Russ Leatherman

With one of the most famous voices in America and his trademark greeting, "Hello and Welcome to Moviefone!", Russ Leatherman, a.k.a. "Mr. Moviefone", has become a pop culture icon and, like popcorn and raisinets, is a regular staple of the moviegoing experience. Through the popular Moviefone telephone service (e.g., 777-FILM), its online counterpart, Moviefone.com, and mainstream broadcast media, Russ reaches millions of moviegoers each week. Russ brings his unique take on movie reviews to CNN, CNN Headline News, ABC-TV, CBS' The Early Show (1999), Fox News Channel, MSNBC, the nationally-syndicated The Daily Buzz (2002) morning show, and a number of top radio stations nationwide, including Z-100 FM in New York, KRTH-FM in Los Angeles and the nationally syndicated Westwood One, USA Radio Network and ABC Radio Network. Russ has appeared on national talk shows, such as Late Show with David Letterman (1993), The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003), The Howard Stern