Russell Brand is an English comedian, actor, author and activist. He was born on June 4th, 1975, in Grays, Essex, England. He attended Grays School Media Arts College and the Italia Conti Academy for training in theatre arts.
Known primarily for his award winning stand-up comedy, he has appeared in a number of American Films, including: Paradise, Arthur, Get Him to the Greek, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Brand has written a number of books, including; Revolution, and his memoirs, Booky Wook 2: This Time it's Personal, and My Booky Wook: A memoir of Sex, Drugs, and Stand-Up. He also published several collections of articles that he had written for The Guardian, entitled Articles of Faith and Irons in the Fire. He made his children's book debut with Russell Brand's Trickster Tales: The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
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