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Russell Brand
Russell Brand
	Brand performs stand-up at the London Roundhouse, 25 January 2008
Birth name	Russell Edward Brand
Born	4 June 1975 (age 49); Grays, Essex, England, UK
Medium	Stand-up, television, film, radio
Nationality	British
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Katy Perry (2010–present)
Website	russellbrand.tv

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Russell Edward Brand^[3] (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and presenter of radio and television. Brand achieved fame in the UK for presenting a Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth, and for his radio show, among other television series and award ceremonies. He has appeared in several films, including the romantic comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Bedtime Stories, St Trinian's, Get Him to the Greek, and most recently, Despicable Me. He is noted for various controversies that have surrounded him in the British media, such as the 2008 prank calls that led to his resignation from the BBC. He married singer Katy Perry on 23 October 2010.^[4]

Early life

Brand was born in Orsett Hospital, Grays, Essex, England, as the only child of Barbara Elizabeth (née Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer,^[5] who had married six years earlier. Brand's parents separated when he was six months old, and he was raised solely by his mother; he would later explain he had a somewhat isolated and lonely childhood.^[6] When Brand was seven, he was sexually abused by a tutor.^[7] When Brand was eight, his mother had uterine cancer; a year later she had breast cancer. Brand stayed with relatives while his mother underwent treatment. When Brand was 14, he became bulimic. He left school and home at 16, at which time his mother had lymphoma and he did not get along with her live-in partner. He began taking drugs,^[8] including: cannabis, amphetamines, LSD, ecstasy, cocaine, crack and heroin.^[9] Brand stated during an interview on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Saturday that he had "a strange relationship with his father, whom he saw sporadically and who took him to visit prostitutes during a trip to the Far East".^[10] After Brand's parents divorced, his father remarried twice.^[11]

Brand attended Grays School Media Arts College, a comprehensive. He made his theatrical debut at the age of 15 playing "Fat Sam" in a school production of Bugsy Malone, which prompted him to become an actor. He began working as an extra, and applied to study at the Italia Conti Academy. He was accepted, and Essex council funded his tuition for an introductory year, with potential funding for three additional years. Brand joined the Academy in 1991, but was expelled during his introductory year for his behaviour and use of drugs. Afterward, Brand had small acting roles in the children's show Mud and in The Bill.

In 1995, Brand applied for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Drama Centre London and was accepted to Drama Centre. By this point he was a heroin addict and an alcoholic. He was expelled in the final term of his last year for smashing a glass over his head and then stabbing himself in the chest and arms because of poor reactions to one of his performances. After leaving Drama Centre, Brand decided to focus on comedy, and began writing material with Karl Theobald, whom he met at Drama Centre. They formed a short-lived double act, Theobald and Brand on Ice.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Stand-up

Brand's first significant stand-up appearance was at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year final in 2000. Although he finished fourth, his performance attracted the attention of an agent, Nigel Klarfeld of Gagged and Bound Comedy Ltd.^[12] That year, he also made his Edinburgh debut as one-third of the stand-up show Pablo Diablo's Cryptic Triptych, alongside ventriloquist Mark Felgate and Anglo-Iranian comic Shappi Khorsandi.

In 2004, he took his first one-man show, the confessional Better Now to the Edinburgh Festival, giving an honest account of his heroin addiction. He returned the following year with Eroticised Humour. He launched his first nationwide tour, Shame, in 2006. Brand drew on embarrassing incidents in his own life and the tabloid press's treatment of him since he became famous. The show was released on DVD as Russell Brand: Live.

Brand appeared in a sketch and performed stand-up at the 2006 Secret Policeman's Ball. In March 2007, he co-hosted an evening of the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs with Noel Fielding. In December 2007, Brand performed for HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip as an act in the 2007 Royal Variety Performance.

His second nationwide tour, in 2007, was called Russell Brand: Only Joking and released on DVD as Russell Brand: Doin' Life.

Brand began performing in the U.S., and recorded a special for Comedy Central titled Russell Brand in New York, which aired in March 2009.^[13] Brand began touring the UK, America and Australia from January to April 2009 on a tour called Russell Brand: Scandalous.^[14] In October a further four dates that were performed in November were added to raise money for Focus 12, the drug charity for which Brand is a patron.^[15] Russell Brand: Scandalous was released on DVD on 9 November 2009.

Presenting

Brand's first presenting role came in 2000 as a VJ on the MTV. He presented Dancefloor Chart, touring nightclubs in Britain and Ibiza, and hosted the tea-time request show Select. However, Brand was fired after coming to work dressed as Osama bin Laden the day after the 11 September 2001 attacks and bringing his drug dealer to the MTV studios.^[16]

After leaving MTV, Brand starred in RE:Brand, a British documentary and comedy television programme that aimed to take a challenging look at cultural taboos. It was conceived, written, and hosted by Brand, with the help of his comic partner on many projects, Matt Morgan. The series was shown on the now-defunct digital satellite channel UK Play in 2002.

In 2004, he hosted Big Brother's Eforum on E4, a sister show to Big Brother 5. The show gave celebrity guests and the public the chance to have their say on the goings-on inside the Big Brother house. For Big Brother 6, the show's name changed to Big Brother's Big Mouth. Following Celebrity Big Brother 5, Brand said he would not return to host the Big Brother 8 series of Big Brother's Big Mouth. In a statement, Brand thanked all the producers for "taking the risk of employing an ex-junkie twerp" to front the show. Of his time presenting the show, he said, "The three years I've spent on Big Brother's Big Mouth have been an unprecedented joy".^[17]

Brand hosted a one-off special called Big Brother According to Russell Brand, in which Brand took a surreal, sideways look at Big Brother through the ages. On 8 January 2008, Brand was the fifth celebrity to "hijack" the Big Brother house,^[18] in the E4 show Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack. Brand next returned to MTV in the spring of 2006 as presenter of the chat show 1 Leicester Square, which initially aired at 8 pm on Sundays before being shifted to a post-watershed time of 10 pm on Mondays, allowing for a more adult-oriented theme. Guests have included Tom Cruise, Uma Thurman, The Mighty Boosh, and Boy George. A second series began in September 2006 on MTV UK. After Big Brother 7 finished, Brand presented a debate show called Russell Brand's Got Issues, on digital channel E4. The viewing figures for the first episode were seen as disappointing, being beaten by nearly all of E4's main multi-channel rivals despite a big publicity and promotional campaign for the show. The poor ratings prompted the network to repackage the show as The Russell Brand Show and move it to Channel 4.^[19] The first episode was broadcast on 24 November on Channel 4,^[20] and it ran for five weeks.

Brand presented the 2006 NME Awards. At the ceremony Bob Geldof, who was accepting an award from Brand, said at the podium, "Russell Brand – what a cunt", to which Brand replied, "Really it's no surprise [Geldof]'s such an expert on famine. He has after all been dining out on 'I Don't Like Mondays' for 30 years".^[21] Brand hosted the 2007 BRIT Awards and presented Oasis with an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award at the event.^[22] He also hosted one hour of Comic Relief. On 7 July 2007, he presented at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London.

On 12 December 2007, BBC Four aired Russell Brand On the Road, a documentary presented by Brand and Matt Morgan about the writer Jack Kerouac and his novel On the Road. Brand returned to Channel 4 to host Russell Brand's Ponderland, in which he discussed topics like childhood and science through stand-up comedy. The show first aired on 22 October 2007, and continued for the next five nights. A second series began on 30 October 2008, drawing more than a million viewers, and was broadcast every Thursday night for four weeks, plus a Christmas special that aired in December.

Brand was later announced as the host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, which drew scepticism from the American media, as he was relatively unknown to the American public. Brand's stint as host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards was not without controversy.^[23] At one point, he said the night "marked the launch of a very new Britney Spears era", referring to it as "the resurrection of [Spears]". He also said, "If there was a female Christ, it's Britney".^[24] Brand implored the audience to elect Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and later called then–U.S. President George W. Bush "a retarded cowboy fella", who, in England, "wouldn't be trusted with scissors".^[24]^[25] He made several references to the purity rings worn by the Jonas Brothers, but apologised for the comments later in the show.^[26] These comments led to Brand receiving death threats by some offended viewers.^[27] Brand claimed that MTV asked him to host the 2009 awards after the ratings for the 2008 show were 20% up from the previous year.^[28] Brand hosted the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on 13 September 2009, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.^[29]^[30] The ratings for the 2009 show were the best since the 2004 VMA's.^[31]

Acting

In 2002, Brand appeared on the TV shows Cruise of the Gods and White Teeth. In 2005, he played Tommy in the BBC sitcom Blessed, which was written and directed by Young Ones creator Ben Elton. Brand auditioned for the part of Super Hans in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, but was rejected by the writers in favour of Matt King.^[32]

In 2007, Brand appeared in Cold Blood for ITV, playing an ex-con called Ally. Brand played a recovering crack addict named Terry in the pilot for the ITV comedy The Abbey, written by Morwenna Banks.^[33]

He voiced the Earth Guardian in Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind.

Brand had a small role in the 2006 movie Penelope, though his first major film role was as Flash Harry in the 2007 film St Trinian's. He did not reprise the role for the sequel, St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.

