Russell Brand
| Russell Brand | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Brand in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Russell Edward Brand |
| Born | 4 June 1975 Grays, Essex, England, UK |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, radio |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Katy Perry (m. 2010–2012, divorced) |
| Comedy career | |
| Genres | Observational comedy, black comedy, blue comedy, improvisational comedy |
| Influences | Richard Pryor,[1] Bill Hicks,[1] Peter Cook, Lenny Bruce, Tony Hancock, Jack Kerouac |
| Website | http://www.russellbrand.tv/ |
Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter, radio host author and activist. He is best known for playing Dr. Nefario in the films Despicable Me (2010), Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).
Career
[change | change source]In 2004, he presented Big Brother's Big Mouth, a side-show of Big Brother UK. In 2006, he started presenting a radio show, The Russell Brand Show, on BBC Radio 6 Music. In 2007 the show was moved to BBC Radio 2. He was involved in a controversy over a prank phone call with Jonathan Ross in 2008. After this Brand quit his job at the BBC.
He presented Russell Brand's Ponderland in 2007 and 2008. He wrote a book in 2007 about his life, which is called My Booky Wook. In October 2014, he wrote another book called Revolution.
Personal life
[change | change source]Many people notice his unusual fashion sense; his choice of clothing and hairstyle is unique. He has been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder.[2] He has had bulimia nervosa[3] and been addicted to crack cocaine, heroin and alcohol.[4]
As of March 2013, Brand has not used drugs or alcohol for ten years.[5] From 2006 to 2008, Brand won The Sun's Shagger of the Year award.[6] He has been arrested 12 times.[4] He married Katy Perry in October 2010. He filed for divorce from her in January 2012, which was finalised in July 2012. He dated Jemima Khan from 2013-2014.
In 2017, Brand married Scottish lifestyle blogger Laura Gallacher. They have a daughter.
Brand lives in Shoreditch, London.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Laughing Matter: Comedy's New Legends". Vanity Fair. April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ "Russell Brand's got issues". Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Russell Brand: spare us the details!". 18 November 2007 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ellen, Barbara (17 June 2006). "Interview with Russell Brand" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ Brand, Russell (9 March 2013). "Russell Brand: my life without drugs" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "The Sun". The Sun.
- ↑ Hattenstone, Simon (11 October 2014). "Russell Brand: 'I want to address the alienation and despair'" – via www.theguardian.com.
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