Russell Mael
Rock Singer
American singer and singer who was part of the band, Sparks, later renamed Halfnelson, in 1971 with his older brother, Ron. The band's song This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us peaked at number 2 on the U.K. SIngles Chart.
He studied Theater Arts and Filmmaking at UCLA in the late 1960s.
He is the co-founder of Lil' Beethoven Records.
He was born to his father Meyer Mael who is of Russian and Austrian Jewish descent and his mother Miriam.
He appeared with his band on an episode of the television show Gilmore Girls, starring Lauren Graham.