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词条 Chris Rush
释义

  1. Biography

     Early life  Personal life 

  2. Career

     1970s and 1980s  1990s and 2000s  Discography  Television  Radio 

  3. References

  4. External links

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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States
| death_date = January 28th, 2018 (cancer)
| death_place = New York, NY
| medium = Stand-up, television, radio
| nationality = American
| genre = Observational humor, satire, black comedy
| years_active = 1970 – 2017
| subject = Drug use, religion, everyday life, politics, quantum physics, outer space


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}}Chris Rush (born Christopher Mistretta) was an American comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and author. He is best known for his stand-up routines and albums, along with having been a writer and editor on the satirical publication National Lampoon magazine.[3]

Biography

Early life

Rush was born in Brooklyn, New York.[4] Rush is of Italian descent and was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.[4][5] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} and graduated from City College of New York in 1968 with a degree in Organic chemistry.[6] Before becoming a comedian Rush was a molecular biologist, working at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital for two years.[6] He embarked on a professional comedy career following an open mic night at a comedy club.[7]

Personal life

Rush is a conservationist and supporter of Greenpeace.[8] Though raised in the Catholic faith he left the church when in the seventh grade.[4] He considers himself to be a Taoist and can be seen wearing the Yin and yang symbol on his shirt during his performances.[9]

Chris Rush died January 28th, 2018 of complications from surgery and cancer. [10] [11]

Career

1970s and 1980s

Chris Rush wrote for National Lampoon Magazine in the early 1970s,[8] making his first appearance in the August, 1970 issue.[12] During his time at the Lampoon he was involved in another comedy magazine titled Drool, which came out with just one issue in 1972.[13] He left the magazine when he was signed to Atlantic Records by Ahmet Ertegun to release his first comedy album, First Rush in 1973.[14] In 1974 he once again contributed to a comedy magazine titled Harpoon.[15] Towards the later years of the 1970s; Rush, was involved with Head Magazine.[16]

Rush opened for musicians and bands including B.B. King, Meat Loaf, Talking Heads, Twisted Sister and Electric Light Orchestra while becoming a frequent performer at comedy clubs, theaters and colleges throughout the United States and Canada. He performed at such venues as The Bottom Line,[17] Caroline's, The Improv and The Comedy Store.[18] In 1979 he was awarded "Best Male Comic" by the Association of Comedy Artists.[19] He released his second album Beaming In in 1981. His performances landed him on national television with appearances on Comedy Tonight, Night Flight and Apt. 2C, a pilot for HBO starring his mentor and friend George Carlin[20]

1990s and 2000s

In the early to mid-1990s, Rush was involved in a series of shorts made for Comedy Central's show Small Doses, titled Food for Thought. It starred Patton Oswalt and Blaine Capatch as two bumbling store clerks and Chris as the manager.[21] He was asked to contribute to Tim Allen's book I'm Not Really Here, which was released in 1996.[22] He released an additional comedy album in 1997. During this time, he made sporadic stand-up comedy appearances. He worked on Bob "Wolf" Wohlfeld's show in the late 1990s on PYX 106 with The Wakin' Up with the Wolf Show, where he was a co-host. Some of his bits were put onto an album released by the show, titled Chris's Head.[23] The relationship ended though when the station decided to fire Rush on December 21, 1998, after apparently speaking to management about Wohlfeld's behavior towards him and others.[24]

On October 1, 2007, Rush released his first book, Milking the Rhino (Dangerously Funny Lists).

In April, 2009 Chris launched a one-man show titled, Bliss: An Evening of Laughter with Chris Rush, which was financed by George Carlin before he died in June, 2008.[25][26]

Discography

Year Album Label
1973 First Rush Atlantic Records
1981 Beaming In City Sounds
1997 There's No Bones in Ice Cream Sundazed Music

Television

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  • Apt. 2C – HBO
  • The Bob McLean Show[27]
  • Canada AM – (Multiple appearances)
  • Comedy on the Road – A&E
  • Comedy Tonight – Comedy Central[28]
  • Don Kirshner's Rock Concert[29]
  • Late Night with David Letterman[3]
  • Night Flight
  • Rascals Comedy Hour[30]
  • Showtime Comedy Club Network – Showtime
  • Small Doses – Comedy Central[31]
  • Spotlight Cafe
  • Stand-Up Spotlight – VH-1
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson[3]

