I just saw an episode of Seinfeld where at the end of the show, they had a memoriam for a guy named Brandon something or another. I know this may sound stupid, but who was that?

That was Brandon Tartikov. I believe he was the President of NBC. The only reason I know this is becasue he guest starred on a Saved by the Bell episode.

Brandon Tartikoff was the network exec who who turned NBC into a television powerhouse.
Seinfeld was brought to us during his reign at the peacock.

He passed in 1997 due to Hodgkins disease.
CNN Brandon page (http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9708/27/tartikoff.obit.update/)

TV Tome Brandon T page (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-48248)


http://blortland.netserv.com/Tartikoff.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0281506.html

ok thanks that makes sense I guess.

I wonder if he was the basis for Russell Dalrimple?

I think the answer is yes, I thought I had some corroborating info some where, but I can't find it.

You must have saw that decication on 157 The Butter Shave.

I'm not sure what episode it was. Is that the one where Kramer is a turkey?

That is the one.

Elaine, I take that back.
According to SeinLore, I believe he was based on another netwrok exec, Warren Littlefield.

In HBO's The Late Shift (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0116835/), the story of the late night TV wars, Warren Littlefield was played by
actor Bob Balaban (Seinfeld's Russell D). Also, their physical appearance bears a striking resemblance.