Biography
An amalgam of debauched rock star, comic agitator and unconventional intellectual, Russell Brand rocketed to stardom after a particularly chaotic and self-destructive early career. In the grip of an addiction to hard drugs throughout his late-teens and early-twenties, Brand mined his harrowing and frequently embarrassing experiences for a stand-up routine that soon earned him both accolades and television appearances. His employers, however, …
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Career Milestones
| Made theatrical debut at age 15 in a school production of "Bugsy Malone" | ||
1994 | First major TV acting work, an episode of the British series "The Bill" | |
2000 | Made first significant stand-up appearance at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year | |
2001 | Hired as a VJ for MTV Europe, but fired on his first day after coming to work dressed as Osama bin Laden, the day after 9/11 | |
2002 | Featured in the British documentary and comedy television program "RE:Brand" | |
2002 | Hosted a Sunday afternoon radio show with Matt Morgan on London's Indie Rock station Xfm; fired after reading pornographic material live on-air | |
2004 | Hosted the British reality show "Big Brother's Big Mouth," a sister show to "Big Brother 5" | |
2005 | Played Tommy on the BBC sitcom "Blessed" | |
2006 | Feature film debut, "Penelope" | |
2006 | Hosted his own talk program "The Russell Brand Show" (Channel 4) | |
2006 | Returned to work for MTV (U.K.), presenting the chat show "1 Leicester Square" | |
2007 | Hosted "Russell Brand's Ponderland" (Channel 4) | |
2007 | Published autobiography My Booky Wook | |
2008 | Hosted the MTV Video Music Awards | |
2008 | Landed breakthrough role of Aldous Snow, the new rocker boyfriend of the title character in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" | |
2009 | Returned as host for the MTV Video Music Awards | |
2010 | Reprised his role of out-of-control rock star Aldous Snow in the comedy "Get Him to the Greek" opposite Jonah Hill | |
2010 | Starred as Trinculo in the Julie Taymor directed adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" | |
2010 | Voiced the character of Dr. Nefario in the animated film "Despicable Me" | |
2011 | Played the title character in a remake of "Arthur" opposite Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner; also produced | |
2011 | Voiced a teenage rabbit in the live-action/CGI film "Hop" | |
2012 | Co-starred with Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin in feature adaptation of the stage musical "Rock of Ages"; character narrated the story | |