- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTimothy John Russert
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Tim Russert was born on May 7, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Meet the Press (1947), The Tim Russert Show (1994) and The American President (2000). He was married to Maureen Orth. He died on June 13, 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseMaureen Orth(December 1983 - June 13, 2008) (his death, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsTimothy Joseph RussertElizabeth Jeanne Seeley
- RelativesElizabeth Ann Russert(Sibling)Kathleen M Russert(Sibling)Patricia J Russert(Sibling)
- Was a die-hard Buffalo Bills fans.
- Graduated from Canisius High School, a Jesuit private school for boys in Buffalo, New York.
- His son, Luke Russert, graduated from Boston College a few days before Tim's death.
- Merited a place in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Artists & Entertainers section) with a tribute written by Mario Cuomo (Issue May 12, 2008).
- Wife, Maureen Orth, is a writer for Vanity Fair magazine. Their only son, Luke, was born in 1986.
- The primary responsibility of the media is the accountability of government, whether it's about lying under oath - which upsets Democrats - or about the mismanagement of responding to a hurricane...which happens to upset Republicans.
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