Russell Peters (Canadian Stand-up Comedian) Biography

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Russell Dominic Peters is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer of Indian descent.
He began performing in Toronto in 1989 at age 19 and spent 15 years honing his craft at clubs across Canada and the UK.
He currently resides in Los Angeles and tours internationally to sell-out stadium crowds.
His YouTube clips have been viewed more than 60 million times.

Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
School	Chinguacousy Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario, North Peel Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario
College	Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	Indian
Hobbies	Reading

Marital Status	Engaged
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sunny Leone (2008), Ruzanna Kzhetchian
Fiancee	Ruzanna Khetchian (2015)
Wife/Spouse	Monica Diaz (2010–2012)
Children	1

Father	Eric Peters (Died, Federal Meat Inspector)
Mother	Maureen Peters
Siblings	Clayton Peters (Elder, Russell's Manager)

Debut

Film	Boozecan (1994)
TV	Comedy Now! (1997)

Major Achievements

Won Gemini Award in 2008
Ranked number three on Forbes' list of world's highest-paid comedians in 2013
First comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special in 2013
Won Peabody Award and International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming for producing Hip-Hop Evolution (2016)
Named one of Rolling Stone's 50 Best Comics of All Time
First South Asian to headline and sell out Apollo Theater in New York City (April 2005)
First comedian to sell out Toronto's Air Canada Centre with over 30,000 tickets in two days (June 2007)
Headlined and sold out Madison Square Garden (February 2008)
Broke UK comedy sales record at London's O2 Arena with over 16,000 tickets sold (2009)
Largest stand-up comedy show in Australian history in Sydney with 13,880 audience members (2010)
Set attendance records at Singapore Indoor Stadium (2012)
The Deported World Tour seen by over 400,000 fans in 40 cities across 20 countries
Hosted Canada Day Comedy Festival (2006)
Participated in USO tour of Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Africa and Greenland (2007)
First North American comic to tour India (2007)

Television & Specials

DVD Sales

Over 300,000 copies sold of Outsourced and Red, White and Brown

Favourite Actor(s)	John Candy Jim Carrey Martin Short
Favourite Comedian(s)	Louis ck George Carlin
Favourite Destination	New York

1. Russell Peters was born in Toronto, Canada to Anglo-Indian & Catholic parents.
2. He faced discrimination from bullies due to his brown skin while growing up.
3. Peters started learning boxing at 15 and continued for 9 years.
4. He enrolled in 'jujutsu,' a Japanese martial art form.
5. Peters began his career as a DJ playing music for the Indian community in clubs.
6. He met comedian George Carlin in 1992, who encouraged him to perform on stage frequently.
7. Peters' Comedy Now! performance in 2004 gained viral popularity on YouTube, boosting his career.
8. He became the first comedian to sell out Toronto’s Air Canada Centre in 2007.
9. Peters broke the UK comedy sales record at London’s O2 Arena in 2009.
10. He had the largest stand-up comedy show ever in Australia in 2010.
11. Peters published his autobiography 'Call Me Russell' in 2010.
12. In 2013, he became the first comedian to have a Netflix stand-up special.
13. Russell Peters was born in Brampton (Bramalea), Ontario, Canada to Anglo-Indian and Catholic parents.
14. During a Dubai tour, Peters sold tickets at the rate of one ticket every two seconds, crashing online sales outlets.
15. His website receives over 10,000 hits per day.
16. He has performed sold-out tours across China, South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Trinidad, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.