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In 2013, he became the number three in the list of the highest paid comedians in the world and became the first comedian to get a special Netflix stand-up.
Canadian stand-up comedians about Indian descent are not very popular compared to how much he produces. In that light, comedian Chris Rock once joked that he was the most famous person who was never heard by anyone and his friends. Likewise, Lisa Lampanelli said she did not know why she was unknown she had 10 bentley.
Russell Peters shared his personal history in autobiography, ‘Call Me Russell,’ in 2010.
Career Beginnings
Russell Peters started his career as a DJ, and then he began performing as a comic artist. Once he said that a lot of influence on his career had made George Carlin, a comedian. His advice was to always get on the stage whenever and wherever possible. Later, in 2007, Peters was the host of George Carlin’s show.
Rise to prominence
The turning point in his career was in 2004 when he appeared on the TV show “Comedy Now.” His appearance was uploaded to YouTube, and it became viral. This gave him the opportunity to appear throughout America and Canada.
In 2007 Russell began to make big money. He became the first comedian in Canadian history to sell Toronto Air Canada Center. In just two days, he sold 30,000 tickets.
He followed up the record two years later in London where he broke the record of British comedy sales that sell 16,000 tickets, filling the O2 arena.
In 2010 he set another record in Australia when he sold more than 13 thousand tickets to his show in Sydney. In Singapore, he made another record that filled the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2012.
Peters have also released many comic DVDs such as “outsourcing,” “Red White and Brown,” “The Green Tour: Live From The O2 Arena and Notorious.”
Russell Peters is also an actor, and the film in 2014 is “the worst Christmas of an angry cat” where he plays, Santa Claus. He also played the role of Miami Police in “The Chef” which is also a 2014 film.
Awards
In 2007, Peters won ‘Dave Broadfootaward’ and in 2008 ‘Live Stand-Up-Uve Big’ at the ‘Canadian Comedy Awards.’ He won the ‘Naacp Image Award in 2011.
He was given the ‘Trailblazer Award’ in 2013 by the South Asian Association in the media, marketing and entertainment ‘for his commitment in the fields of entertainment and parody.
In 2016 he won the Peabody Award for Evolution Hop-Hop and the following year awards for the best art programming for the same project.
Russell Peters Net Worth 2022
In 2013, he produced 21 million dollars from his almost famous world tour in Australia. He produced $ 2 million in just two days, and in Singapore, he produced $ 1 million from two shows.
With such a show, he can pocket a salary of $ 21 million every year.
Forbes even ranked Peters as the 3rd high compensation comedian. In 2022, Russell Peters’ net worth standing was estimated at 55 million dollars.
Wife
The rich comedian was engaged to his girlfriend, Ruzanna Khenchian. He is a former Miss Honduras. They started their relationship back in September 2016. However, there is no information about marriage.
The couple announced good news to the world on December 5, 2018 that his fiance was pregnant with a baby boy. She gave birth to a baby in April 2019.
This is Russell’s second child since he got a daughter from a previous marriage with Monica Diaz.
Ex-wife
Peters were married before his relationship with Honduras’s beauty.
After the date period, Russel married Monica Diaz in August 2010. He previously proposed Monica at the airport. They have a small marriage with only close friends and family.
Both have a daughter named Crysteriana Marie Peters, who was born in December 2010.
Their relationship cannot last more than two years, and they divorced in 2012 without loud feelings.
Before his first marriage, Russell dated Bollywood player Sunny Leone in 2008.
Short Biography
Russell Peters was born on September 29, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario. His father was an Indian since he came from Bombay. Young Russell goes to two different schools: Chinguacousy Middle School and North Peel Middle School.
