Russell Brand
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Brand in 2011
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| Born |
Russell Edward Brand 4 June 1975 Grays, Essex, England |
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| Residence | Shoreditch, London, England | ||
| Nationality | British | ||
| Alma mater |
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Drama Centre London |
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| Spouse(s) | Katy Perry (m. 2010; div. 2012) | ||
| Partner(s) | Laura Gallacher (2015–present) | ||
| Children | 1 | ||
| Website | russellbrand |
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| Comedy career | |||
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, radio | ||
| Years active | 1994–present | ||
| Genres | Observational comedy, black comedy, blue comedy, improvisational comedy | ||
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Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist.
Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian and later becoming an MTV presenter, Brand first achieved notoriety in 2004 as the host of Big Brother's Big Mouth, a Big Brother spin-off. In 2007, he had his first major film role in St Trinian's, and the following year he landed a major role in the romantic comedy-drama Forgetting Sarah Marshall; the film led to him starring in a spin off, the rock comedy Get Him to the Greek, alongside Jonah Hill in 2010. He also worked as a voice actor in the animated films Despicable Me in 2010, Hop in 2011, and Despicable Me 2 in 2013, and played the title character of the 2011 remake of the romantic comedy Arthur. In 2013, he released the successful stand-up special Messiah Complex.
Since guest editing an edition of British political weekly New Statesman in 2013, Brand has become known as a public activist and campaigner, and has spoken on a wide range of political and cultural issues, including wealth inequality, addiction, corporate capitalism, climate change, and media bias. This includes a much publicised interview with Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman in 2013, in which he disparaged the British political system as ineffectual, encouraged the British electorate not to vote, and endorsed an egalitarian revolution to replace the status quo. In 2014, Brand launched his political-comedy web series The Trews, released a book entitled Revolution, and began work on a documentary about financial inequality with Michael Winterbottom.
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