Russ Owen is a fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Stuart Manning.
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22 Facts About Russ Owen
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Russ Owen first appeared in the episode first broadcast on 22 August 2004 with the Owen family and has been involved in storylines including being diagnosed with testicular cancer and kidnapping his son Max McQueen.
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Russ Owen returned on 13 August 2018 and was killed off on 16 November 2018.
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Russ Owen has gone through some pretty rough times and this story sees the straw that breaks the camel's back.
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Russ Owen left the village on 3 June 2009 after kidnapping his son, Max McQueen, from the McQueen family.
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Russ Owen becomes depressed and seeks out his father, Rob Owen.
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Russ Owen has an operation to remove the cancerous testicle and replace it with a prosthetic one.
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Russ Owen discovers that Sophie is in the fire while spending time with Mercedes; he rushes to the pub, where he finds Sam dying after an explosion destroys The Dog.
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Russ Owen manages to save Sophie, but she later dies in his arms from smoke inhalation.
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Russ Owen refuses to attend Sam's funeral, but is a pallbearer at Sophie's funeral, where he makes a speech.
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Mercedes convinces Russ Owen to continue with the wedding, but they separate after their honeymoon.
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Russ Owen meets Caroline Cooper and as they prepare to leave the village together, Tina reveals that Russ Owen is Max's father.
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Russ Owen stays in the village and he and Tina start dating, but they quickly end their relationship.
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Russ Owen begins living with Nancy Hayton and Ravi Roy and is shocked when Ravi tries to kiss him.
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Russ Owen asks Nancy to leave with him, but she refuses, so he leaves alone.
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Months later, Russ Owen sends Jacqui a postcard saying that Max is well and that he is sorry for taking him.
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Goldie then discovers that Russ Owen is a former pornographic film actor, enraging Mercedes who cancels their wedding.
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Russ Owen confronts Mercedes and she ends their engagement, upset that he could believe that she is capable of murder.
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Mercedes is devastated when Russ Owen' body is found and vows to make whoever was responsible pay.
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Stuart Manning has been nominated for several awards for his portrayal of Russ Owen, including the 'Sexiest Male' at the 2006 British Soap Awards.
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Russ Owen' death won the accolade for Biggest OMG Soap moment at the 2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards.
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