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{{short description|Canadian comedian and actor.}}
{{Short description|Canadian comedian and actor (born 1970)}}
{{distinguish|Russell W. Peterson|Peter Russell (disambiguation){{!}}Peter Russell}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox comedian
{{Infobox comedian
| name            = Russell Peters
| name            = Russell Peters
| image            = RussellPeters08TIFF.jpg
| image            = Russell Peters by Robert Trick Johnston (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Peters in 2008
| caption          = Peters in 2017
| birth_name      = Russell Dominic Peters
| birth_name      = Russell Dominic Peters  
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|09|29}}
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|09|29}}
| birth_place      = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada<ref name="tribute"/>
| birth_place      = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| alma_matter      = [[Chinguacousy Secondary School]] ([[High School]])<br />[[Judith Nyman Secondary School, Bramela]] ([[High School]])
| nationality      = [[Canadian]]
| medium          = {{flatlist|
| medium          = {{flatlist|
* [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]]
* [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]]
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| genre            = {{flatlist|
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[Satire]]
* [[Insult comedy]]
* [[Comedic genres|Heritage comedy]]
* [[black comedy]]
* [[observational comedy]]
* [[observational comedy]]
* [[improvisational theatre|improvisational comedy]]
* [[satire]]
* [[black comedy]]
* [[improvisational comedy]]}}
* [[insult comedy]]
| years_active    = 1989{{endash}}present
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| years_active    = 1989 {{endash}} present
| subject          = {{flatlist|
| subject          = {{flatlist|
* [[Racism]]
* [[Racism]]
* [[race relations]]
* [[race relations]]
* [[stereotype]]s
* [[stereotype]]s  
* [[India]]
* [[multiculturalism]]
* [[multiculturalism]]
* [[Culture of India|Indian culture]]
* [[Culture of Asia|Asian culture]]
* [[Culture of Asia|Asian culture]]
* [[Western culture]]
}}
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| signature        = Russell Peters Autograph.svg
| signature        = Russell Peters Autograph.svg
| website          = {{url|https://www.russellpeters.com/}}
| website          = {{URL|russellpeters.com}}
| spouse          = {{Marriage|Monica Diaz|2010|2012|reason=divorced}}
| spouse          = {{plainlist|
| domestic_partner = Ruzanna Khetchian (2014–2018) <br>Jennifer Andrade (2018–2020)
* {{Marriage|Monica Diaz|2010|<!--Please discuss on the talk page before adding a divorce year.-->reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Ali Peters|2022}}
}}
| children        = 2
| children        = 2
}}
}}


'''Russell Dominic Peters''' (born September 29, 1970)<ref name="tribute">{{cite web|title=Russell Peters biography|newspaper=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]|access-date=17 May 2015|url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/russell-peters/37405/}}</ref> is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and [[Film producer|producer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/vannale/2014/02/14/why-russell-peters-is-notoriously-unknown/#751e4c063f22|title=Why Russell Peters Is Notoriously Unknown|first=Vanna|last=Le|work=[[Forbes]]|date=February 14, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/16/living/identity-comedy-russell-peters-netflix/index.html|title=The famous comedian most Americans don't know|date=16 October 2013|publisher=edition.cnn.com}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Hough">{{cite news| last= Hough| first= Robert| title= Lighten Up| url= http://www.torontolife.com/features/lighten-up-russell-peters/| access-date= 29 January 2012| newspaper= Toronto Life| date= September 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090926184248/http://www.torontolife.com/features/lighten-up-russell-peters/| archive-date= 26 September 2009| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref>
'''Russell Dominic Peters''' (born 29 September 1970)<ref name="tribute">{{cite web|title=Russell Peters biography|newspaper=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]|access-date=17 May 2015|url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/russell-peters/37405/}}</ref> is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/vannale/2014/02/14/why-russell-peters-is-notoriously-unknown/#751e4c063f22|title=Why Russell Peters Is Notoriously Unknown|first=Vanna|last=Le|work=[[Forbes]]|date=14 February 2014}}</ref> He began performing in [[Toronto]] in 1989 and won a [[Gemini Award]] in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} [[Forbes Celebrity 100|list of the world's highest-paid comedians]], and became the first comedian to get a [[Netflix]] stand-up special.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/16/living/identity-comedy-russell-peters-netflix/index.html|title=The famous comedian most Americans don't know|date=16 October 2013|publisher=CNN}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Hough">{{cite news| last= Hough| first= Robert| title= Lighten Up| url= http://www.torontolife.com/features/lighten-up-russell-peters/| access-date= 29 January 2012| newspaper= Toronto Life| date= September 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090926184248/http://www.torontolife.com/features/lighten-up-russell-peters/| archive-date= 26 September 2009| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Peters was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] on September 29, 1970 to Eric and Maureen Peters, both of whom were of [[Anglo-Indian]] descent and immigrated to Canada from [[Kolkata]], India in 1965.<ref name="faq">{{cite web|date=2013-04-27|title=Archive from The Official Website of Russell Peters|url=http://www.russellpeters.com/FAQ.aspx|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320090244/http://www.russellpeters.com/FAQ.aspx|archive-date=2015-03-20|access-date=2016-11-01|publisher=Russellpeters.com}}</ref><ref name=caden>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/russell-peters|title=Russell Peters|publisher=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca|date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> Peters was raised [[Catholic]].<ref name=caden/>
Russell Dominic Peters was born on 29 September 1970 in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], to immigrant parents from India. His parents Eric and Maureen Peters are of [[Anglo-Indian]] descent, who had moved to Canada in 1965 from [[Jalandhar]] and [[Kolkata]] respectively.<ref name="faq">{{cite web|date=2013-04-27|title=Archive from The Official Website of Russell Peters|url=http://www.russellpeters.com/FAQ.aspx|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320090244/http://www.russellpeters.com/FAQ.aspx|archive-date=2015-03-20|access-date=2016-11-01|publisher=Russellpeters.com}}</ref><ref name=caden>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/russell-peters|title=Russell Peters|publisher=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca|date=25 May 2016}}</ref> His extended family lives in [[Bhopal|Bhopal, India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=russell-peters-comedy-superstar-netflix-series-racial-humour-toronto |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/profile/story/20131111-russell-peters-comedy-superstar-netflix-series-racial-humour-toronto-768362-1999-11-29 |website=www.indiatoday.in|date=30 November 1999 }}</ref> Peters was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name="caden" />


