George Russo was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. He worked in television in his early acting career as well, including a part on "NYPD Blue" (1993-2005). He also starred in the TV movies "The Last Days of Frankie the Fly" (HBO, 1996-97) and "Shelter" (HBO, 1997-98). He next focused his entertainment career on film, appearing in the Marco Leonardi dramatic period piece "My Brother Jack" (1998), "The Gold Cup" (2000) with Jim Haynie and the drama "The Operator" (2001) with Michael Laurence. He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "7 Days" (UPN, 1998-2001). He also appeared in the crime thriller "Tony" (2010) with Peter Ferdinando. Russo most recently acted in "Turnout" (2011).