Russell Peters

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Peters in 2008

Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970 in Toronto ) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. He often and extensively deals with ethnic and national stereotypes in his programs .

life and career

Peter's parents are from India . Born in Toronto in 1970, he grew up in Brampton, Ontario and began acting as a comedian in 1989 at the age of 19. He became better known as a stand-up comedian, among other things, due to appearances in the Canadian television program Comics! and Comedy Now! partly, some of which were also seen in the United States . In a 2008 interview, Peters cited as highlights of his career an appearance in 2005, when he was the first artist with South Asian ancestors to create a sold-out hall at the Apollo Theater in New York and two appearances on consecutive evenings at the Air Canada Center in Toronto in 2007 when 15,000 tickets were sold each time. In 2008 he appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , and in 2009 he was a guest on Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show . He has been performing outside of North America for a number of years, for example in 2008 he made several appearances in Australia , India, Norway , Sweden , Singapore , Dubai and Beirut , and in 2009 he was seen in the O2 arena in London. In addition to his stand-up appearances, Peters occasionally also works as an actor. He will also host the Juno Awards in 2009 for the second time since 2008 .

Albums / DVDs

Filmography (selection)

  • 2011: Source Code
  • 2012: Girl in Progress
  • 2017: Ripped
  • 2017: The Indian Detective

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ According to his own information on his website (accessed on March 26, 2009) and interview statement (YouTube video: Riz Khan, AlJazeera, One on One , September 13, 2008, from 7:35 am); IMDb names Brampton, Ontario , where Peters grew up, as the place of birth
  2. ↑ Announcement of an anniversary tour for the 20th stage anniversary in 2009: Sheri Block, Russell Peters says no celebs are safe when it comes to his Junos shtick , ctv.ca, March 24, 2009
  3. ↑ Riz Khan (Interviewer), Al Jazeera English: One On One - Russell Peters - Sept 12, 08 Part 2 (YouTube video)
  4. ↑ russellpeters.com: Past Events ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 26, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.russellpeters.com

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personal data
SURNAME Peters, Russell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peters, Russell Dominic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian comedian and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 29th September 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario, Canada