Russell Edward Brand, born on 4th June 1975, is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter. Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK in 2004 for his role as host of Big Brother spin-off, 'Big Brother's Big Mouth'. Although he had previously acted in television shows, his first major film role was in the 2007 film 'St. Trinians'. He became known to American audiences when he got a major role in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' which led to a starring role in 2010's 'Get Him to the Greek'. He has also been a voice actor for animated films such as 2010's 'Despicable Me' and the 2011 film 'Hop' and starred in the 2011 remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore film 'Arthur'. Brand's autobiography, 'My Booky Wook', published by Hodder & Stoughton, was released on 15th November 2007 and received favourable reviews. Brand later signed a £1.8 million two-book deal with HarperCollins in June 2008. The first book was 'Articles of Faith' and the second 'Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal'. Brand co-hosted The Russell Brand Show beginning in April 2006 on BBC 6Music. In November 2006, the show transferred to BBC Radio 2 and aired on Saturdays from 9 – 11pm. The show regularly drew about 400,000 listeners.