---
title: 'Vito Russo'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film historian'
  - 'activist'
  - 'film actor'
  - 'film director'
  - 'writer'
born: '1946-07-11'
died: '1990-11-07'
birthplace: 'New York City'
deathplace: 'Manhattan'
films_in_library: 2
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/vito-russo'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Russo'
wikidata: 'Q725318'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Vito Russo

film historian, activist, film actor, film director, writer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2011 · [Vito](https://cinepixo.com/movies/vito-2011) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [The Celluloid Closet](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-celluloid-closet-1995) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/vito-russo
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