Russell Brand
- Profession: Comedian and Presenter
- Place/Date of Birth: Grays, Essex, England, 04 June 2020
"Russell Brand is one of the most exciting talents on British TV at the moment and his E4 series has made a positive start in a competitive digital world," said a Channel 4 spokesman.
Is Russ the new Johnny Depp? - Sept 11, 2020
Californian ladies better watch out - it seems lanky lothario Russell Brand hopes to jet across the pond to try and make it big as a Hollywood actor. The 31-year-old comedian, who has been linked to a bevvy of beauties such as Kate Moss, Courtney Love and Kate Lawler, reportedly told friends: "I cannot wait to get out there and try my luck."
The long-haired Big Mouth host has been tipped to front the main Big Brother show after Davina McCall, but has apparently said he would like to appear on the big screen in the future.
"I’ll work in television for a year or so, then I’ll make the transition to films," Russell is quoted in the Daily Star as saying. "If there is this level of interest in me now, I’m intrigued to know what will happen when I’m making 100 million dollars."
Rod brands Russell - Sept 6, 2020
The GQ Man of the Year Awards ceremony descended into a a celebrity row when singer Rod Stewart told off comedian Russell Brand for making a comment about sleeping with his daughter. (see images of The GQ Man of the Year Awards, read more about GQ Men of the Year Awards)
Big Mouth Russell, on stage to collect the award for Most Stylish Man of the Year, also brought up the subject of a police investigation into an alleged "date rape" at his flat in Edinburgh.
"I never did a sex attack," joked the Channel 4 presenter, who is not accused of the alleged assault. "At the time that that sex attack was occurring I was having consensual sex with witnesses - consensual mind - lovely evening it turned out to be," he told a shocked audience.
He then went on to say it was nice to get his gong amongst his heroes, including Rod Stewart, "who had the gall to criticise me for womanising earlier". "Mind you, I did have a little go at his daughter," Russell said.
On stage to collect his award for Outstanding Achievement, Rod then delivered a firm telling-off to the comedian for the remark about Kimberley. "Russell, stand up and swear on a holy oath that you had sex with my daughter," he ordered. When the presenter replied from the audience he hadn’t, the rocker said: "F****** right you didn’t. So you mustn’t come up here and boast. I speak as a father."
Russell to be questioned - Sept 5, 2020
Russell Brand is to be questioned after a woman claimed she was raped during a party at a flat where he was staying.
The 20-year-old woman claimed she was assaulted at a well-attended bash at an Edinburgh apartment eight days ago. She also told police she thought her drink might have been spiked with a date-rape drug.
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At this time MTV spotted the lanky funny man and gave him Dance Floor Chart to front, followed by their flagship teatime show Select and the UK Jackass. The now defunct UK Play nabbed Russell for his own show, RE:BRAND, in which he did such oddly silly things as bathing with a homeless man and taking part in a boxing match against his Dad. His acting talents were also spotted and he had parts in Channel 4’s White Teeth and Cruise of the Gods alongside Steve Coogan.
In between increasingly popular stand up shows Russell has become famous and loved throughout the Big Brother watching world as the host of Eforum and Big Brother’s Big Mouth in which he banters with fans and ’celebrities’ (mainly Vanessa Feltz, the poor chap) about the incarcerated idiots.
Most recently Russell has been wooed back to MTV to host their latest show, 1 Leicester Square.
December 2007