His breakthrough role was in the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, in which he played Aldous Snow, the boyfriend of the title character (played by Kristen Bell). Brand received rave reviews for his performance as Snow, and he revealed the character was changed from an author to a rock star because of his audition.^[34]

Brand starred alongside Adam Sandler in the Disney film Bedtime Stories, which was released on Christmas Day 2008.^[35]

He reprised the role of Aldous Snow for a buddy comedy titled Get Him to the Greek, co-starring Jonah Hill.^[36] He reunited with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller and producer Judd Apatow for the film.^[37]

Brand will appear in Julie Taymor's version of William Shakespeare's The Tempest as Trinculo.^[38] Brand will also appear in an Oliver Stone film,^[39] and he is to play the title character in a remake of Arthur,^[40] written by Peter Baynham, and a remake of Drop Dead Fred.^[41]

Sandler has cast Brand in another film and will produce yet another, co-written by Brand and Matt Morgan, about a con-man posing as a priest; it is tentatively titled Bad Father.^[42]^[43]

In 2010, Brand voiced Dr. Nefario in the Universal movie Despicable Me^[44] and was offered a guest role in The Simpsons, which he accepted.^[45]

Radio

Brand's radio career began in early 2002, when he hosted a Sunday afternoon show with Matt Morgan on London's Indie Rock station Xfm. Brand was fired from the job after reading pornographic material live on-air.^[46]

Brand co-hosted The Russell Brand Show beginning in April 2006 on BBC 6Music. In November 2006, the show transferred to BBC Radio 2 and aired on Saturdays from 9 to 11 pm The show regularly drew about 400,000 listeners.^[47] In an episode of the show broadcast on 18 October 2008, Brand and fellow Radio 2 DJ Jonathan Ross made a series of phone calls to actor Andrew Sachs that crudely discussed Sachs' granddaughter, Georgina Baillie. Sunday tabloid The Mail on Sunday broke the story and regarded the phone calls as obscene. Both presenters were later suspended by the BBC due to the incident,^[48] and Brand resigned from his show.^[49]^[50] The BBC was later fined £150,000 by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls.^[51]

Brand returned to radio when he and Noel Gallagher hosted a football talk show on 19 April 2009 for talkSPORT which led to a 250% boost in web traffic.^[52]^[53]

Brand returned to talkSPORT in 9 October 2010, with a Saturday night show that will last 20 weeks. The show will feature clips and back-stage recordings from his Booky Wook 2 promotional tour. Brand will be joined by a host of guests, including the likes of Noel Gallagher and Jonathan Ross.^[54]

Writings

From May 2006 till May 2009, Brand wrote a column for The Guardian that focused on West Ham United and the England national football team. A collection of the columns from May 2006 through June 2007 was released on 15 November 2007 in a book titled Irons in the Fire.^[55] A second collection of the columns from June 2007 through May 2008 was released on 16 October 2008, titled Articles of Faith. The book also includes Brand interviewing Noel Gallagher, James Corden and David Baddiel about football.^[56]

Brand's autobiography, My Booky Wook, published by Hodder & Stoughton, was released on 15 November 2007 and received favourable reviews. The Observer commented that "Russell Brand's gleeful tale of drugs and debauchery in My Booky Wook puts most other celebrity memoirs to shame".^[57]

Brand signed a £1.8 million two-book deal with HarperCollins in June 2008. The first book was Articles of Faith, with the second being Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal released on 30 September 2010.^[58]^[59]

Music

Brand recorded a cover of The Beatles song "When I'm Sixty-Four" with composer David Arnold for the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He contributed two songs to the soundtrack of the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall in which he appeared as Aldous Snow, lead singer of the fictional band Infant Sorrow.^[60] He reprised his role as Aldous Snow in Get Him to the Greek and recorded sixteen songs for the soundtrack.

Brand appeared on the 2010 version of 3 Lions alongside Robbie Williams.^[61]

Personal life

Brand lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Katy Perry.^[62] They have a cat, which he named after the singer Morrissey, of whom Brand is a big fan.^[63] He has been a vegetarian since the age of 14,^[64] and is a fan of football and a supporter of West Ham United; Brand says that his love of football is "intrinsically about my relationship with my father".^[65] He dresses in a flamboyant bohemian fashion, describing himself as looking like an "S&M Willy Wonka".^[66] He has bipolar disorder,^[67] and he has suffered from bulimia,^[64] and also went through a period of self-harm.^[68] Brand has shown interest in the Hare Krishna Movement and chants the Hare Krishna mantra for drug rehabilitation.^[69] During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on her show in October 2010, Brand talked about his love of the Transcendental Meditation technique.^[70]^[71]

Brand is a former heroin and sex addict and a recovering alcoholic. He has had numerous run-ins with the police, having been arrested 11 times.^[72] During the time of his addiction, he was known for his debauchery. Brand was ejected from The Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh,^[73] and he infamously introduced his drug dealer to Kylie Minogue during his time at MTV.^[74] He has abstained from drug use since 2002 and is now a patron of the addiction charity Focus 12.^[75] His abandonment of drugs and alcohol was instigated by his agent, John Noel, after Brand was caught taking heroin in a bathroom during his Christmas party.^[76] Brand regularly attends AA and NA meetings.^[77]

After a string of high-profile relationships, Brand developed a reputation in the media as a ladies' man. His dating life won him The Sun's Shagger Of The Year award in 2006,^[78] 2007,^[79] and 2008. The award has been renamed "The Russell Brand Shagger Of The Year Award" in honour of Brand having won three years in a row.^[80] In January 2009, Brand and several other celebrities wrote to The Independent (as supporters of the Hoping Foundation) to condemn Israel's assault on Gaza, and the "cruel and massive loss of life of the citizens of Gaza".^[81] In February 2009, Brand and several other entertainers wrote to The Times defending Bahá'í leaders then on trial in Iran.^[82] In April 2009, he attended the 2009 G-20 London summit protests and spoke to the press.^[83]^[84]

Brand first met American singer/songwriter Katy Perry in summer 2008^[85] when Perry filmed a cameo for Brand's film Get Him to the Greek. Brand and Perry began dating after meeting again in September 2009^[86] at the MTV Video Music Awards, where Brand, as host, remarked "Katy Perry didn't win an award and she's staying at the same hotel as me, so she's gonna need a shoulder to cry on. So in a way, I'm the real winner tonight." Perry claims she threw a bottle of water at Brand to get his attention and then they went clubbing together the same night.^[87] The couple became engaged in December 2009 when Brand proposed to Perry while on a holiday in India.^[88]^[89]^[90] The couple married on 23 October 2010 near the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan, India, the same location where Brand proposed.^[91] They married in a traditional Hindu ceremony.^[92]

On 16 September 2010, Brand was arrested on suspected battery charges after he allegedly attacked a paparazzo who blocked his and Perry's way to catch a flight at the Los Angeles International Airport.^[93]^[94] On 17 September 2010, he was released from custody after posting $20,000 bail. Footage of the incident was later sent to TMZ.^[95] Perry later defended Brand's actions, and offered an insight into the reasons for his outburst, posting on Twitter that, "If you cross the line & try and put a lens up my dress, my fiancé will do his job & protect me."^[96]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	St Trinian's	Flash Harry
2008	Penelope	Sam
	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Aldous Snow
	Bedtime Stories	Mickey
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Aldous Snow
	Despicable Me	Dr. Nefario	Voice
	The Tempest	Trinculo
2011	Drop Dead Fred	Drop Dead Fred	In development
	Arthur	Arthur Bach	post-production
	Hop	Easter Bunny	Voice post-production

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
2006	Time Out	Best Stand-Up	Won^[97]
	Loaded Laftas	Best Stand-Up	Won^[98]
	British Comedy Awards	Best Newcomer	Won^[99]
2007	33rd Annual Television and Radio Awards	Best Television Performer In a Non-Acting Role	Won^[100]
2007	Channel 4	100 Greatest Stand-Ups	69th^[101]
2008	British Comedy Awards	Best Live Stand-Up	Won^[102]
2011	British Comedy Awards	Outstanding Contribution To Comedy	Won^[103]

Stand-up DVDs

Live (20 November 2006)
Doing Life - Live (26 November 2007)
Scandalous - Live At The O2 (9 November 2009)

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External links

Russell Brand Official website
Russell Brand at IMDb
Russell Brand Talks, Love, Sex, Ambition and Revolution by Caroline Frost, Herald Sun, 27 March 2009
Russell Brand on sex, Sachs and self-improvement by Robert Crampton, The Times, 4 April 2009
Sex, Anarchy and Russell Brand by Joy Press, Salon, 9 April 2009

Media offices
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[legends-1] "Laughing Matter: Comedy's New Legends". Vanity Fair. April 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.

[varsity-2] "Comedy, controversy and more comedy". Varsity. March 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.

[family_detective1-3] Nick Barratt. "Family Detective: Russell Brand". Daily Telegraph. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.

