Chris Rush | |
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Birth name | Christopher John Mistretta |
Born | February 11, 1946 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Died | January 28, 2018 Forest Hills, Queens, New York, United States | (aged 71)
Medium | Stand-up, television, radio, literature |
Years active | 1970–2018 |
Genres | Observational humor, satire, black comedy |
Subject(s) | Drug use, religion, everyday life, politics, quantum physics, outer space |
Spouse |
Michele Shoshanna April
(m. 1968; div. 1978) |
Partner(s) | Megan De Caro (?–2018) |
Chris Rush (born Christopher John Mistretta; February 11, 1946 – January 28, 2018) 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.[1]