When Peters was four, he and his family moved to the suburb of [[Brampton]]. He attended [[Chinguacousy Secondary School]] for grades 9–10, and [[Judith Nyman Secondary School|North Peel Secondary School]] in [[Bramalea, Ontario|Bramalea]] for grades 11–12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahalo.com/russell-peters |title=Russell Peters |publisher=Mahalo.com |access-date=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jonathan Morvay |url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship |title=Punchline Magazine Blog: " Russell Peters creates $20,000 college scholarship&nbsp;— Comedy Blog, Comedy News, and all things in Stand Up Comedy |publisher=Punchlinemagazine.com |date=2010-04-30 |access-date=2011-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704023926/http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship |archive-date=2011-07-04 }}</ref><ref name="Digitaljournal.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/294038 |title= Comedian Russell Peters awards scholarship to Randy Adams |publisher=Digitaljournal.com |access-date=2011-03-11}}</ref> In school, he was regularly bullied [[racism|because of his ethnicity]]. He eventually learned [[boxing]], which helped him resist the bullying.<ref name="peters">"[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/russell-peters-call-him-grateful/article1321408/ Call him grateful]." ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. Accessed on November 6, 2012.</ref> Peters also became a fan of [[hip hop music|hip hop]] in his youth. By the 1990s, he was a well-connected [[disc jockey|DJ]] in the Toronto scene.<ref>"[http://www.russellpeters.com/faq.aspx FAQ]." ''RussellPeters.com''. Accessed on November 6, 2012.</ref><ref>MacLachlan, Alex. 27 June 2012. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120629225905/http://www.djmag.ca/2012/06/27/russell-peteres-comedian-dj-anti-fist-pumper/ Russell Peters: Comedian, DJ, Anti-fist pumper]." ''[[DJ Mag]]'', Accessed on November 6, 2012.</ref>
When Peters was four, he and his family moved to [[Brampton]]. He attended [[Chinguacousy Secondary School]] for grades 9–10, and [[Judith Nyman Secondary School|North Peel Secondary School]] in [[Bramalea, Ontario|Bramalea]] for grades 11–12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahalo.com/russell-peters |title=Russell Peters |publisher=Mahalo.com |access-date=2011-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jonathan Morvay |url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship |title=Punchline Magazine Blog: " Russell Peters creates $20,000 college scholarship&nbsp;— Comedy Blog, Comedy News, and all things in Stand Up Comedy |publisher=Punchlinemagazine.com |date=2010-04-30 |access-date=2011-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704023926/http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship |archive-date=2011-07-04 }}</ref><ref name="Digitaljournal.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/294038 |title= Comedian Russell Peters awards scholarship to Randy Adams |date= 30 June 2010 |publisher=Digitaljournal.com |access-date=2011-03-11}}</ref> In school, he was regularly bullied [[racism|because of his ethnicity]]. He eventually learned [[boxing]], which helped him resist the bullying.<ref name="peters">"[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/russell-peters-call-him-grateful/article1321408/ Call him grateful]." ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. Accessed on 6 November 2012.</ref> Peters also became a fan of [[hip hop music|hip hop]] in his youth. By the 1990s, he was a well-connected [[disc jockey|DJ]] in the Toronto scene.<ref>"[http://www.russellpeters.com/faq.aspx FAQ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320090244/http://www.russellpeters.com/FAQ.aspx |date=20 March 2015 }}." ''RussellPeters.com''. Accessed on 6 November 2012.</ref><ref>MacLachlan, Alex. 27 June 2012. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120629225905/http://www.djmag.ca/2012/06/27/russell-peteres-comedian-dj-anti-fist-pumper/ Russell Peters: Comedian, DJ, Anti-fist pumper]." ''[[DJ Mag]]'', Accessed on 6 November 2012.</ref>