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-'''Russell Edward Brand'''<ref name="family detective1">Nick Barratt. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/03/24/nosplit/ftdet124.xml "Family Detective: Russell Brand"]. ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.</ref> (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and presenter of radio and television.
+'''Russell Edward Brand'''<ref name="family detective1">Nick Barratt. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/03/24/nosplit/ftdet124.xml "Family Detective: Russell Brand"]. ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. {{Nowrap|24 March}} 2007. Retrieved {{Nowrap|20 September}} 2007.</ref> (born {{Nowrap|4 June}} 1975) is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and presenter of radio and television.
-Brand achieved fame in the UK for presenting a ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]'' spin-off, ''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]]'', and for his [[The Russell Brand Show (radio show)|radio show]], among other television series and award ceremonies. He has appeared in several films, including the romantic comedy film ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'', ''[[Bedtime Stories (film)|Bedtime Stories]]'', ''[[St Trinian's (2007 film)|St Trinian's]]'', ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'', and most recently, ''[[Despicable Me]]''. He is noted for various controversies that have surrounded him in the British media, such as the [[Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row|2008 prank calls]] that led to his resignation from the [[BBC]]. He married singer [[Katy Perry]] on 23 October 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Katy Perry, Russell Brand Wed in Elaborate Indian Ceremony |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/katy-perry-russell-brand-tie-the-knot-20102310|work=US Weekly|date=23 October 2010}}</ref>
+Brand achieved fame in the UK for presenting a ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]'' spin-off, ''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]]'', and for his [[The Russell Brand Show (radio show)|radio show]], among other television series and award ceremonies. He has appeared in several films, including the romantic comedy film ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'', ''[[Bedtime Stories (film)|Bedtime Stories]]'', ''[[St Trinian's (2007 film)|St Trinian's]]'', ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'', and most recently, ''[[Despicable Me]]''. He is noted for various controversies that have surrounded him in the British media, such as the [[Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row|2008 prank calls]] that led to his resignation from the [[BBC]]. He married singer [[Katy Perry]] on {{Nowrap|23 October}} 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Katy Perry, Russell Brand Wed in Elaborate Indian Ceremony |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/katy-perry-russell-brand-tie-the-knot-20102310|work=US Weekly|date=23 October 2010}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
-Brand was born in Orsett Hospital, [[Grays]], [[Essex]], England, as the only child of Barbara Elizabeth (née Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer,<ref name="family detective2">Nick Barratt. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/03/24/nosplit/ftdet124.xml "Family Detective: Russell Brand"]. ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007. This article gives his place of birth as "[[Thurrock]]". Thurrock is the unitary authority within which Grays is located.</ref> who had married six years earlier. Brand's parents separated when he was six months old, and he was raised solely by his mother; he would later explain he had a somewhat isolated and lonely childhood.<ref>{{cite web|author=Docklands24 |url=http://www.docklands24.co.uk/content/docklands/whatson/story.aspx?brand=Docklands&category=whatsonbooks&tBrand=docklands&tCategory=zwhatson&itemid=WeED26%20Nov%202007%2017%3A19%3A51%3A887 |title=Author Interview: Russell Brand |publisher=Docklands24 |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> When Brand was seven, he was [[child sexual abuse|sexually abused]] by a tutor.<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article4950820.ece Russell Brand: I'm a spiritual gent with a crazed lust for glamour]</ref> When Brand was eight, his mother had [[uterine cancer]]; a year later she had [[breast cancer]]. Brand stayed with relatives while his mother underwent treatment. When Brand was 14, he became [[bulimia nervosa|bulimic]]. He left school and home at 16, at which time his mother had [[lymphoma]] and he did not get along with her live-in partner. He began [[drug abuse|taking drugs]],<ref>[http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article3074117.ece Relative values: Russell Brand and his mother, Barbara]</ref> including: [[cannabis]], [[amphetamine]]s, [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]], [[MDMA|ecstasy]], [[cocaine]], [[crack cocaine|crack]] and [[heroin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-392247/Russell-Brand-A-modern-rakes-progress.html |title=Russell Brand: A modern rake's progress |work=The Daily Mail |location=London |date= 23 June 2006|accessdate=31 May 2010 }}</ref> Brand stated during an interview on [[National Public Radio]]'s ''[[Weekend Edition Saturday]]'' that he had "a strange relationship with his father, whom he saw sporadically and who took him to visit prostitutes during a trip to the Far East".<ref name="NPR Booky Wook">{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101881014|title=A Comedian's Memoir Of Sex, Drugs And Stand-Up|last=Simon|first=Scott|date=14 March 2009|work=Weekend Edition Saturday|publisher=National Public Radio|accessdate=14 July 2009}}</ref> After Brand's parents divorced, his father remarried twice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-431905/Russell-Brand--evolution-Sex-Insect.html |title=Russell Brand - evolution of the 'Sex Insect' |work=The Daily Mail |location=London |date=28 January 2007 |accessdate=31 May 2010 }}</ref>
+Brand was born in Orsett Hospital, [[Grays]], [[Essex]], England, as the only child of Barbara Elizabeth (née Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer,<ref name="family detective2">Nick Barratt. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/03/24/nosplit/ftdet124.xml "Family Detective: Russell Brand"]. ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. {{Nowrap|24 March}} 2007. Retrieved {{Nowrap|20 September}} 2007. This article gives his place of birth as "[[Thurrock]]". Thurrock is the unitary authority within which Grays is located.</ref> who had married six years earlier. Brand's parents separated when he was six months old, and he was raised solely by his mother; he would later explain he had a somewhat isolated and lonely childhood.<ref>{{cite web|author=Docklands24 |url=http://www.docklands24.co.uk/content/docklands/whatson/story.aspx?brand=Docklands&category=whatsonbooks&tBrand=docklands&tCategory=zwhatson&itemid=WeED26%20Nov%202007%2017%3A19%3A51%3A887 |title=Author Interview: Russell Brand |publisher=Docklands24 |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> When Brand was seven, he was [[child sexual abuse|sexually abused]] by a tutor.<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article4950820.ece Russell Brand: I'm a spiritual gent with a crazed lust for glamour]</ref> When Brand was eight, his mother had [[uterine cancer]]; a year later she had [[breast cancer]]. Brand stayed with relatives while his mother underwent treatment. When Brand was 14, he became [[bulimia nervosa|bulimic]]. He left school and home at 16, at which time his mother had [[lymphoma]] and he did not get along with her live-in partner. He began [[drug abuse|taking drugs]],<ref>[http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article3074117.ece Relative values: Russell Brand and his mother, Barbara]</ref> including: [[cannabis]], [[amphetamine]]s, [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]], [[MDMA|ecstasy]], [[cocaine]], [[crack cocaine|crack]] and [[heroin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-392247/Russell-Brand-A-modern-rakes-progress.html |title=Russell Brand: A modern rake's progress |work=The Daily Mail |location=London |date= 23 June 2006|accessdate=31 May 2010 }}</ref> Brand stated during an interview on [[National Public Radio]]'s ''[[Weekend Edition Saturday]]'' that he had "a strange relationship with his father, whom he saw sporadically and who took him to visit prostitutes during a trip to the Far East".<ref name="NPR Booky Wook">{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101881014|title=A Comedian's Memoir Of Sex, Drugs And Stand-Up|last=Simon|first=Scott|date=14 March 2009|work=Weekend Edition Saturday|publisher=National Public Radio|accessdate=14 July 2009}}</ref> After Brand's parents divorced, his father remarried twice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-431905/Russell-Brand--evolution-Sex-Insect.html |title=Russell Brand - evolution of the 'Sex Insect' |work=The Daily Mail |location=London |date=28 January 2007 |accessdate=31 May 2010 }}</ref>
-Brand attended [[Grays School Media Arts College]], a [[comprehensive school|comprehensive]]. He made his theatrical debut at the age of 15 playing ''"Fat Sam"'' in a school production of ''[[Bugsy Malone]]'', which prompted him to become an actor.  He began working as an extra, and applied to study at the [[Italia Conti Academy]]. He was accepted, and Essex council funded his tuition for an introductory year, with potential funding for three additional years. Brand joined the Academy in 1991, but was expelled during his introductory year for his behaviour and use of drugs. Afterward, Brand had small acting roles in the children's show ''[[Mud (TV series)|Mud]]'' and in ''[[The Bill]]''.
+Brand attended [[Grays School Media Arts College]], a [[comprehensive school|comprehensive]]. He made his theatrical debut at the age of 15 playing "''Fat Sam''" in a school production of ''[[Bugsy Malone]]'', which prompted him to become an actor.  He began working as an extra, and applied to study at the [[Italia Conti Academy]]. He was accepted, and Essex council funded his tuition for an introductory year, with potential funding for three additional years. Brand joined the Academy in 1991, but was expelled during his introductory year for his behaviour and use of drugs. Afterward, Brand had small acting roles in the children's show ''[[Mud (TV series)|Mud]]'' and in ''[[The Bill]]''.
 In 1995, Brand applied for the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and [[Drama Centre London]] and was accepted to Drama Centre. By this point he was a heroin addict and an alcoholic. He was expelled in the final term of his last year for smashing a glass over his head and then stabbing himself in the chest and arms because of poor reactions to one of his performances. After leaving Drama Centre, Brand decided to focus on comedy, and began writing material with [[Karl Theobald]], whom he met at Drama Centre. They formed a short-lived double act, ''Theobald and Brand on Ice''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
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 In 2004, he took his first one-man show, the confessional ''Better Now'' to the Edinburgh Festival, giving an honest account of his heroin addiction. He returned the following year with ''Eroticised Humour''. He launched his first nationwide tour, ''Shame'', in 2006. Brand drew on embarrassing incidents in his own life and the tabloid press's treatment of him since he became famous. The show was released on DVD as ''Russell Brand: Live''.
-Brand appeared in a sketch and performed stand-up at the 2006 ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006)|Secret Policeman's Ball]]''. In March 2007, he co-hosted an evening of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] gigs with [[Noel Fielding]]. In December 2007, Brand performed for [[HM Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[HRH Prince Philip]] as an act in the [[Royal Variety Performance|2007 Royal Variety Performance]].
