Russell Edward Brand, one of the colorful names of the British entertainment world, was born on June 4, 1975 in Grays city. Brand, who has shown himself in many fields such as comedy, acting, television, radio hosting, singing, writing and columnist, is known by a wide audience.
In 2004, Brand hosted Big Brother's Big Mouth, a side program of the Big Brother competition, and his first significant acting experience was in the 2007 production St. He lived through Trinian's. After starring in the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall in 2008, he took on one of the leading roles in the movie Get Him to the Greek in 2010.
Brand, who voiced in the animation Despicable Me in the same year, later took part with his voice in productions such as Hop, Arthur and Despicable Me 2.
Brand, which has frequently come to the fore with its harsh and provocative style in comedy, has also created various controversies in the media. He was involved in a major scandal due to his controversial behavior at awards ceremonies such as MTV and his pranks on Andrew Sachs on his own BBC show in 2008. Brand, who had to leave the program during this period, is also known as a name that frequently deals with drug and alcohol issues in his comedies. He ranked fourth among nearly 3,000 thinkers in a survey conducted by Prospect magazine in 2015.
Drawing attention with the books he wrote as well as his stand-up comedies, Brand's best-known DVD performances include Live (2006), Doing Life โ Live (2007), Scandalous โ Live At The O2 (2009), Live in New York City (2011) and Messiah Complex (2013).
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 124 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) โ Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) โ Self - Guest
- The Simpsons (1989) โ Russell Brand (voice)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993) โ Self - Guest
- The View (1997) โ Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) โ Self - Host
- Conan (2010)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) โ Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show (2007)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
