Nipsey Russell
He is best known for being a guest panelist on TV game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s.  The game shows, where he appeared, include: Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth and Pyramid. He would tell short, humorous poems. Because of those poems, people like Bandstand leader Dick Clark, host Bill Cullen, actress Betty White, and others called him "the poet laureate of television."