+Brand appeared in a sketch and performed stand-up at the 2006 ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006)|Secret Policeman's Ball]]''. In {{Nowrap|March 2007}}, he co-hosted an evening of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] gigs with [[Noel Fielding]]. In {{Nowrap|December 2007}}, Brand performed for [[HM Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II]] and [[HRH Prince Philip]] as an act in the [[Royal Variety Performance|2007 Royal Variety Performance]].
 His second nationwide tour, in 2007, was called ''Russell Brand: Only Joking'' and released on DVD as ''Russell Brand: Doin' Life''.
-Brand began performing in the U.S., and recorded a special for [[Comedy Central]] titled ''Russell Brand in New York'', which aired in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=4&article=47727 |title=Brand in first US comedy special |publisher=C21media.net |date=19 February 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Brand began touring the UK, America and Australia from January to April 2009 on a tour called ''Russell Brand: Scandalous''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgigs.co.uk/search/tourdates/52509/Russell_Brand-1.html |title=Russell Brand 2009 Tour Dates |publisher=Allgigs.co.uk |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> In October a further four dates that were performed in November were added to raise money for Focus 12, the drug charity for which Brand is a patron.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russellbrand.tv/2009/10/last-chance-to-see-the-scandalous-tour/ |title=Last Chance to see the Scandalous Tour |publisher=Russellbrand.tv |date=9 October 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> ''Russell Brand: Scandalous'' was released on DVD on 9 November 2009.
+Brand began performing in the U.S., and recorded a special for [[Comedy Central]] titled ''Russell Brand in New York'', which aired in {{Nowrap|March 2009}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=4&article=47727 |title=Brand in first US comedy special |publisher=C21media.net |date=19 February 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Brand began touring the UK, America and Australia from January to {{Nowrap|April 2009}} on a tour called ''Russell Brand: Scandalous''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgigs.co.uk/search/tourdates/52509/Russell_Brand-1.html |title=Russell Brand 2009 Tour Dates |publisher=Allgigs.co.uk |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> In October a further four dates that were performed in November were added to raise money for Focus 12, the drug charity for which Brand is a patron.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russellbrand.tv/2009/10/last-chance-to-see-the-scandalous-tour/ |title=Last Chance to see the Scandalous Tour |publisher=Russellbrand.tv |date=9 October 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> ''Russell Brand: Scandalous'' was released on DVD on {{Nowrap|9 November}} 2009.
 ===Presenting===
-Brand's first presenting role came in 2000 as a [[video journalist|VJ]] on the [[MTV One|MTV]]. He presented ''[[Dancefloor Chart]]'', touring nightclubs in Britain and [[Ibiza]], and hosted the tea-time request show ''Select''. However,  Brand was fired after coming to work dressed as [[Osama bin Laden]] the day after the [[11 September 2001 attacks]] and bringing his [[drug dealer]] to the MTV studios.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/nov/13/biography.drugsandalcohol|title=And then I became a junkie ... <nowiki>|</nowiki> By genre <nowiki>|</nowiki> Guardian Unlimited Books|accessdate=18 November 2007|last=Brand|first=Russell|date=13 November 2007|work=The Guardian |location=UK | location=London}}</ref>
+Brand's first presenting role came in 2000 as a [[video journalist|VJ]] on the [[MTV One|MTV]]. He presented ''[[Dancefloor Chart]]'', touring nightclubs in Britain and [[Ibiza]], and hosted the tea-time request show ''Select''. However,  Brand was fired after coming to work dressed as [[Osama bin Laden]] the day after the [[11&nbsp;September 2001 attacks]] and bringing his [[drug dealer]] to the MTV studios.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/nov/13/biography.drugsandalcohol|title=And then I became a junkie ... <nowiki>|</nowiki> By genre <nowiki>|</nowiki> Guardian Unlimited Books|accessdate=18 November 2007|last=Brand|first=Russell|date=13 November 2007|work=The Guardian |location=UK | location=London}}</ref>
 After leaving MTV, Brand starred in ''[[RE:Brand]]'', a British documentary and [[comedy television]] programme that aimed to take a challenging look at cultural [[taboo]]s. It was conceived, written, and hosted by Brand, with the help of his comic partner on many projects, [[Matt Morgan (comedian)|Matt Morgan]]. The series was shown on the now-defunct digital satellite channel [[UK Play]] in 2002.
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 In 2004, he hosted ''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth|Big Brother's Eforum]]'' on [[E4 (channel)|E4]], a sister show to ''[[Big Brother (UK series 5)|Big Brother 5]]''. The show gave celebrity guests and the public the chance to have their say on the goings-on inside the ''Big Brother'' house. For ''[[Big Brother (UK series 6)|Big Brother 6]]'', the show's name changed to ''[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]]''. Following ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother 5]]'', Brand said he would not return to host the ''[[Big Brother 2007 (UK)|Big Brother 8]]'' series of ''Big Brother's Big Mouth''. In a statement, Brand thanked all the producers for "taking the risk of employing an ex-junkie twerp" to front the show. Of his time presenting the show, he said, "The three years I've spent on ''Big Brother's Big Mouth'' have been an unprecedented joy".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6526833.stm Brand quits Big Brother spin-off] at [[BBC News]]</ref>
-Brand hosted a one-off special called ''Big Brother According to Russell Brand'', in which Brand took a surreal, sideways look at ''Big Brother'' through the ages. On 8 January 2008, Brand was the fifth celebrity to "hijack" the Big Brother house,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bigbrothercelebrityhijack/a83754/russell-brand-speaks-to-the-house.html |title=Russell Brand speaks to the house |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=8 January 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> in the [[E4 (channel)|E4]] show ''[[Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack]]''. Brand next returned to MTV in the spring of 2006 as presenter of the chat show ''[[1 Leicester Square]]'', which initially aired at 8&nbsp;pm on Sundays before being shifted to a post-watershed time of 10&nbsp;pm on Mondays, allowing for a more adult-oriented theme. Guests have included [[Tom Cruise]], [[Uma Thurman]], [[The Mighty Boosh]], and [[Boy George]]. A second series began in September 2006 on [[MTV UK]]. After ''Big Brother 7'' finished, Brand presented a [[debate]] show called ''[[Russell Brand's Got Issues]]'', on digital channel [[E4 (TV)|E4]]. The viewing figures for the first episode were seen as disappointing, being beaten by nearly all of E4's main multi-channel rivals despite a big publicity and [[promotional campaign]] for the show. The poor ratings prompted the network to repackage the show as ''[[The Russell Brand Show (television show)|The Russell Brand Show]]'' and move it to [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Thursday, 9 November 2006, 15:34 GMT |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a39197/primetime-slots-for-comedians-hill-and-brand.html |title=Primetime slots for comedians Hill and Brand |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=9 November 2006 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> The first episode was broadcast on 24 November on [[Channel 4]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6133116.stm Brand and Ross to go head-to-head] at [[BBC News]]</ref> and it ran for five weeks.
+Brand hosted a one-off special called ''Big Brother According to Russell Brand'', in which Brand took a surreal, sideways look at ''Big Brother'' through the ages. On {{Nowrap|8 January}} 2008, Brand was the fifth celebrity to "hijack" the Big Brother house,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bigbrothercelebrityhijack/a83754/russell-brand-speaks-to-the-house.html |title=Russell Brand speaks to the house |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=8 January 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> in the [[E4 (channel)|E4]] show ''[[Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack]]''. Brand next returned to MTV in the spring of 2006 as presenter of the chat show ''[[1 Leicester Square]]'', which initially aired at 8&nbsp;pm on Sundays before being shifted to a post-watershed time of 10&nbsp;pm on Mondays, allowing for a more adult-oriented theme. Guests have included [[Tom Cruise]], [[Uma Thurman]], [[The Mighty Boosh]], and [[Boy George]]. A second series began in {{Nowrap|September 2006}} on [[MTV UK]]. After ''Big Brother 7'' finished, Brand presented a [[debate]] show called ''[[Russell Brand's Got Issues]]'', on digital channel [[E4 (TV)|E4]]. The viewing figures for the first episode were seen as disappointing, being beaten by nearly all of E4's main multi-channel rivals despite a big publicity and [[promotional campaign]] for the show. The poor ratings prompted the network to repackage the show as ''[[The Russell Brand Show (television show)|The Russell Brand Show]]'' and move it to [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Thursday, 9&nbsp;November 2006, 15:34 GMT |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a39197/primetime-slots-for-comedians-hill-and-brand.html |title=Primetime slots for comedians Hill and Brand |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=9 November 2006 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> The first episode was broadcast on {{Nowrap|24 November}} on [[Channel 4]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6133116.stm Brand and Ross to go head-to-head] at [[BBC News]]</ref> and it ran for five weeks.
-Brand presented the 2006 [[NME Awards]]. At the ceremony [[Bob Geldof]], who was accepting an award from Brand, said at the podium, "Russell Brand – what a [[cunt]]", to which Brand replied, "Really it's no surprise [Geldof]'s such an expert on famine. He has after all been dining out on '[[I Don't Like Mondays]]' for 30 years".<ref>{{cite news|author=Barbara Ellen |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jun/18/broadcasting.arts |title=Interview with Russell Brand &#124; Media &#124; The Observer |work=Guardian |date= 18 June 2006|accessdate=31 May 2010 | location=London}}</ref>  Brand hosted the [[2007 BRIT Awards]] and presented [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] with an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award at the event.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6205786.stm Russell Brand to host Brit Awards] at BBC News</ref> He also hosted one hour of [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]. On 7 July 2007, he presented at the [[Live Earth concert, London|UK leg of Live Earth]] at [[Wembley Stadium]], London.
+Brand presented the 2006 [[NME Awards]]. At the ceremony [[Bob Geldof]], who was accepting an award from Brand, said at the podium, "Russell Brand – what a [[cunt]]", to which Brand replied, "Really it's no surprise [Geldof]'s such an expert on famine. He has after all been dining out on '[[I Don't Like Mondays]]' for 30 years".<ref>{{cite news|author=Barbara Ellen |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jun/18/broadcasting.arts |title=Interview with Russell Brand &#124; Media &#124; The Observer |work=Guardian |date= 18 June 2006|accessdate=31 May 2010 | location=London}}</ref>  Brand hosted the [[2007 BRIT Awards]] and presented [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] with an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award at the event.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6205786.stm Russell Brand to host Brit Awards] at BBC News</ref> He also hosted one hour of [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]]. On {{Nowrap|7 July}} 2007, he presented at the [[Live Earth concert, London|UK leg of Live Earth]] at [[Wembley Stadium]], London.
