Russell Peters

Comedian

Russell Peters was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 29th, 1970 and is the Comedian. At the age of 53, Russell Peters biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Russell Dominic Peters, Russell
Date of Birth
September 29, 1970
Nationality
Canada
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Age
53 years old
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Networth
$75 Million
Salary
$19 Million
Profession
Actor, Comedian, Disc Jockey, Film Actor, Television Actor
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Russell Peters Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 53 years old, Russell Peters has this physical status:

Height
178cm
Weight
80kg
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Russell Peters Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Russell Peters was raised as a Catholic. However, his religious views as an adult aren’t known as he refuses to talk about religion in his interviews.
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Chinguacousy Secondary School
Russell Peters Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Monica Diaz, ​ ​(m. 2010, divorced)​, Ali Peters ​(m. 2022)​
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Sunny Leone, Monica Diaz (2010-2012), Ruzanna Khetchian (2016-Present)
Parents
Eric Peters, Maureen Peters
Siblings
Clayton Peters (Older Brother) (Russell’s Manager)
Other Family
James Peters (Paternal Grandfather), Christopher Anthony Waike (Maternal Grandfather), Sheila Waike (Maternal Grandmother)
Russell Peters Career

Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. He has since gone on to perform in several countries.

In 1992, Peters met American comedian George Carlin, one of his biggest influencers, who advised him to get on stage whenever and wherever possible. Peters said he "took that advice to heart, and I think that's the reason I am where I am now." In 2007, 15 years later, he hosted one of Carlin's last shows before the comedian's death the following year.

On September 28, 2013, Peters was awarded the 2013 Trailblazer award by the Association of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment (ASAMME) for good contributions to comedy. He is among the first South Asians to achieve international success in the field.

In 2017, Peters made an appearance on Top Gear America in the third episode of season 1 as one of the guests.

According to Forbes, Peters earned an estimated $15 million between June 2009 and June 2010, continuing his run as one of the highest-paid comedians, after earning an estimated $5 million the prior year. Forbes ranked him as the third-highest-paid comedian. In 2013, he earned $21 million, according to Forbes' estimate.

Peters credits the turning point in his career to his 2004 special on the Canadian TV show Comedy Now!, which was uploaded onto YouTube, where it became popular. While the initial video upload featured his entire 45-minute performance, YouTube users subsequently uploaded segments of the performance in which Peters focused on individual cultural groups. According to Peters, those segments were seen by the targeted cultural groups and were well received by them. The video and its viral nature was referred to by Peters on his performance, Outsourced; when the audience cheered when he referred to earlier jokes, he exclaimed, "Look at you, you filthy downloaders!"

In 2007, Peters was the first comedian to sell out Toronto's Air Canada Centre, selling more than 16,000 tickets in two days for the single show. He ended up selling more than 30,000 tickets nationally over the two-day sales period. He broke a UK comedy sales record at London's O2 Arena when he sold over 16,000 tickets to his show in 2009. His show in Sydney on 15 May 2010 had an audience of 13,880, making it the largest stand-up comedy show ever in Australia. Peters's performances on 5–6 May 2012 in Singapore also set attendance records for a single stand-up comedian at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Peters hosted the Canada Day Comedy Festival 2006, and participated in a USO tour of Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Africa and Greenland in November 2007 with Wilmer Valderrama and Mayra Veronica. He also produced and starred in the radio situation comedy series Monsoon House on CBC Radio One.

Peters was the host of the televised 2008 Juno Awards ceremonies in Calgary on 6 April, 2008, for which he won a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series." The show received the second-highest ratings of any Juno Awards broadcast. Following the show's success, Peters accepted an invitation to host the Juno Awards for a second consecutive year; the 2009 Juno Awards took place in Vancouver on 29 March 2009.

Peters released his debut comedy album, Outsourced, of his performance aired on Comedy Central on August 26, 2006. The DVD version is uncensored; it has sold more than 100,000 copies, and remained on the National DVD Chart over one and a half years after its release.

Peters released a second DVD/CD combo, Red, White and Brown, in Canada in 2008, and in the U.S. in early 2009. It was recorded on February 2, 2008, at the WaMu Theatre in New York City's Madison Square Garden. It was self-produced and financed by Peters and his brother Clayton.

On October 26, 2010, Peters published his autobiography, Call Me Russell, co-written with his brother, Clayton, and Dannis Koromilas.

In May 2011, Peters released The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena, a live performance recorded in front of a total audience of 30,000, over two nights at O2 Arena in London, England. Also in 2011, Peters received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

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