Russell Brand
Sign in to saveRussell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, podcaster, and media personality. Establishing himself as a stand-up comedian and radio and television presenter in the UK, Brand initially became well-known as the host of the television show Big Brother's Big Mouth, a spin-off from reality show Big Brother, broadcast on E4.
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- Works
- 16
Top works
- Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr!
- Untitled (Digital Download)
- Divine Spark : a Graham Hancock Reader
- How Soon Is Now?
- My Booky Wook (Paperback) (Import Edition)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1975
Discography
- Live2006
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Key facts
- Born
- Russell Edward Brand , ( 1975-06-04 ) 4 June 1975 (age 50) , Grays, Essex , England
- Spouses
- Katy Perry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2012 ) Laura Gallacher ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2017 )
- Years active
- 1994–present
- Medium
- Stand-up television film radio
- Genres
- Observational comedy black comedy blue comedy improvisational comedy
- Channel
- Russell Brand
- Subscribers
- 6.83 million
- Website
- russellbrand .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Brand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Spouse
- Katy Perry
- Occupation
- political activist
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Field of work
- autobiography
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- russellbrand.com
- Image
- Russell Brand 2025.jpg
- Height
- 1.85
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Henley-on-Thames
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- Commons category
- Russell Brand
- date of birth
- 1975-06-04
- lifestyle
- veganism
- birth name
- Russell Edward Brand
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- social media followers
- 6200000
- name in native language
- Russell Brand
- unmarried partner
- Jemima Goldsmith
- number of viewers/listeners
- 1611943356
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Encyclopedic overview
Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, podcaster, and media personality. Establishing himself as a stand-up comedian and radio and television presenter in the UK, Brand initially became well-known as the host of the television show Big Brother's Big Mouth, a spin-off from reality show Big Brother, broadcast on E4.
He had his first major film role in British comedy St Trinian's (2007), after which he starred in the Hollywood comedies Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Arthur (2011), and Rock of Ages (2012). He has released several stand-up specials, including Scandalous (2009), Messiah Complex (2013), and Brandemic (2023). He hosted his own radio show The Russell Brand Show (2006–2008, 2010, 2013, 2017) and also hosts the podcasts Stay Free with Russell Brand and Under the Skin with Russell Brand. He has received three British Comedy Awards and a nomination for a BAFTA Award.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Russell Brand” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.