-On 12 December 2007, [[BBC Four]] aired ''Russell Brand On the Road'', a documentary presented by Brand and Matt Morgan about the writer [[Jack Kerouac]] and his novel ''[[On the Road]]''. Brand returned to Channel 4 to host ''[[Russell Brand's Ponderland]]'', in which he discussed topics like childhood and science through stand-up comedy. The show first aired on 22 October 2007, and continued for the next five nights. A second series began on 30 October 2008, drawing more than a million viewers, and was broadcast every Thursday night for four weeks, plus a Christmas special that aired in December.
+On 12 December 2007, [[BBC Four]] aired ''Russell Brand On the Road'', a documentary presented by Brand and Matt Morgan about the writer [[Jack Kerouac]] and his novel ''[[On the Road]]''. Brand returned to Channel 4 to host ''[[Russell Brand's Ponderland]]'', in which he discussed topics like childhood and science through stand-up comedy. The show first aired on {{Nowrap|22 October}} 2007, and continued for the next five nights. A second series began on {{Nowrap|30 October}} 2008, drawing more than a million viewers, and was broadcast every Thursday night for four weeks, plus a Christmas special that aired in December.
-Brand was later announced as the host of the 2008 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], which drew scepticism from the American media, as he was relatively unknown to the American public. Brand's stint as host of the [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards]] was not without controversy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/russell-brand/38433 |title=Russell Brand to host MTV Awards |work=NME |location=UK  |date=24 July 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> At one point, he said the night "marked the launch of a very new [[Britney Spears]] era", referring to it as "the resurrection of [Spears]". He also said, "If there was a female [[Christ]], it's Britney".<ref name="mtvbbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7602885.stm ''BBC - Brand makes controversial comments at MTV awards''.] BBC.co.uk. 8 September 2008.</ref> Brand implored the audience to elect [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] and later called then–U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] "a retarded cowboy fella", who, in England, "wouldn't be trusted with scissors".<ref name="mtvbbc"/><ref>Schmidt, Veronica. [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4703539.ece "Russell Brand calls George Bush a 'retard' at MTV awards."] ''Times'' (London). 8 September 2008.</ref> He made several references to the [[purity ring]]s worn by the [[Jonas Brothers]], but apologised for the comments later in the show.<ref>Reynolds, Simon. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a129835/brand-apologises-for-jonas-vmas-gag.html?imdb ''Brand apologises for Jonas Brother's VMA Gag'']. digitalspy.co.uk. 8 September 2008.</ref> These comments led to Brand receiving death threats by some offended viewers.<ref>[http://www.javno.com/en-celebrities/russell-brand-gets-death-threats-for-jokes-on-mtv_195162 ''Russell Brand Gets Death Threats for Jokes on MTV '']. javno.com 22 October 2008</ref> Brand claimed that MTV asked him to host the 2009 awards after the ratings for the 2008 show were 20% up from the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snarkerati.com/celebrity-gossip/russell-brand-to-host-2009-mtv-video-music-awards/ |title=Russell Brand to host 2009 MTV Video Music Awards? |publisher=Snarkerati.com |date=10 September 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Brand hosted the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]] on 13 September 2009, at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ditzian |first=Eric |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616196/20090714/story.jhtml |title=Russell Brand Returns To Host 2009 MTV Video Music Awards |publisher=Mtv |date=14 July 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Source: By Saskia Smith |url=http://www.mtv.com.au/news/1c57abbd-russell-brand-pashes-perry/ |title="MTV News&#124;Russell Brand Pashes Perry", MTV, Sept.&nbsp;16, 2009, accessed 17&nbsp;Sept.&nbsp;2009 |publisher=Mtv.au |date=16 September 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> The ratings for the 2009 show were the best since the 2004 VMA's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/15/mtvs-2009-vmas-pull-nine-million-viewers-best-ratings-since-04/ |title=MTV’s 2009 VMAs Pull Nine Million Viewers, Best Ratings Since ‘04 |work=Rolling Stone  |date= |accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref>
+Brand was later announced as the host of the 2008 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], which drew scepticism from the American media, as he was relatively unknown to the American public. Brand's stint as host of the [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards]] was not without controversy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/russell-brand/38433 |title=Russell Brand to host MTV Awards |work=NME |location=UK  |date=24 July 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> At one point, he said the night "marked the launch of a very new [[Britney Spears]] era", referring to it as "the resurrection of [Spears]". He also said, "If there was a female [[Christ]], it's Britney".<ref name="mtvbbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7602885.stm ''BBC - Brand makes controversial comments at MTV awards''.] BBC.co.uk. {{Nowrap|8 September}} 2008.</ref> Brand implored the audience to elect [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] and later called then–U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] "a retarded cowboy fella", who, in England, "wouldn't be trusted with scissors".<ref name="mtvbbc"/><ref>Schmidt, Veronica. [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4703539.ece "Russell Brand calls George Bush a 'retard' at MTV awards."] ''Times'' (London). {{Nowrap|8 September}} 2008.</ref> He made several references to the [[purity ring]]s worn by the [[Jonas Brothers]], but apologised for the comments later in the show.<ref>Reynolds, Simon. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a129835/brand-apologises-for-jonas-vmas-gag.html?imdb ''Brand apologises for Jonas Brother's VMA Gag'']. digitalspy.co.uk. {{Nowrap|8 September}} 2008.</ref> These comments led to Brand receiving death threats by some offended viewers.<ref>[http://www.javno.com/en-celebrities/russell-brand-gets-death-threats-for-jokes-on-mtv_195162 ''Russell Brand Gets Death Threats for Jokes on MTV '']. javno.com {{Nowrap|22 October}} 2008</ref> Brand claimed that MTV asked him to host the 2009 awards after the ratings for the 2008 show were 20% up from the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snarkerati.com/celebrity-gossip/russell-brand-to-host-2009-mtv-video-music-awards/ |title=Russell Brand to host 2009 MTV Video Music Awards? |publisher=Snarkerati.com |date=10 September 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Brand hosted the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]] on {{Nowrap|13 September}} 2009, at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ditzian |first=Eric |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616196/20090714/story.jhtml |title=Russell Brand Returns To Host 2009 MTV Video Music Awards |publisher=Mtv |date=14 July 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Source: By Saskia Smith |url=http://www.mtv.com.au/news/1c57abbd-russell-brand-pashes-perry/ |title="MTV News&#124;Russell Brand Pashes Perry", MTV, Sept.&nbsp;16, 2009, accessed 17&nbsp;Sept.&nbsp;2009 |publisher=Mtv.au |date=16 September 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> The ratings for the 2009 show were the best since the 2004 VMA's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/15/mtvs-2009-vmas-pull-nine-million-viewers-best-ratings-since-04/ |title=MTV’s 2009 VMAs Pull Nine Million Viewers, Best Ratings Since ‘04 |work=Rolling Stone  |date= |accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref>
 ===Acting===
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 Brand's radio career began in early 2002, when he hosted a Sunday afternoon show with Matt Morgan on London's Indie Rock station [[Xfm]]. Brand was fired from the job after reading pornographic material live on-air.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/galleries/comedy/russell-brand-live.php?ssid=5|title=Russell Brand's Faux Pas XFM Sacking|accessdate=28 July 2010}}</ref>
-Brand co-hosted ''[[The Russell Brand Show (radio show)|The Russell Brand Show]]'' beginning in April 2006 on [[BBC 6Music]]. In November 2006, the show transferred to [[BBC Radio 2]] and aired on Saturdays from 9–11&nbsp;pm The show regularly drew about 400,000 listeners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/appeals/esc_bulletins/2008/brand_ross_moyles.pdf |title=BBC Trust - Editorial Standards Findings: Russell Brand show, Radio 2, Chris Moyles show, Radio 1, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> In an episode of the show broadcast on 18 October 2008, Brand and fellow Radio 2 DJ [[Jonathan Ross]] made [[Russell Brand prank calls row|a series of phone calls]] to actor [[Andrew Sachs]] that crudely discussed Sachs' granddaughter, [[Georgina Baillie]]. Sunday tabloid ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' broke the story and regarded the phone calls as [[obscene]]. Both presenters were later suspended by the BBC due to the incident,<ref name="suspended">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7696714.stm|title= Brand and Ross suspended by BBC|date=29 October 2008|publisher=BBC website|accessdate=29 October 2008}}</ref> and Brand resigned from his show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7698417.stm |title=29/10/08 |publisher=BBC News |date=29 October 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="timeline">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7694989.stm|title=Timeline: Russell Brand prank calls|date=30 October 2008|publisher=[[BBC News|BBC]]|accessdate=31 October 2008}}</ref> The BBC was later fined [[pound sterling|£]]150,000 by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_en_tv/eu_britain_bbc_fined;_ylt=Aqn9fr4GO7DO3dvYGT8LuPVxFb8C BBC Fined for Lewd On-Air Pranks] Yahoo News, 3 April 2009</ref>
+Brand co-hosted ''[[The Russell Brand Show (radio show)|The Russell Brand Show]]'' beginning in {{Nowrap|April 2006}} on [[BBC 6Music]]. In {{Nowrap|November 2006}}, the show transferred to [[BBC Radio 2]] and aired on Saturdays from 9 to 11&nbsp;pm The show regularly drew about 400,000 listeners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/appeals/esc_bulletins/2008/brand_ross_moyles.pdf |title=BBC Trust - Editorial Standards Findings: Russell Brand show, Radio 2, Chris Moyles show, Radio 1, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> In an episode of the show broadcast on {{Nowrap|18 October}} 2008, Brand and fellow Radio 2 DJ [[Jonathan Ross]] made [[Russell Brand prank calls row|a series of phone calls]] to actor [[Andrew Sachs]] that crudely discussed Sachs' granddaughter, [[Georgina Baillie]]. Sunday tabloid ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' broke the story and regarded the phone calls as [[obscene]]. Both presenters were later suspended by the BBC due to the incident,<ref name="suspended">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7696714.stm|title= Brand and Ross suspended by BBC|date=29 October 2008|publisher=BBC website|accessdate=29 October 2008}}</ref> and Brand resigned from his show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7698417.stm |title=29/10/08 |publisher=BBC News |date=29 October 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="timeline">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7694989.stm|title=Timeline: Russell Brand prank calls|date=30 October 2008|publisher=[[BBC News|BBC]]|accessdate=31 October 2008}}</ref> The BBC was later fined [[pound sterling|£]]150,000 by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_en_tv/eu_britain_bbc_fined;_ylt=Aqn9fr4GO7DO3dvYGT8LuPVxFb8C BBC Fined for Lewd On-Air Pranks] Yahoo News, {{Nowrap|3 April}} 2009</ref>
