Biography for
Tim Russert

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Date of Birth

7 May 1950, Buffalo, New York, USA

Date of Death

13 June 2008, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (heart attack)

Birth Name

Timothy John Russert

Spouse

Maureen Orth

(1983 - 13 June 2008) (his death) 1 child

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Was a die-hard Buffalo Bills fans.

Graduated from Canisius High School, a Jesuit private school for boys in Buffalo, New York.

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. They have a son, Luke.

His son, Luke, graduated from Boston College a few days before his death.

Had three sisters.

Was a New York Yankees fan.

His only son, Luke, born in 1986.

His father, Tim Russert Sr. (Big Russ), was a garbage collector in Buffalo, N.Y.

Special counsel for U.S. Senator 'Daniel Patrick Moynihan' for five years and then a counselor for ex-Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1983-1984.

Graduate of Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

Longtime friend of Tom Brokaw and Robert D. Novak.

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