English actor and comedian Russell Edward Brand was born on June 4, 1975. His colourful, gregarious personality and flair are well-known.

Brand has won three British Comedy Awards: Best Live Stand-Up (2008), Best Newcomer (2006), and the award for Outstanding Contribution to Comedy (2011).

What did Russell Brand get famous for?

After starting his career as a comedian and then working as an MTV presenter in the UK, Brand landed the position of host of Big Brother’s Big Mouth, a spin-off of the popular reality television series, in 2004.

He received his first significant film appearance in St. Trinian’s in 2007, then in the romantic comedy-drama Forgetting Sarah Marshall the following year. The success of that movie led to him and Jonah Hill appearing in its 2010 spinoff, the rock comedy Get Him to the Greek.

Moreover, he voiced characters in the animated movies Despicable Me (2010), Hop (2011), and Despicable Me 2 (2013). In the 2011 adaptation of the romantic comedy Arthur, he portrayed the main role. He published the popular stand-up special Messiah Complex in 2013.