-Brand returned to radio when he and [[Noel Gallagher]] hosted a football talk show on 19 April 2009 for [[talkSPORT]] which led to a 250% boost in web traffic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosser |first=Michael |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2009/04/brand_and_gallagher_boosts_talksport_traffic.html |title=Brand and Gallagher boosts TalkSport traffic |publisher=Broadcastnow.co.uk |date=21 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8000785.stm |title=Russell Brand returning to radio |publisher=BBC News |date=15 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
+Brand returned to radio when he and [[Noel Gallagher]] hosted a football talk show on {{Nowrap|19 April}} 2009 for [[talkSPORT]] which led to a 250% boost in web traffic.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosser |first=Michael |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2009/04/brand_and_gallagher_boosts_talksport_traffic.html |title=Brand and Gallagher boosts TalkSport traffic |publisher=Broadcastnow.co.uk |date=21 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8000785.stm |title=Russell Brand returning to radio |publisher=BBC News |date=15 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
-Brand returned to talkSPORT in 9 October 2010, with a Saturday night show that will last 20 weeks. The show will feature clips and back-stage recordings from his ''Booky Wook 2'' promotional tour. Brand will be joined by a host of guests, including the likes of Noel Gallagher and Jonathan Ross.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a279719/russell-brand-to-host-talksport-show.html |title=Russell Brand to host TalkSport show |publisher=Digital Spy |date=1 October 2010 |accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref>
+Brand returned to talkSPORT in {{Nowrap|9 October}} 2010, with a Saturday night show that will last 20 weeks. The show will feature clips and back-stage recordings from his ''Booky Wook 2'' promotional tour. Brand will be joined by a host of guests, including the likes of Noel Gallagher and Jonathan Ross.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a279719/russell-brand-to-host-talksport-show.html |title=Russell Brand to host TalkSport show |publisher=Digital Spy |date=1 October 2010 |accessdate=1 October 2010}}</ref>
 ===Writings===
-From May 2006 till May 2009, Brand wrote a column for ''[[The Guardian]]'' that focused on [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and the [[England national football team]]. A collection of the columns from May 2006 through June 2007 was released on 15 November 2007 in a book titled ''Irons in the Fire''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0340961368 Irons in the Fire (Hardcover)] at [[Amazon.com]]</ref> A second collection of the columns from June 2007 through May 2008 was released on 16 October 2008, titled ''Articles of Faith''. The book also includes Brand interviewing Noel Gallagher, [[James Corden]] and [[David Baddiel]] about football.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007298811 Brand, Russell. ''Articles of Faith''.] amazon.co.uk.</ref>
+From May 2006 till May 2009, Brand wrote a column for ''[[The Guardian]]'' that focused on [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and the [[England national football team]]. A collection of the columns from {{Nowrap|May 2006}} through {{Nowrap|June 2007}} was released on {{Nowrap|15 November}} 2007 in a book titled ''Irons in the Fire''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0340961368 Irons in the Fire (Hardcover)] at [[Amazon.com]]</ref> A second collection of the columns from {{Nowrap|June 2007}} through {{Nowrap|May 2008}} was released on {{Nowrap|16 October}} 2008, titled ''Articles of Faith''. The book also includes Brand interviewing Noel Gallagher, [[James Corden]] and [[David Baddiel]] about football.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007298811 Brand, Russell. ''Articles of Faith''.] amazon.co.uk.</ref>
-Brand's autobiography, ''[[My Booky Wook]]'', published by [[Hodder & Stoughton]], was released on 15 November 2007 and received favourable reviews. ''[[The Observer]]'' commented that "Russell Brand's gleeful tale of drugs and [[debauchery]] in ''My Booky Wook'' puts most other celebrity memoirs to shame".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/nov/25/biography.features A shot in the arm for Brand awareness], [[The Guardian]] review</ref>
+Brand's autobiography, ''[[My Booky Wook]]'', published by [[Hodder & Stoughton]], was released on {{Nowrap|15 November}} 2007 and received favourable reviews. ''[[The Observer]]'' commented that "Russell Brand's gleeful tale of drugs and [[debauchery]] in ''My Booky Wook'' puts most other celebrity memoirs to shame".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/nov/25/biography.features A shot in the arm for Brand awareness], ''[[The Guardian]]'' review</ref>
-Brand signed a £1.8&nbsp;million two-book deal with [[HarperCollins]] in June 2008. The first book was ''Articles of Faith'', with the second being ''[[Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal]]'' released on 30 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Saturday, 14 June 2008, 11:28 BST |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a100146/brand-book-will-be-about-philosophy.html |title=Brand: 'Book will be about philosophy' |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=14 June 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a99844/brand-signs-gbp18-million-book-deal.html |title=Brand signs £1.8&nbsp;million book deal |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=13 June 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
+Brand signed a £1.8&nbsp;million two-book deal with [[HarperCollins]] in {{Nowrap|June 2008}}. The first book was ''Articles of Faith'', with the second being ''[[Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal]]'' released on {{Nowrap|30 September}} 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Saturday, 14&nbsp;June 2008, 11:28 BST |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a100146/brand-book-will-be-about-philosophy.html |title=Brand: 'Book will be about philosophy' |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=14 June 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a99844/brand-signs-gbp18-million-book-deal.html |title=Brand signs £1.8&nbsp;million book deal |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=13 June 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
 ===Music===
 Brand recorded a cover of [[The Beatles]] song "[[When I'm Sixty-Four]]" with composer [[David Arnold]] for the [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band#Recording|40th anniversary]] of ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''. He contributed two songs to the soundtrack of the 2008 film ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'' in which he appeared as Aldous Snow, lead singer of the fictional band Infant Sorrow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=797475 |title=Forgetting Sarah Marshall soundtrack |publisher=Hmv.com |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> He reprised his role as Aldous Snow in ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]'' and recorded sixteen songs for the [[Get Him to the Greek#Music|soundtrack]].
-Brand appeared on the 2010 version of [[3 Lions#Three Lions 2010 by The Squad|3 Lions]] alongside [[Robbie Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Friday, 14 May 2010, 10:12 BST |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a219820/russell-brand-3-lions-is-emotional.html |title=Russell Brand: '3 Lions is emotional' |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=14 May 2010 |accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref>
+Brand appeared on the 2010 version of [[3 Lions#Three Lions 2010 by The Squad|3 Lions]] alongside [[Robbie Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Friday, 14&nbsp;May 2010, 10:12 BST |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a219820/russell-brand-3-lions-is-emotional.html |title=Russell Brand: '3 Lions is emotional' |publisher=Digitalspy.co.uk |date=14 May 2010 |accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-Brand lives in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], with his wife, [[Katy Perry]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1238713/Russell-Brand-buys-2-2million-Los-Angeles-love-nest-Katy-Perry-Christmas-puts-London-bachelor-pad-market.html Russell Brand buys a £2.2million Los Angeles love-nest for him and Katy Perry for Christmas as he puts his London bachelor pad on the market]</ref> They have a cat, which he named after the singer [[Morrissey]], of whom Brand is a big fan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hecklerspray.com/russell-brand-gets-to-be-in-new-morrissey-video/200711592.php |title=Russell Brand Gets To Be In New Morrissey Video |publisher=Hecklerspray.com |date=21 December 2007 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> He has been a vegetarian since the age of 14,<ref name = "guardian">{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jun/18/broadcasting.arts | title= Interview with Russell Brand |work=The Observer |location=UK | date=18 June 2006 | accessdate=14 April 2008 | location=London | first=Barbara | last=Ellen}}</ref> and is a fan of [[association football|football]] and a supporter of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]; Brand says that his love of football is "intrinsically about my relationship with my father".<ref>Interview - LIVE Magazine, 29 July 2007</ref> He dresses in a flamboyant [[bohemianism|bohemian]] fashion, describing himself as looking like an "[[Sadism and masochism|S&M]] [[Willy Wonka]]".<ref>''[[Friday Night With Jonathan Ross]]'' – 12 May 2006</ref> He has [[bipolar disorder]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecnj.com/review/2007/122007/books122007_02.html?headline=Won_over_by_an_idiot_who%E2%80%99s_interesting |title=Won over by an idiot who’s interesting |publisher=Thecnj.com |date=20 December 2007 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> and he has suffered from [[bulimia]],<ref name = "guardian"/> and also went through a period of [[self-harm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23580076-details/How+Russell+Brand+is+flirting+with+his+old+enemy,+self-harm/article.do |title=How Russell Brand is flirting with his old enemy, self-harm |publisher=Thisislondon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Brand has shown interest in the [[ISKCON|Hare Krishna Movement]] and chants the [[Hare Krishna]] mantra for drug rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/?p=3648 |title=Vaishnava blog feeds » Blog Archive » Russell Brand chants Hare Krishna mantra |publisher=Prabhupada.org |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref> During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on her show in October 2010, Brand talked about his love of the [[Transcendental Meditation technique]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/10/russell_brand_-_monday_october_18_2010.php |title=Russell Brand - Monday, October&nbsp;18, 2010 |publisher=Ellen.warnerbros.com |date= |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/videos/?autoplay=true&mediaKey=1271ab8a-9878-4249-b6e0-304585b6aae9 |title=Video Clip of Brand on Ellen |publisher=Ellen.warnerbros.com |date= |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref>
