Russell Peters Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Biography & More

 

Bio
Real Name	Russell Dominic Peters
Profession	Stand-up Comedian and Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10"
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 95 kg in pounds- 209 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	September 29, 1970
Age (as in 2017)	47 Years
Birth Place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Canadian
Hometown	Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
School	Chinguacousy Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario North Peel Secondary School, Bramalea. Ontario
College	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film: Boozecan (1994) TV: Comedy Now! (1997)
Family	Father- Eric Peters (Died, Federal Meat Inspector) Mother- Maureen Peters Brother- Clayton Peters (Elder, Russell's Manager) Sister- None
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	Indian
Hobbies	Reading
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor(s)	John Candy, Jim Carrey, Martin Short
Favourite Comedian(s)	Louis ck, George Carlin
Favourite Destination	New York
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Engaged
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sunny Leone (2008) Ruzanna Kzhetchian
Fiancee	Ruzanna Khetchian (2015)
Wife/Spouse	Monica Diaz (m.2010–2012)
Children	Daughter- 1 Son- None
Money Factor
Net Worth	$21 million

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Russell Peters

• Does Russell Peters smoke?: Not Known

• Does Russell Peters drink alcohol?: Yes

• He was born to Anglo-Indian & Catholic parents in Toronto, Canada.

• His father was federal meat inspector in Brampton, Ontario.

• Back in the 70s while growing up in Canada, he had to face a lot of bullies for having brown skin.

• At the age of 15, he started to learn boxing and continued it for next 9 years.

• He also engrossed himself with ‘jujutsu’ – a Japanese form of martial arts.

• He started his career as a DJ: he basically used to play music for Indians in the clubs.

• His life took a U-turn when he met American comedian George Carlin in 1992, who advised him to get on stage every time and anywhere possible.

• It was in 2004, when his performance on the Canadian TV comedy show- Comedy Now!, was uploaded to YouTube and went viral, it was a major turning point in his life.

• People started to love his work so much that he was the first comedian to sell out Toronto’s Air Canada Centre (2007), selling more than 16,000 tickets in two days for a single show.

• In 2009, he again broke a UK comedy sales record at London’s O2 Arena when he sold over 16,000 tickets of his show.

• In 2010, his show in Sydney had an audience of 13,880, making it the largest stand-up comedy show ever in Australia.

• In 2010, he published his autobiography- Call Me Russell, co-written with his brother- Clayton and Dannis Koromilas.

• He became the first comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special in 2013 and still is one of the highest paid and the richest comedians in the world.

• Despite his Indian ethnicity, he admits that he does not like Bollywood films.

• ‘Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad’ and ‘Be a man! Do the right thing!’ are his most spoken and liked phrase in his comic scenes.

• He also caught eyes when he dated Sunny Leone, a former porn star, who is now an established Bollywood actress.