COMEDIAN, IMPRESSIONIST, ACTOR. Born in Chester, England in 1947. 

Real name Russ Roberts, Abbott came to fame in the late 1970's as a member of the Black Abbots cabaret group before graduated to a co-starring role with Freddie Starr on the Variety Madhouse series, following Starr's departure Abbott assumed full control and was a regular Saturday night fixture throughout the 80's and early 90's. Has latterly appeared in various acting roles. 

KEY ROLES

AGATHA CHRISTIE MARPLE: SLEEPING MURDER (2006)
TODAY WITH DES AND MEL (2002)
TV TO GO (2002)
The REAL ...: The REAL TOMMY COOPER (2001)
OPEN HOUSE WITH GLORIA HUNNIFORD: OPEN HOUSE WITH GLORIA HUNNIFORD[2001/08/29] (2001)
STARS AND THEIR LIVES: RUSS ABBOT (2001)
HEARTBEAT: HOME TRUTHS (2001)
HEARTBEAT: FALLEN HEROES (2000)
HEARTBEAT: CHILD'S PLAY (2000)
WHAT A PERFORMANCE: SLAPSTICK (2000)
HARRY HILL (2000)
An AUDIENCE WITH CLIFF RICHARD (1999)
CASUALTY: CROSSROADS (1999)
WHAT A PERFORMANCE: DRAG (1999)
DREAM STREET: HOT AIR (voices) (1999)
The WAY THEY WERE (1999)
TALKING TELEPHONE NUMBERS (1997)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1996)
RIGHT ROYAL SONG AND DANCE (1996)
A GALA COMEDY HOUR BEST OF THE PRINCE'S TRUST (1996)
MARRIED FOR LIFE (1996)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1995)
LIVE FOR PEACE - ROYAL GALA (1995)
SEPTEMBER SONG (1995)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: BARRY CRYER (1995)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1994)
SEPTEMBER SONG (1994)
TONY JACKLIN'S PRO-CELEBRITY GOLF CHALLENGE (1994)
SEPTEMBER SONG (1993)
STARS IN THEIR EYES: ELVIS SPECIAL (host)(1993)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1991)
DES O'CONNOR TONIGHT (1991)
LIVE FROM THE LONDON PALLADIUM HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY NEW YEA R! (1990)
The RUSS ABBOT CHRISTMAS SHOW (1990)
A NIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED STARS (1990)
RUSS ABBOT (1990)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1989)
21 YEARS OF LAUGHTER (1989)
The RUSS ABBOT CHRISTMAS SHOW (1989)
LIVE FROM THE PALLADIUM (1988)
A NIGHT OF COMIC RELIEF (1988)
The LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS 1987 (1988)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1988)
The RUSS ABBOT CHRISTMAS SHOW (1988)
LIVE FROM THE PALLADIUM (1987)
RUSS ABBOT CHRISTMAS SHOW (1987)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1987)
RUSS ABBOT'S CHRISTMAS MADHOUSE (1986)
TOMMY COOPER (1986)
The RUSS ABBOT SHOW (1986)
RUSS ABBOT CHRISTMAS SHOW (1986)
DES AND THE BEST OF GUESTS (1986)
RUSS ABBOT'S MADHOUSE (1985)
The BEST OF RUSS ABBOT'S MADHOUSE (1985)
RUSS ABBOT'S SUMMER MADHOUSE (1985)
ROYAL NIGHT OF 100 STARS (1985)
The NEW YEAR SHOW (1985)
LAUGHS FROM HER MAJESTY'S (1985)
RUSS ABBOT'S SATURDAY MADHOUSE (1984)
LIVE FROM HER MAJESTY'S (1984)
RUSS ABBOT'S SCOTTISH MADHOUSE (1984)
RUSS ABBOT'S CHRISTMAS MADHOUSE (1984)
RUSS ABBOT'S MADHOUSE ANNUAL (1982)
RUSS ABBOT'S SATURDAY MADHOUSE (1982)
RUSS ABBOT'S HOGMANAY MADHOUSE (1982)
The CHILDREN'S ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE (1982)
RUSS ABBOT'S SATURDAY MADHOUSE (1981)
RUSS ABBOT'S CHRISTMAS MADHOUSE (1981)
RUSS ABBOT'S MADHOUSE (1980)
The BLACK ABBOTS (1980)
THEATRE ROYAL (1980)
RUSS ABBOT'S MADHOUSE (1980)
GIVE US A CLUE (1979)
FREDDIE STARR'S VARIETY MADHOUSE (1979)
The BLACK ABBOTS (1979)
BRUCE FORSYTH'S BIG NIGHT (1978)
WHAT'S ON NEXT (1978)
VARIETY MADHOUSE (1977)
WHO DO YOU DO? (1973)