+Brand lives in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], with his wife, [[Katy Perry]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1238713/Russell-Brand-buys-2-2million-Los-Angeles-love-nest-Katy-Perry-Christmas-puts-London-bachelor-pad-market.html Russell Brand buys a £2.2million Los Angeles love-nest for him and Katy Perry for Christmas as he puts his London bachelor pad on the market]</ref> They have a cat, which he named after the singer [[Morrissey]], of whom Brand is a big fan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hecklerspray.com/russell-brand-gets-to-be-in-new-morrissey-video/200711592.php |title=Russell Brand Gets To Be In New Morrissey Video |publisher=Hecklerspray.com |date=21 December 2007 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> He has been a vegetarian since the age of 14,<ref name = "guardian">{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jun/18/broadcasting.arts | title= Interview with Russell Brand |work=The Observer |location=UK | date=18 June 2006 | accessdate=14 April 2008 | location=London | first=Barbara | last=Ellen}}</ref> and is a fan of [[association football|football]] and a supporter of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]; Brand says that his love of football is "intrinsically about my relationship with my father".<ref>Interview – ''Live'' Magazine, {{Nowrap|29 July}} 2007</ref> He dresses in a flamboyant [[bohemianism|bohemian]] fashion, describing himself as looking like an "[[Sadism and masochism|S&M]] [[Willy Wonka]]".<ref>''[[Friday Night With Jonathan Ross]]'' – {{Nowrap|12 May}} 2006</ref> He has [[bipolar disorder]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecnj.com/review/2007/122007/books122007_02.html?headline=Won_over_by_an_idiot_who%E2%80%99s_interesting |title=Won over by an idiot who’s interesting |publisher=Thecnj.com |date=20 December 2007 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> and he has suffered from [[bulimia]],<ref name = "guardian"/> and also went through a period of [[self-harm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23580076-details/How+Russell+Brand+is+flirting+with+his+old+enemy,+self-harm/article.do |title=How Russell Brand is flirting with his old enemy, self-harm |publisher=Thisislondon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Brand has shown interest in the [[ISKCON|Hare Krishna Movement]] and chants the [[Hare Krishna]] mantra for drug rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prabhupada.org/rama/?p=3648 |title=Vaishnava blog feeds » Blog Archive » Russell Brand chants Hare Krishna mantra |publisher=Prabhupada.org |date=22 February 1999 |accessdate=22 August 2010}}</ref> During an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on her show in {{Nowrap|October 2010}}, Brand talked about his love of the [[Transcendental Meditation technique]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2010/10/russell_brand_-_monday_october_18_2010.php |title=Russell Brand - Monday, October&nbsp;18, 2010 |publisher=Ellen.warnerbros.com |date= |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ellen.warnerbros.com/videos/?autoplay=true&mediaKey=1271ab8a-9878-4249-b6e0-304585b6aae9 |title=Video Clip of Brand on Ellen |publisher=Ellen.warnerbros.com |date= |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref>
-Brand is a former heroin and [[sex addict]] and a recovering alcoholic. He has had numerous run-ins with the police, having been arrested 11 times.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jun/18/broadcasting.arts This charming man], interview between Brand and ''[[The Observer]]''</ref> During the time of his addiction, he was known for his debauchery. Brand was ejected from [[The Gilded Balloon]] in Edinburgh,<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2004/aug/17/comedy.edinburghfestival20043 Pleasance, Edinburgh], review by [[The Guardian]].</ref> and he infamously introduced his drug dealer to [[Kylie Minogue]] during his time at MTV.<ref>[http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/books/russell-brand-on-heroin.aspx Russell Brand on Heroin], except from My Booky-Wook at Time Out Sydney].</ref> He has abstained from drug use since 2002 and is now a patron of the addiction charity ''Focus 12''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focus12.co.uk/ |title=Focus 12 |publisher=Focus 12 |date=9 February 2010 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> His abandonment of drugs and alcohol was instigated by his agent, [[John Noel (producer)|John Noel]], after Brand was caught taking heroin in a bathroom during his Christmas party.<ref>[http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2824371 scotsman.com].</ref> Brand regularly attends [[Alcoholics Anonymous|AA]] and [[Narcotics Anonymous|NA]] meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/moslive/article-471243/Russell-Brand-Two-stops-short-Barking.html |title=Russell Brand: Two stops short of Barking |publisher=Mailonsunday.co.uk |date=15 August 2007 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
+Brand is a former heroin and [[sex addict]] and a recovering alcoholic. He has had numerous run-ins with the police, having been arrested 11 times.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jun/18/broadcasting.arts This charming man], interview between Brand and ''[[The Observer]]''</ref> During the time of his addiction, he was known for his debauchery. Brand was ejected from [[The Gilded Balloon]] in Edinburgh,<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2004/aug/17/comedy.edinburghfestival20043 Pleasance, Edinburgh], review by ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref> and he infamously introduced his drug dealer to [[Kylie Minogue]] during his time at MTV.<ref>[http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/books/russell-brand-on-heroin.aspx Russell Brand on Heroin], except from My Booky-Wook at Time Out Sydney].</ref> He has abstained from drug use since 2002 and is now a patron of the addiction charity ''Focus 12''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focus12.co.uk/ |title=Focus 12 |publisher=Focus 12 |date=9 February 2010 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> His abandonment of drugs and alcohol was instigated by his agent, [[John Noel (producer)|John Noel]], after Brand was caught taking heroin in a bathroom during his Christmas party.<ref>[http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2824371 scotsman.com].</ref> Brand regularly attends [[Alcoholics Anonymous|AA]] and [[Narcotics Anonymous|NA]] meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/moslive/article-471243/Russell-Brand-Two-stops-short-Barking.html |title=Russell Brand: Two stops short of Barking |publisher=Mailonsunday.co.uk |date=15 August 2007 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
-After a string of high-profile relationships, Brand developed a reputation in the media as a ladies' man. His dating life won him [[The Sun (newspaper)|''The Sun'']]'s Shagger Of The Year award in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article72363.ece |title=Russell Brand-ed a shagger |work=The Sun |location=London |date=23 November 2006 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article766889.ece |title=Brand romps into his film role |work=The Sun |location=London |date=6 February 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> and 2008. The award has been renamed "The Russell Brand Shagger Of The Year Award" in honour of Brand having won three years in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2078096.ece |title=It's the Bizarre Awards 2008 |work=The Sun |location=London |date=30 December 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> In January 2009, Brand and several other celebrities wrote to ''[[The Independent]]'' (as supporters of the Hoping Foundation) to condemn Israel's assault on [[Gaza]], and the "cruel and massive loss of life of the citizens of Gaza".<ref>{{Cite news | title = We demand an end to the carnage in Gaza | newspaper=Independent | pages = | date =  9 January 2009 | url =http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-carnage-in-gaza-1242494.html | location=London | accessdate=23 May 2010 | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> In February 2009, Brand and several other entertainers wrote to ''[[The Times]]'' defending [[Bahá'í]] leaders then on trial in [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = Stand up for Iran’s Baha’is - Voices from the arts call for the imprisoned Baha'i leaders in Iran to receive a fair trial | newspaper=The Times | pages = | date =  26 February 2009 | url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece | location=London | accessdate=23 May 2010 | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> In April 2009, he attended the [[2009 G-20 London summit protests]] and spoke to the press.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Carroll |first=Isabelle |url=http://www.brandish.tv/2009/04/01/russell-brand-g20-summit-jefferson-hack.html |title=Brandish:Out and About |publisher=Brandish.tv |date=1 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Watson |first=Leon |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2354773.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News |title=Brand joins the G20 protest-The Sun |work=The Sun |location=London |date=1 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
+After a string of high-profile relationships, Brand developed a reputation in the media as a ladies' man. His dating life won him [[The Sun (newspaper)|''The Sun'']]'s Shagger Of The Year award in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article72363.ece |title=Russell Brand-ed a shagger |work=The Sun |location=London |date=23 November 2006 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article766889.ece |title=Brand romps into his film role |work=The Sun |location=London |date=6 February 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> and 2008. The award has been renamed "The Russell Brand Shagger Of The Year Award" in honour of Brand having won three years in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2078096.ece |title=It's the Bizarre Awards 2008 |work=The Sun |location=London |date=30 December 2008 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> In {{Nowrap|January 2009}}, Brand and several other celebrities wrote to ''[[The Independent]]'' (as supporters of the Hoping Foundation) to condemn Israel's assault on [[Gaza]], and the "cruel and massive loss of life of the citizens of Gaza".<ref>{{Cite news | title = We demand an end to the carnage in Gaza | newspaper=Independent | pages = | date =  9 January 2009 | url =http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-carnage-in-gaza-1242494.html | location=London | accessdate=23 May 2010 | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> In {{Nowrap|February 2009}}, Brand and several other entertainers wrote to ''[[The Times]]'' defending [[Bahá'í]] leaders then on trial in [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = Stand up for Iran’s Baha’is - Voices from the arts call for the imprisoned Baha'i leaders in Iran to receive a fair trial | newspaper=The Times | pages = | date =  26 February 2009 | url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5804284.ece | location=London | accessdate=23 May 2010 | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> In {{Nowrap|April 2009}}, he attended the [[2009 G-20 London summit protests]] and spoke to the press.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Carroll |first=Isabelle |url=http://www.brandish.tv/2009/04/01/russell-brand-g20-summit-jefferson-hack.html |title=Brandish:Out and About |publisher=Brandish.tv |date=1 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Watson |first=Leon |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2354773.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News |title=Brand joins the G20 protest |work=The Sun |location=London |date=1 April 2009 |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref>
