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Top 10 Astonishing Facts about Russell Peters

Russell Peters, of South-Asian descent, growing up in Canada and now living in the USA,  is also known as Russell Dominic Peters. He  is many things to many people. He is celebrated as the first  Asian comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special.

He is regarded as one of the most successful and highest-paid comedians. Between June 2009 and June 2010, Forbes estimated his earnings to be around $15 million and by 2013 he was ranked as the third highest-paid comedian.

He was the first comedian to sell out of Toronto鈥檚 Air Canada Centre in 2007. In 2010 he also performed in one of the largest audiences in Australia for a standup comedy show.

Other than being a comedian, Russell Peters is also an actor and has acted in many films such as 鈥楤reakaway鈥� and 鈥楽ource Code鈥� and his presence on television has also been felt in 鈥楾he Jack Docherty Show鈥�, 鈥楻oyal Canadian Air force鈥� and the popular 鈥楯ust for Laughs鈥�.

Read on to know more about Russell Peters in the Top 10 astonishing facts below.

1. An Ango-Asian Descent, Born In Canada Before Moving To United States

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Russell Peters an Anglo-Indian descent, was born in Toronto, Canada on 29th September 1970. His parents are Eric Peters, a federal meat inspector, and Maureen Peters.

His family shifted to Brampton when he was four years old. He has an older brother named Clayton Peters who is his manager. He studied at Chinguacousy Secondary School and the North Peel Secondary School.

Unfortunately, he faced extreme bullying in his childhood due to his ethnicity, race, and color. This forced him to learn boxing to counter the bullying, thus, forming the base of his comedy later on in life.

Before marrying Monica Diaz in August 2010, he had dated Bollywood actress Sunny Leone in 2008. However, he divorced his wife in 2012 and is currently engaged to Ruzanna Khetchian. Russell Peters has a daughter named Crystianna Marie Peters.

2. Russell was Inspired by Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy At A Young Age

Russell Peters started his career at a young age in 1989 performing comedy shows in Toronto. He got his inspiration from George Carlin, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Don Rickles. Eddy Murphy and Steve Martin played a key role in shaping who Russell would turn out to be later on in his life.

As he was shaping his career later on after the exit of Eddy Murphy and Steve Martin came in George Carlin. He advised him to use the stage as much as possible which contributed to his success. He also had the privilege of hosting one of the last shows of Carlin who died in 2008.

3. He Has Performed Comedy in Many Television Shows 

Peters appeared on CBC鈥檚 comedy show 鈥楥omics!鈥� which drew much popularity as well as criticism he was still nominated for a 鈥楪emini Award鈥� for his performance.

In 2004, he performed in the Canadian TV show 鈥楥omedy Now!鈥� The entire show and several of its separate segments were uploaded onto YouTube, where they instantly went viral marking his career graph upwards.

He performed at the largest stand-up comedy show in Australia ever on 15th May 2010 in front of 13,880 people. He also performed in front of a record number of crowds at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on the 5th and 6th of May in 2012.

4. Most of his Comedic Style Exhibits His Past Life Growing In An Ango-Asian Family

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Russell Peters practices observational comedy often exhibiting funny things about daily life.

He often refers to his own experiences growing up in an Anglo-Indian family and impersonates the accents of various ethnic groups to poke fun at them.

5. Russell鈥檚 Roles in Filmography in the Last Three Years Have Been Significant

 In 2018 Russell played the role of Keith Mahar in the movie 鈥楽upercon鈥�. Later in 2020, he played Ready in the movie 鈥楾he Opening Act鈥�. He was at it again in 2020 in the movie 鈥楾he Outlaw Johnny Black鈥� he acted as Big Chief

Also same year he was Malik in the movie 鈥楥lifford the Big Red Dog鈥� On television, he co-hosted 鈥楢 little Help with Carol Burnett鈥� in 2018 and proceeded to play Gavin in 鈥楥orner Gas Animated.  Between 2020 and 2022 he hosted 鈥楪ender and Cooking with the stars鈥�

6. Russell Has Received One of The Most Prestigious Awards

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In 1997 during the Gemini Awards, his Comic work was nominated in the category of Best Performance in a Comedy Program series. Moving on between 2003 and 2004 during the Canadian Comedy Award, Russell Peters was nominated for the Best Male Stand-up.

In the same year 2004, his comedy Now鈥� was nominated f the Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series during the Gemini Award. In 2013 during the Association of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment, he won the Trailblazer Award.

7. Russell Peters Established The Russell Peters North Peel Scholarship As Part Of Philanthropy

One of his notable contributions is the establishment of the Russell Peters North Peel Scholarship in 2010, an award worth up to CA$21,000 and intended to finance up to three years of college. It is an annual award to a student from Judith Nyman Secondary School (formerly North Peel) with a strong academic record and desire to attend college.

8. Russell Is Not Known To Be A Fan Of Any Organized Religion

Though raised by his Catholic parents Eric and Maureen, he is not known to be a fan of any organized religion. One time while being interviewed by Larry King he said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 talk about religion because I think people are a little weird about religion, especially nowadays, and am more of a science guy than I am a beliefs guy. I am more into facts than I am beliefs鈥�.

9. He is Considered One of the Most Successful Entertainers

If you have been following him, you know that he is regarded as one of the most successful and highest-paid comedians. Between June 2009 and June 2010, Forbes estimated his earnings to be around $15 million and by 2013 he was ranked as the third highest-paid comedian.

10. He Believed in Himself

When he was interviewed by Gulf News about Hollywood, he said “I don鈥檛 need Hollywood. With or without them I will be fine. But it鈥檚 gonna be a while until they understand what I do. It鈥檚 kinda like high school. There are the cool kids, the popular kids, and then there are kids who everyone likes, but the cool kids are so far up their own  {sic} they can鈥檛 see anything past themselves鈥�.