‘Backpack Kid’ Surprises Students With New Backpacks for School

Students at a New York elementary school were in for a big surprise. “Backpack Kid,” whose real name is Russell Horning, showed up doing his signature dance. It was made famous when he upstaged Katy Perry on “Saturday Night Live.” He was there to present the youngsters with new backpacks stuffed with supplies for all 400 students at Elsa Ebeling Elementary School in Brooklyn.