-Brand first met American singer/songwriter [[Katy Perry]] in summer 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wn.com/Re_What_Does_Katy_Perry_See_in_Russell_Brand?!?_F11_ |title=Re What Does Katy Perry See In Russell Brand |publisher=Wn.com |date= |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> when Perry filmed a cameo for Brand's film ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]''. Brand and Perry began dating after meeting again in September 2009<ref>{{cite web|last=Ziegbe |first=Mawuse |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647232/20100904/perry_katy.jhtml |title=Katy Perry, Russell Brand's Love Story Began At The VMAs - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=4 September 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], where Brand, as host, remarked "Katy Perry didn't win an award and she's staying at the same hotel as me, so she's gonna need a shoulder to cry on. So in a way, I'm the real winner tonight." Perry claims she threw a bottle of water at Brand to get his attention and then they went clubbing together the same night.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1291921/Katy-Perry-tamed-Russell-Brand-making-wait-sex.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title='You've met your match!' Katy Perry reveals how she tamed Russell Brand - by making him wait for sex | date=6 July 2010}}</ref> The couple became engaged in December 2009 when Brand proposed to Perry while on a holiday in India.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clench |first=James |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2666479/Lovebirds-Russell-Brand-and-Katy-Perry-pictured-for-first-time-on-date.html |title=Brand new lovers |work=The Sun |location=London |date=3 October 2009 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201001062689/russell-brand/katy-perry/engaged-wed/1/|title=Russell Brand proposes to his American girlfriend Katy Perry|date=6 January 2010|work=Hello Magazine|accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1629147/20100106/id_1962774.jhtml|title=Katy Perry And Russell Brand: A Timeline Of Their Love|date=6 January 2010|publisher=MTV|accessdate=1 September 2010}}</ref> The couple married on 23 October 2010 near the [[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary]] in [[Rajasthan, India]], the same location where Brand proposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/katy-perry-russell-brand-tie-the-knot-20102310 |title=Katy Perry, Russell Brand Wed in Elaborate Indian Ceremony"|work=US Magazine |date=October 23, 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> They married in a traditional [[Hindu]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prithwish Ganguly, TNN, 26 Oct 2010, 12.00&nbsp;am IST |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Katy-affirms-Brand-loyalty/articleshow/6808817.cms |title=Katy affirms Brand loyalty - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=26 October 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref>
+Brand first met American singer/songwriter [[Katy Perry]] in summer 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wn.com/Re_What_Does_Katy_Perry_See_in_Russell_Brand?!?_F11_ |title=Re What Does Katy Perry See In Russell Brand |publisher=Wn.com |date= |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> when Perry filmed a cameo for Brand's film ''[[Get Him to the Greek]]''. Brand and Perry began dating after meeting again in {{Nowrap|September 2009}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Ziegbe |first=Mawuse |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647232/20100904/perry_katy.jhtml |title=Katy Perry, Russell Brand's Love Story Began At The VMAs - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=4 September 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], where Brand, as host, remarked "Katy Perry didn't win an award and she's staying at the same hotel as me, so she's gonna need a shoulder to cry on. So in a way, I'm the real winner tonight." Perry claims she threw a bottle of water at Brand to get his attention and then they went clubbing together the same night.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1291921/Katy-Perry-tamed-Russell-Brand-making-wait-sex.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title='You've met your match!' Katy Perry reveals how she tamed Russell Brand - by making him wait for sex | date=6 July 2010}}</ref> The couple became engaged in {{Nowrap|December 2009}} when Brand proposed to Perry while on a holiday in India.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clench |first=James |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2666479/Lovebirds-Russell-Brand-and-Katy-Perry-pictured-for-first-time-on-date.html |title=Brand new lovers |work=The Sun |location=London |date=3 October 2009 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201001062689/russell-brand/katy-perry/engaged-wed/1/|title=Russell Brand proposes to his American girlfriend Katy Perry|date=6 January 2010|work=Hello Magazine|accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1629147/20100106/id_1962774.jhtml|title=Katy Perry And Russell Brand: A Timeline Of Their Love|date=6 January 2010|publisher=MTV|accessdate=1 September 2010}}</ref> The couple married on {{Nowrap|23 October}} 2010 near the [[Ranthambore National Park|Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary]] in [[Rajasthan, India]], the same location where Brand proposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/katy-perry-russell-brand-tie-the-knot-20102310 |title=Katy Perry, Russell Brand Wed in Elaborate Indian Ceremony|work=US Magazine |date=October 23, 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> They married in a traditional Hindu ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prithwish Ganguly, TNN, 26 Oct 2010, 12.00&nbsp;am IST |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-interviews/Katy-affirms-Brand-loyalty/articleshow/6808817.cms |title=Katy affirms Brand loyalty - ''The Times of India'' |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=26 October 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref>
-On 16 September 2010, Brand was arrested on suspected [[battery (crime)|battery]] charges after he allegedly attacked a [[paparazzo]] who blocked his and Perry's way to catch a flight at the [[Los Angeles International Airport]].<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100918/ap_on_en_mo/us_people_russell_brand Yahoo]{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100153641&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=hollywood&nid=53018 "Russell Brand arrested after scuffle with paparazzi" Press Trust of India, Saturday, September 18, 2010 (London)]</ref> On 17 September 2010, he was released from custody after posting $20,000 bail. Footage of the incident was later sent to [[TMZ on TV|TMZ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100918/ap_on_en_mo/us_people_russell_brand_8 |title=Brand released from custody after altercation - Yahoo! News |publisher=News.yahoo.com |date=19 September 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> Perry later defended Brand's actions, and offered an insight into the reasons for his outburst, posting on [[Twitter]] that, "If you cross the line & try and put a lens up my dress, my fiancé will do his job & protect me."<ref>{{cite news|last=Jack|first=Andy|title=Russell Brand Arrested In Paparazzi Scuffle |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/British-Comedian-Russell-Brand-Arrested-In-Los-Angeles-With-After-Tussle-With-Paparazzi-Over-Perry/Article/201009315733824?lpos=Showbiz_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15733824_British_Comedian_Russell_Brand_Arrested_In_Los_Angeles_With_After_Tussle_With_Paparazzi_Over_Perry|accessdate=18 September 2010|newspaper=Sky News|date=18 Septermber 2010}}</ref>
+On 16 September 2010, Brand was arrested on suspected [[battery (crime)|battery]] charges after he allegedly attacked a [[paparazzo]] who blocked his and Perry's way to catch a flight at the [[Los Angeles International Airport]].<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100918/ap_on_en_mo/us_people_russell_brand Yahoo]{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100153641&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=hollywood&nid=53018 "Russell Brand arrested after scuffle with paparazzi" Press Trust of India, Saturday, {{Nowrap|September 18}}, 2010 (London)]</ref> On {{Nowrap|17 September}} 2010, he was released from custody after posting $20,000 bail. Footage of the incident was later sent to [[TMZ on TV|TMZ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100918/ap_on_en_mo/us_people_russell_brand_8 |title=Brand released from custody after altercation - Yahoo! News |publisher=News.yahoo.com |date=19 September 2010 |accessdate=1 November 2010}}</ref> Perry later defended Brand's actions, and offered an insight into the reasons for his outburst, posting on [[Twitter]] that, "If you cross the line & try and put a lens up my dress, my fiancé will do his job & protect me."<ref>{{cite news|last=Jack|first=Andy|title=Russell Brand Arrested In Paparazzi Scuffle |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/British-Comedian-Russell-Brand-Arrested-In-Los-Angeles-With-After-Tussle-With-Paparazzi-Over-Perry/Article/201009315733824?lpos=Showbiz_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15733824_British_Comedian_Russell_Brand_Arrested_In_Los_Angeles_With_After_Tussle_With_Paparazzi_Over_Perry|accessdate=18 September 2010|newspaper=Sky News|date=18 Septermber 2010}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
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 | [[British Comedy Awards]]
 | Outstanding Contribution To Comedy
-| '''{{Won}}'''<ref>[http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/31348/British-Comedy-Awards-Russell-Brand-pulls-out-last-minute-t "British Comedy Awards: Russell Brand pulls out last minute to visit friend in hospital", OK web site 23 January 2011]</ref>
+| '''{{Won}}'''<ref>[http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/31348/British-Comedy-Awards-Russell-Brand-pulls-out-last-minute-t "British Comedy Awards: Russell Brand pulls out last minute to visit friend in hospital", OK web site {{Nowrap|23 January}} 2011]</ref>
 |}
-==Stand-Up DVDs==
+==Stand-up DVDs==
-*''Live'' (20 November 2006)
+*''Live'' ({{Nowrap|20 November}} 2006)
-*''Doing Life - Live'' (26 November 2007)
+*''Doing Life - Live'' ({{Nowrap|26 November}} 2007)
-*''Scandalous - Live At The O2'' (9 November 2009)
+*''Scandalous - Live At The O2'' ({{Nowrap|9 November}} 2009)
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.russellbrand.tv/ Russell Brand] Official website
 *{{IMDB name|1258970}}
-*[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25250497-5006023,00.html Russell Brand Talks, Love, Sex, Ambition and Revolution] by Caroline Frost, ''Herald Sun'', 27 March 2009
+*[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25250497-5006023,00.html Russell Brand Talks, Love, Sex, Ambition and Revolution] by Caroline Frost, ''Herald Sun'', {{Nowrap|27 March}} 2009
-*[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article6002756.ece Russell Brand on sex, Sachs and self-improvement] by Robert Crampton, ''The Times'', 4 April 2009
+*[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article6002756.ece Russell Brand on sex, Sachs and self-improvement] by Robert Crampton, ''The Times'', {{Nowrap|4 April}} 2009
-*[http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/13/russell_brand/ Sex, Anarchy and Russell Brand] by Joy Press, ''Salon'', 9 April 2009
+*[http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/13/russell_brand/ Sex, Anarchy and Russell Brand] by Joy Press, ''Salon'', {{Nowrap|9 April}} 2009
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 {{S-media}}
-{{Succession box|before=no host| title=[[MTV Video Music Awards]] host| years=2008 & 2009| after=[[Chelsea Handler]]}}
+{{Succession box|before=no host| title=[[MTV Video Music Awards]] host| years=2008 and 2009| after=[[Chelsea Handler]]}}
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