Tim Russell

TIM RUSSELL is a well-known Minneapolis radio personality and voice actor. Using his many character voices, Tim has voiced award-winning (CLIO) radio and television commercials since 1975. He's noted for his versatility, comic timing, and variety of announcer and character voice styles. As an actor on" A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor, a nationally known public radio show heard weekly by over four million listeners, Tim has performed celebrity voices from presidents (Bush, Kerry)...See more

TIM RUSSELL is a well-known Minneapolis radio personality and voice actor. Using his many character voices, Tim has voiced award-winning (CLIO) radio and television commercials since 1975. He's noted for his versatility, comic timing, and variety of announcer and character voice styles. As an actor on" A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor, a nationally known public radio show heard weekly by over four million listeners, Tim has performed celebrity voices from presidents (Bush, Kerry) to celebrity governors (Ventura, Scwarzenegger) to dozens of regular characters in the show's popular comedy sketches. Tim is the voice behind Dusty from "Lives of the Cowboys," Fred Farell, and all of the "Famous Celebrities" to name a few. Tim's character voices for "A Prairie Home Companion" have made his voice and comedy acting nationally recognized. Locally, he's been voted Best Radio Host by "Mpls / St. Paul Magazine" and Outstanding Broadcast Personality by the Minnesota Broadcasters Association. Tim has worked at WCCO radio stations in Minneapolis for over thirty years. See less