Peters' older brother, Clayton, serves as his manager.<ref>"[https://www.thestar.com/life/2012/12/14/comedian_russell_peters_talks_about_his_manager_and_big_brother_clayton.html Comedian Russell Peters talks about his manager and big brother, Clayton]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. Accessed on March 25, 2013.</ref>
Peters's older brother, Clayton Peters, serves as his manager.<ref>"[https://www.thestar.com/life/2012/12/14/comedian_russell_peters_talks_about_his_manager_and_big_brother_clayton.html Comedian Russell Peters talks about his manager and big brother, Clayton]." ''[[Toronto Star]]''. Accessed on 25 March 2013.</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. He has since gone on to perform in several countries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mohr|first=Jay|title=Mohr Stories 87: Russell Peters|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mohr-stories-fakemustache.com/id448795390|work=Mohr Stories|publisher=Fake Mustache Studios|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref>
Peters began performing in [[Toronto]] in 1989. He has since gone on to perform in several countries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mohr|first=Jay|title=Mohr Stories 87: Russell Peters|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mohr-stories/id448795390|work=Mohr Stories|publisher=Fake Mustache Studios|access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref>


In 1992, Peters met American comedian [[George Carlin]], one of his biggest influencers, who advised him to get on stage whenever and wherever possible. Peters said he "took that advice to heart, and I think that's the reason I am where I am now."<ref>[http://www.russellpeters.com/Press/Russell-Peters---10-Comics-to-Watch_4 Russell Peters - 10 Comics to Watch] ''RussellPeters.com''. Accessed on March 25, 2013. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403034823/http://russellpeters.com/Press/Russell-Peters---10-Comics-to-Watch_4|date=2013-04-03}}.</ref> In 2007, 15 years later, he hosted one of Carlin's last shows before the comedian's death the following year.<ref name="peters" />
In 1992, Peters met American comedian [[George Carlin]], one of his biggest influences, who advised him to get on stage whenever and wherever possible. Peters said he "took that advice to heart, and I think that's the reason I am where I am now."<ref>[http://www.russellpeters.com/Press/Russell-Peters---10-Comics-to-Watch_4 Russell Peters - 10 Comics to Watch] ''RussellPeters.com''. Accessed on 25 March 2013. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403034823/http://russellpeters.com/Press/Russell-Peters---10-Comics-to-Watch_4|date=2013-04-03}}.</ref> In 2007, 15 years later, he hosted one of Carlin's last shows before the comedian's death the following year.<ref name="peters" />


On September 28, 2013, Peters was awarded the 2013 Trailblazer award by the Association of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment (SAMMA) for good contributions to comedy. He is among the first South Asians to achieve international success in the field.
On 28 September 2013, Peters was awarded the 2013 Trailblazer award by the Association of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment (ASAMME) for good contributions to comedy. He is among the first South Asian Americans to achieve international success in the field.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Alicia W |title=The famous comedian most Americans don't know |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/living/identity-comedy-russell-peters-netflix/index.html |access-date=26 October 2023 |work=CNN|date=16 October 2013}}</ref>


