Russell Peters

Russell Peters
Russell Peters
	Peters in 2008
Birth name	Russell Dominic Peters
Born	29 September 1970 (age 54); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medium	Stand-up; television; film; radio; books;
Years active	1989–present
Genres	Insult comedy; Heritage comedy; black comedy; observational comedy; satire; improvisational comedy;
Subject(s)	Racism; race relations; stereotypes; India; multiculturalism; Asian culture; Western culture;
Spouse	; Monica Diaz (m. 2010, divorced) ; Ali Peters (m. 2022)
Children	2
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Website	russellpeters.com

Russell Dominic Peters (born 29 September 1970)^[1] is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer.^[2] He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid comedians, and became the first comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special.^[3] He also won the Peabody Award and the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming for producing Hip-Hop Evolution (2016). He lives in Los Angeles.^[4]

^ "Russell Peters biography". Tribute. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ Le, Vanna (14 February 2014). "Why Russell Peters Is Notoriously Unknown". Forbes.
^ "The famous comedian most Americans don't know". CNN. 16 October 2013.
^ Hough, Robert (September 2009). "Lighten Up". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2012.