Radio

In addition to being a co-host on PYX 106, Rush has been an often guest on The Joey Reynolds Show,[32][33] The Morning Zoo on WMMR, Esoterica with Johnny Rizzo on WPKN, where he contributed a monthly call-in segment discussing recent events,[34] Dr. Demento, who will sometimes play Chris' comedy routines[35] and he's also appeared on Opie and Anthony.[36]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vidiot.com/UPN/SS/bioFerrara.html|title=UPN: Social Studies Cast Bio - Adam Ferrara|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
2. ^[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p143392|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com: Adam Sandler]
3. ^{{cite news|title=Lampooner in town|last=|first=|date=October 29, 2004|publisher=Lexington Herald-Leader|page=3}}
4. ^{{YouTube|wQGoFM-d-qU|clip}}
5. ^{{YouTube|0iN-GRTCPXU|Second clip}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Microscope guy' is standing up to scrutiny|last=Righi|first=Len|date=May 10, 1991|publisher=The Morning Call|page=D.02}}
7. ^Natural Humor Medicine: Chris Rush {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041121165633/http://www.natural-humor-medicine.com/Chris_Rush.html |date=November 21, 2004 }}
8. ^{{cite news|title=Spirituality with a smile|last=Solimine|first=Donna|date= July 25, 1997|publisher=The Record|page=31}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/chrisrushcomedy|title=Chris Rush (chrisrushcomedy) on Myspace|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://mediafunhouse.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-mad-scientist-turned-black-belt.html
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/ChrisRushComedy
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.marksverylarge.com/issues/7008.html|title=National Lampoon Issue #5 - Paranoia|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://sirrealcomix.mrainey.com/page/d/Drool01-1.htm|title=Drool #1|first=Sir|last=Real|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
14. ^Wamcarts.org {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204153734/http://www.wamcarts.org/artsched.html |date=December 4, 2009 }}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gusbooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=26890&CLSN_2380=13082873752380b769ad4fa179da72b0|title=HARPOON, September 1974|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.calibanbooks.com/pages/books/z08733/charlotte-faye-greenberg-mike-colasuonno-chris-rush-alan-earle/six-issues-of-head-magazine-from-1976-1978|title=Six Issues of Head Magazine from 1976-1978 by Charlotte Faye Greenberg, Mike Colasuonno Chris Rush, Alan on Caliban Books|first=|last=www.bibliopolis.com|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920222910/http://www.calibanbooks.com/pages/books/z08733/charlotte-faye-greenberg-mike-colasuonno-chris-rush-alan-earle/six-issues-of-head-magazine-from-1976-1978|archive-date=September 20, 2016|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bottomlinecabaret.com/archive_index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806115102/http://bottomlinecabaret.com/archive_index.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=August 6, 2002 |title=Welcome To The Bottom Line Nightclub |publisher= |accessdate=July 19, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}
18. ^{{cite news|title=New York Comedian Rush A Pearl|last=|first=|date=September 19, 1987|publisher=The News Journal|page=2E}}
19. ^{{cite news|title='Ribald' N.Y. comic set for Monday night|last=|first=|date=November 8, 1984|publisher=Eugene Register-Guard|page=2D}}
20. ^{{cite news|title=Comedic Anniversary|date=June 23, 1989|publisher=The Post-Standard}}
21. ^{{YouTube|pg6R1-96w3o|Third Clip}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HEoe9MWqGwoC|title=I'm Not Really Here|first=Tim|last=Allen|date=November 18, 1996|publisher=Hyperion|accessdate=July 19, 2016|via=Google Books}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.madhousestudios.com/graphic/pyx106/cd/chrishead.html|title=Chris's Head CD|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
24. ^{{cite news|title=Wolf loses yet another sidekick|last=McGuire|first=Mark|date=April 7, 1999|publisher=The Times Union|page=D5}}
25. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/shows/bliss-an-evening-of-laughter-with-chris-rush_154317/ |title=Theatermania.com: Bliss: An Evening of Laughter with Chris Rush |website=theatermania.com}}
26. ^{{cite book|title=Seven Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin|author=Sullivan, James|publisher=
Da Capo Press|page=224|year=2010|isbn=0-306-81829-9}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/16396/bob_mclean_show,_the/episode_guide/|title=Episode Guide for Bob McLean Show, The|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
28. ^{{cite news|title= Thursday Evening Highlights|last=|first=|date=January 17, 1986|publisher=
The Dispatch|page=14}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.donkirshner.com/comedians/|title=Comedians - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
30. ^{{YouTube|j3_KQpHKnww|Fourth clip}}
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20994/patton-oswalt-no-reason-to-complain/|title=Patton Oswalt - No Reason to Complain|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chrisrushcomedy.com/|title=ブラックリストキャッシングの秘密/お金を借りる為の知識と注意点|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
33. ^WOR710.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502212341/http://www.wor710.com/pages/46264 |date=May 2, 2009 }}
34. ^{{cite web|url=http://archives.wpkn.org/show/profile/140|title=WPKN Archives:|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=http://dmdb.org/cgi-bin/search_pl.pl?string=Chris%20Rush&searchtype=either&matchtype=and&wordtype=substring&expanded=type&year1=1970&year2=current&sort=newest%20first&pltype=synd&saved=yes|title=Search Results for "Chris Rush", search type 'either', match type 'and', word type 'substring'; from 1970 to 2016, sorting newest first, playlist type(s) synd|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}
36. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radiosanthony.com/Rundowns/2005/January/Week%2015/01.11.05.htm|title=Rundown for Tuesday|publisher=|accessdate=July 19, 2016}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|2962501}}
  • {{Twitter}}
  • [https://www.facebook.com/chrisrushcomedy Facebook fan page]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/chrisrushcomedy Youtube channel]
  • [https://chrisrushinsidestory.blogspot.com/2019/03 Blog interview]
  • Video interview
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