Russell Brand

Russell Brand is a famous actor, comedian, shocking TV presenter and writer, a man with a difficult fate, who managed to find the strength in himself and get rid of drug addiction. Russell is now the patron of the drug rehabilitation charity Focus 12.

Russell Brand was born on June 4, 1975 in the town of Graze, located in the ceremonial county in the south-east of England - Essex. He was the only child in the creative family of the photographer Ronald Brand and his wife Barbara Elizabeth. Unfortunately, when the boy was six months old, his parents decided to go their separate ways and soon filed for divorce.

Not to say that the childhood of the future artist was happy: the mother of the future artist raised her child alone, but this woman often did not have enough time to raise her son, and Russell, left to himself, lacked parental affection and love. Therefore, it is not surprising that Brand had bouts of loneliness. In addition, an insidious fate, as if mocking the child, made him go through cloudless and gloomy days.

First, when Russell was seven years old, he experienced sexual abuse at the hands of his teacher. Second, a year later, his mother initially contracted uterine cancer, followed by breast cancer. Barbara was in intensive care at the hospital, and Russell lived at his relatives' home.

Therefore, Brand's bulimia nervosa was not an accident, but a natural phenomenon: to distract himself from mental anguish, the young man ate excessive amounts of food; every breakfast, lunch or dinner was accompanied by overeating and ended with two fingers in the mouth.

Then it only got worse, for the young man, who could not find a common language with his stepfather, left school and left home, embarking on a free voyage. Thrown to the sidelines of life, Russell found solace in drugs. In his arsenal, like Hunter Thompson, played by Johnny Depp in the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, there were illegal drugs: cannabis, amphetamine, LSD, ecstasy, cocaine and other hallucinogens.

Russell's relationship with his biological father was also strange. When Ronald Brand met with his son, he took his offspring to red-light districts to girls of easy virtue.

Russell Brand's creative biography began on the stage of the school theater. It was a musical parody of Chicago gangsters - Bugsy Malone. Russell was so impressed with the acting craft that he began to grab secondary roles in extras.

The young man decided that there was nowhere without education, so he initially entered the Academy of Italy - Conti - and then became a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. However, the guy did not last long within the walls of universities because of his drug addiction. Moreover, he was prone to self-harm. Russell was once criticized for his performance, and the hot-tempered guy broke a bottle and cut himself with shrapnel. And for greater effect, he doused himself with artificial blood.

Since Russell did not see theater school as his own ears, he focused on the comedy genre. His debut stand-up performance took place in 2000 at the Young Comedian Competition. The brand came in fourth, but caught the attention of a talent search agent. Thus, already in 2004 Russell received a lucky ticket to the world of show business and performed a solo program in which he told the audience about his difficult life with a touch of humor.

Also in 2000, Russell was hired as a VJ on MTV. He was the host of several entertainment programs and was fired for coming to work in a suit of Osama bin Laden on September 12, 2001 and introducing a huckster buddy to star guest Kylie Minogue.

Later, after MTV, Russell became the author of a comedy show that ridiculed cultural taboos. In 2004, Brand was the TV host of Big Brother's Eforum, which featured such stars as Tom Cruise, Uma Thurman, Boy George and Milla Jovovich, and two years later the actor personally received awards at the NME Awards.

In 2008, Russell hosted the MTV Video Music Awards, but this was not without a scandal, as the actor announced a new era for Britney Spears, comparing the singer to Jesus Christ. In addition, the versatile Brand has worked in radio, has been a writer and has recorded his own songs. Once a shocking young man even performed with Robbie Williams and recorded several soundtracks for films.

Among other things, Russell Brand has established himself in the world of cinema as an actor. Initially, the eccentric stand-up singer appeared in sitcoms, but more serious roles followed. So in 2006, he flashed in the modern fairy tale "Penelope", which tells about an enchanted aristocrat. The main roles were played by Christina Ricci, Catherine O'Hara, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage and other stars of show business.

In 2007, Russell played a major role in the British comedy Classmates, which also featured Colin Firth, Rupert Everett and Misha Barton.

A year later, Russell Brand proved to film critics and moviegoers that he was a professional actor, playing metrosexual and part-time rock musician Aldus Snow in the movie "In Flight" (2008). Russell was fortunate enough to work on the same set with such movie stars as Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, William Baldwin and others.

Movie lovers liked the image of Aldus Snow so much that this character reappeared in the film: in 2010 the comedy "Escape from Vegas" was released, which tells how an employee of a music corporation - Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) - must deliver the famous rock artist for a concert.

Russell Brand also starred in Bedtime Stories (2008) with Adam Sandler, The Tempest (2010, adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare), the TV series Forward to Success and other notable works.

Since Russell Brand is a public and outrageous person, his personal life is not covered with a veil of secrecy. The artist lives in the USA with his pets: a cat and a shepherd dog. Despite such a controversial nature, Russell is an animal advocate and a vegetarian (does not consume meat products since the age of 14).

Among other things, Brand suffers from bipolar personality disorder. But a hypersexual (Russell said that 2000 women had been in his bed), an alcoholic and a drug addict took the right path. Since 2002, the actor has been trying to lead a healthy lifestyle, so there is no alcohol, cigarettes, and even more illegal drugs in his house. Religion helped Russell to get out of the wilderness, he began to practice Hinduism and practice yoga.

It is also known that the actor was married to singer Katy Perry. The lovers met in 2008, and in 2010, they immortalized their relationship by marriage. True, in 2011, Brand said that their characters were incompatible, and filed for divorce.

In 2016, Russell proposed to Laura Gallagher and became a father for the first time. The brand is registered on Instagram, so fans can enjoy photos of his family life.

In 2016, Russell Brand voiced the animated film Trolls and starred in Mission: Inadequate opposite Nicolas Cage.

Also, according to rumors, the drama "Vernon Lord Little" is being prepared for the premiere, where Russell Brand, Mike Tyson, Sasha Peters and Pamela Anderson will play.

2007 - "Classmates" 2008 - "Penelope" 2008 - "In Flight" 2008 - "Bedtime Stories" 2010 - "The Tempest" 2010 - "Escape from Vegas" 2011 - "Bad Fred" 2011 - "Arthur. An ideal millionaire "2012 -" Rock for the ages "2016 -" Mission: Inadequate "

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Russell Brand Net Worth 2021

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Russell Brand Net Worth 2020

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Russell Brand Net Worth 2019

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Russell Brand Net Worth 2018

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Russell Brand Net Worth 2017

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Russell Brand Net Worth 2016

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Russell Brand Net Worth 2015

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