Russell Brand

Russell Brand
Brand in 2011
Birth name	Russell Edward Brand
Born	(1975-06-04) 4 June 1975 Grays, Essex, England
Medium	Stand-up, television, film, radio
Nationality	British
Years active	1994–present
Influences	Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks, Peter Cook, Lenny Bruce, Tony Hancock, Jack Kerouac
Spouse	Katy Perry (m. 2010-2012, divorced)
Website	http://www.russellbrand.tv/

Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, newspaper columnist and presenter on radio and television. 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 another book that he wrote was published. It is called Revolution.

Personal life

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. He has had bulimia nervosa and been addicted to crack cocaine, heroin and alcohol. As of March 2013, Brand has not used drugs or alcohol for ten years. From 2006 to 2008, Brand won The Sun's Shagger of the Year award. He has been arrested 12 times. He married Katy Perry in October 2010. He filed for divorce from her in January 2012, which was finalised in July 2012. He has been dating Jemima Khan since 2013. He lives in Shoreditch, London.

Other websites

• Russell Brand on IMDb