Attended the High School of Art & Design in New York City.
Has two older brothers, Daniel and Thomas. In the late 1980s People Magazine reported erroneously that Russo is an only child.
Member of the jury at the Beverly Hills film festival along with Billy Zane, Martin Vartanov, Corbin Bernsen, Robert Davi, Elisa Donovan. [2009].
Worked as a cab driver for three years and a gravedigger before becoming an actor.