On the Scene: Patriotic Gamble

“I’M not going to allow the ID card into Nevada. There will be no ID cards,” says Aaron Russo emphatically.

In the course of his career, Russo has been a nightclub owner, a music promoter, and a successful manager with movie stars like Bette Midler and Susan Sarandon, and music groups like Manhattan Transfer. More recently he has been active as a Hollywood producer, with hits like Trading Places, starring Eddie Murphy, Teachers, starring Nick Nolte, and The Rose, starring Bette Midler. He is perhaps best known in Hollywood as the first producer to get a $1-million fee.

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“I’M not going to allow the ID card into Nevada. There will be no ID cards,” says Aaron Russo emphatically.

In the course of his career, Russo has been a nightclub owner, a music promoter, and a successful manager with movie stars like Bette Midler and Susan Sarandon, and music groups like Manhattan Transfer. More recently he has been active as a Hollywood producer, with hits like Trading Places, starring Eddie Murphy, Teachers, starring Nick Nolte, and The Rose, starring Bette Midler. He is perhaps best known in Hollywood as the first producer to get a $1-million fee.