In 2017, Peters made an appearance on ''[[Top Gear America]]'' in the third episode of season 1 as one of the guests.<ref>{{cite web |last1=KORZENIEWSKI |first1=JEREMY |title=Enjoy this exclusive preview of Top Gear America Episode 3 |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2017/08/10/top-gear-america-episode-three-exclusive-preview-magnus-walker/?guccounter=1 |website=Autoblog |language=en}}</ref>
In 2017, Peters made an appearance on ''[[Top Gear America]]'' in the third episode of season 1 as one of the guests.<ref>{{cite web |last=Korzeniewski |first=Jeremy |title=Enjoy this exclusive preview of Top Gear America Episode 3 |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2017/08/10/top-gear-america-episode-three-exclusive-preview-magnus-walker/?guccounter=1 |website=Autoblog |language=en}}</ref>


According to ''[[Forbes]]'', Peters earned an estimated $15 million between June 2009 and June 2010, continuing his run as one of the highest-paid comedians, after earning an estimated $5 million the prior year. ''Forbes'' ranked him as the third-highest-paid comedian.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lacey Rose|title=In Pictures: The 10 Top Earning Comedians - 7) Russell Peters|work=Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/09/07/handler-dunham-cook-fator-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_8.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-12-17|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120731061447/http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/07/handler-dunham-cook-fator-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_8.html|archive-date=2012-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Lacey Rose|title=In Pictures: The 10 Top Earning Comedians - 9) Russell Peters, (tie)|work=Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/top-earning-comedians-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_11.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-07-06|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130104103600/http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/top-earning-comedians-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_11.html|archive-date=2013-01-04}}</ref> In 2013, he earned $21 million, according to ''Forbes''{{'}} estimate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Feeney|first=Nolan|title=No. 3: Russell Peters - In Photos: The Top-Earning Comedians of 2013|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fjik45eee/no-3-russell-peters/|access-date=2016-04-21|website=Forbes}}</ref>
According to ''[[Forbes]]'', Peters earned an estimated $15 million between June 2009 and June 2010, continuing his run as one of the highest-paid comedians, after earning an estimated $5 million the prior year. ''Forbes'' ranked him as the seventh-highest-paid comedian.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lacey Rose|title=In Pictures: The 10 Top Earning Comedians - 7) Russell Peters|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/09/07/handler-dunham-cook-fator-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_8.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-12-17|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731061447/http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/07/handler-dunham-cook-fator-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_8.html|archive-date=2012-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Lacey Rose|title=In Pictures: The 10 Top Earning Comedians - 9) Russell Peters, (tie)|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/top-earning-comedians-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_11.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-07-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104103600/http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/top-earning-comedians-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians_slide_11.html|archive-date=2013-01-04}}</ref> In 2013, he earned $21 million, according to ''Forbes''{{'}} estimate.<ref>{{cite web|last=Feeney|first=Nolan|title=No. 3: Russell Peters - In Photos: The Top-Earning Comedians of 2013|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fjik45eee/no-3-russell-peters/|access-date=2016-04-21|website=Forbes}}</ref>


=== Notable performances ===
=== Notable performances ===
[[File:RussellPeters08TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|Peters at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]


==== ''Comedy Now!'' special ====
==== ''Comedy Now!'' special ====
Peters credits the turning point in his career to his 2004 special on the Canadian TV show ''[[Comedy Now!]]'', which was uploaded onto [[YouTube]], where it became popular. While the initial video upload featured his entire 45-minute performance, YouTube users subsequently uploaded segments of the performance in which Peters focused on individual cultural groups. According to Peters, those segments were seen by the targeted cultural groups and were well received by them. The video and its viral nature was referred to by Peters on his performance, [[Outsourced (album)|''Outsourced'']]; when the audience cheered when he referred to earlier jokes, he exclaimed, "Look at you, you filthy downloaders!"<ref name="Russell Peters: Outsourced Aired on COMEDYP — Ark TV Transcript">{{cite web|title=Russell Peters: Outsourced Aired on COMEDYP&nbsp;— Ark TV Transcript|url=http://tv.ark.com/transcript/russell_peters__outsourced/6732/COMEDYP/Saturday_December_19_2009/140807/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111234057/http://tv.ark.com/transcript/russell_peters__outsourced/6732/COMEDYP/Saturday_December_19_2009/140807/|archive-date=11 January 2016|access-date=1 September 2015|website=tv.ark.com|ref=Russell Peters: Outsourced Aired on COMEDYP&nbsp;— Ark TV Transcript|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Peters credits the turning point in his career to his 2004 special on the Canadian TV show ''[[Comedy Now!]]'', which was uploaded onto [[YouTube]], where it became popular. While the initial video upload featured his entire 45-minute performance, YouTube users subsequently uploaded segments of the performance in which Peters focused on individual cultural groups. According to Peters, those segments were seen by the targeted cultural groups and were well received by them. The video and its viral nature was referred to by Peters on his performance, [[Outsourced (album)|''Outsourced'']]; when the audience cheered when he referred to earlier jokes. He has also been the one to tell the !Xobile story, and he exclaimed, "Look at you, you filthy downloaders!"<ref name="Russell Peters: Outsourced Aired on COMEDYP — Ark TV Transcript">{{cite web|title=Russell Peters: Outsourced Aired on COMEDYP&nbsp;— Ark TV Transcript|url=http://tv.ark.com/transcript/russell_peters__outsourced/6732/COMEDYP/Saturday_December_19_2009/140807/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111234057/http://tv.ark.com/transcript/russell_peters__outsourced/6732/COMEDYP/Saturday_December_19_2009/140807/|archive-date=11 January 2016|access-date=1 September 2015|website=tv.ark.com|ref=Russell Peters: Outsourced Aired on COMEDYP&nbsp;— Ark TV Transcript|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


