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.
Career
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.
Sexual misconduct allegations
In 2006, Dannii Minogue accused Brand of sexual harassment. In a 2014 book, Jordan Martin (Brand's ex-girlfriend from 2007) accused of sexual assault and abuse. In 2007, live on radio, Brand phoned Jimmy Saville (later revealed to be a sexual abuser) and made several comments about Savile meeting Brand's personal assistant and preferring her to "wear nothing".
In 2019, The Sunday Times began investigations after they were made aware of several people accusing Brand of sexual misconduct. On 16 September 2023, accusations from five women were published accusing Brand of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse. Celebrities including Lorraine Kelly and Vanessa Feltz have also accused Brand of harassment.
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.[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
- ↑ 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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