added some athletics that went beyond those original moves.
- [on his performance as "Riff" in West Side Story (1961)] Life is so strange. "West Side Story" was one of the high points of my career. Yet, when I first saw it, I was really disappointed in how I came off. Since then, Fred Astaire has told me how much he admired my dancing in it. Now I see it very differently.
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