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Tim Russ

Tim Russ is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tim Russ rather than just read about it. In short: Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager; Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986); Casey in East of Hope Street (1998); Frank on Samantha Who?; Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly; D.

Tim Russ — main illustration
Tim Russ — illustration

Key takeaways

  • Tim Russ belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Tim Russ to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Tim Russ from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager; Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986); Casey in East of Hope Street (1998); Frank on Samantha Who?; Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly; D. C. Montana on The Highwaymen (1987–1988), and for his brief role in Spaceballs (1987). He appeared in The Rookie: Feds (2022) and reprised his role as Captain Tuvok on Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard.

Early life, family and education Russ was born in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 1956, to a government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father. He spent part of his childhood in Turkey. He attended his senior year of high school at Rome Free Academy, from which he graduated in 1974. He graduated from St. Edward's University with a degree in theater arts. He additionally attended graduate school at Illinois State University where he was inducted into its Hall of Fame. With a girlfriend, Jedda Roskilly, he has a daughter.

Career

Acting In 1985, Russ appeared in The Twilight Zone episodes "Kentucky Rye" as Officer No. 2 and "Voices in the Earth" as Archer. He made a brief appearance in the comedy film Spaceballs as a trooper who "combs" the desert with a giant comb. Russ had a prominent role in the Charles Bronson film Death Wish 4. Russ has been involved in the Star Trek franchise as a voice and film actor, writer, director, and producer. He played several minor roles before landing the role as the main character Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager. Russ screentested, in 1987, for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation before being cast as Tuvok. Russ went into Voyager as a dedicated Trekkie with an extensive knowledge of Vulcan lore, and has played the following roles in the Star Trek universe:

Devor, a mercenary aboard the Enterprise-D disguised as a service engineer in The Next Generation episode "Starship Mine" (1993) T'Kar, a Klingon in the Deep Space Nine episode "Invasive Procedures" (1993) A human tactical Lieutenant on the USS Enterprise-B in the film Star Trek Generations (1994). Tuvok's Mirror Universe counterpart in the Deep Space Nine episode "Through the Looking Glass" (1995). A changeling impersonating Tuvok in Star Trek: Picard season 3. In 1995, Russ co-wrote the story for the Malibu Comics Star Trek: Deep Space Nine No. 29 and 30, with Mark Paniccia. Russ performed voice acting roles as Tuvok for the video games Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force and Star Trek: Elite Force II. Russ is the director and one of the stars of the fan series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, the first third of which was released in December 2007, with the remaining two-thirds released in 2008. Russ's character's name D. C. Montana in The Highwayman was a reference to Trek writer D. C. Fontana. In 1990, he appeared in an episode of Freddy's Nightmares. Russ directed and co-starred in Star Trek: Renegades, and in both 2013 and 2014 reprised his role as the voice of Tuvok in the massively multiplayer online game Star Trek Online.

Later work

Russ appeared as Frank, a sarcastic doorman in the sitcom Samantha Who? from 2007 to 2009, and appeared for six seasons as Principal Ted Franklin in Nickelodeon's show iCarly. He also portrayed a doctor on an episode of Hannah Montana, "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak". Russ won an Emmy Award in 2014 for public service ads he did for the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office on intellectual property theft and cyberbullying. He played Captain Kells in the 2015 Bethesda Game Studios video game Fallout 4. In June 2025, following Mel Brooks' announcement of Spaceballs 2, slated for release in 2027, Russ teased on social media that he may appear in the film, along with his more famous co-stars.

Music and astronomy Russ has been a lifelong musician and a singer. In addition, Russ has been an avid amateur astronomer most of his adult life, and is a member of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society. In 2021 he was among a small group of citizen astronomers who assisted in detection of the asteroid 617 Patroclus in preparation for NASA's Lucy probe. In February 2022, he stated that he owned a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope, an 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, and a Unistellar eVscope.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography Tim Russ (2000) Kushangaza (2001) Brave New World (2003) ...2nd Thoughts (2007)

References

External links

Official website Tim Russ at IMDb Tim Russ at Behind The Voice Actors

Illustrations

Tim Russ illustration
Tim Russ: Russ at the Paradise City Comic Con, December 2016
Russ at the Paradise City Comic Con, December 2016

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tim Russ

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tim Russ claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tim Russ before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tim Russ ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tim Russ

In research
Tim Russ appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Tim Russ in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Tim Russ is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1956 births, 20th-century African-American male actors, 20th-century American male actors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Tim Russ outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tim Russ in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Tim Russ means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Tim Russ out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Tim Russ in simple terms?

Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager; Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986); Casey in East of Hope Street (1998); Frank on Samantha Wh…

Why does Tim Russ matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tim Russ?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tim Russ.

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  • 1956 births
  • 20th-century African-American male actors
  • 20th-century American male actors
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  • 20th-century American singers
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  • 21st-century American male actors
  • 21st-century American screenwriters
  • 21st-century American singers
  • African-American film directors
  • African-American male singers
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