==== Others ====
==== Others ====
In 2007, Peters was the first comedian to sell out Toronto's [[Air Canada Centre]], selling more than 16,000 tickets in two days for the single show. He ended up selling more than 30,000 tickets nationally over the two-day sales period. He broke a UK comedy sales record at London's [[O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]] when he sold over 16,000 tickets to his show in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Official Russell Peters Website, Hi-lites|url=http://www.russellpeters.com/biography.aspx|publisher=russellpeters.com|access-date=2011-08-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826115547/http://russellpeters.com/Biography.aspx|archive-date=2011-08-26}}</ref> His show in [[Sydney]] on 15 May 2010 had an audience of 13,880, making it the largest stand-up comedy show ever in Australia.<ref>{{cite news|title=World laughs with you|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/world-laughs-with-you-20100513-v1ce.html|access-date=29 January 2012|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=13 May 2010}}</ref> Peters's performances on May 5–6, 2012 in Singapore also set attendance records for a single stand-up comedian at the [[Singapore Indoor Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Have a hearty laugh|url=http://www.ttgmice.com/magazine/?term_id&issues=231&ID=33277|publisher=TTGmice|access-date=16 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225011/http://www.ttgmice.com/magazine/?term_id&issues=231&ID=33277|archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref>
In 2007, Peters was the first comedian to sell out Toronto's [[Air Canada Centre]], selling more than 16,000 tickets in two days for the single show. He ended up selling more than 30,000 tickets nationally over the two-day sales period. He broke a [[United Kingdom|UK]] comedy sales record at London's [[O2 Arena (London)|O2 Arena]] when he sold over 16,000 tickets to his show in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Official Russell Peters Website, Hi-lites|url=http://www.russellpeters.com/biography.aspx|publisher=russellpeters.com|access-date=7 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826115547/http://russellpeters.com/Biography.aspx|archive-date=26 August 2011}}</ref> His show in [[Sydney]] on 15 May 2010 had an audience of 13,880, making it the largest stand-up comedy show ever in Australia.<ref>{{cite news|title=World laughs with you|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/world-laughs-with-you-20100513-v1ce.html|access-date=29 January 2012|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=13 May 2010}}</ref> Peters's performances on 5–6 May 2012 in Singapore also set attendance records for a single stand-up comedian at the [[Singapore Indoor Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Have a hearty laugh|url=http://www.ttgmice.com/magazine/?term_id&issues=231&ID=33277|publisher=TTGmice|access-date=16 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225011/http://www.ttgmice.com/magazine/?term_id&issues=231&ID=33277|archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref>


Peters hosted the [[Canada Day]] Comedy Festival 2006, and participated in a [[USO tour]] of Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Africa and Greenland in November 2007 with [[Wilmer Valderrama]] and [[Mayra Veronica]].<ref name=BagramUSOTour20071121>{{cite news| url=http://www.defenselink.mil/PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=522| title=USO visits Bagram| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]| date=November 21, 2007| access-date=2008-01-24}}</ref> He also produced and starred in the [[radio comedy|radio]] [[situation comedy]] series ''[[Monsoon House]]'' on [[CBC Radio One]].
Peters hosted the [[Canada Day]] Comedy Festival 2006, and participated in a [[USO tour]] of Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Africa and Greenland in November 2007 with [[Wilmer Valderrama]] and [[Mayra Veronica]].<ref name=BagramUSOTour20071121>{{cite news|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=522|title=USO visits Bagram| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]|date=21 November 2007| access-date=24 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904213524/http://www.defenselink.mil/PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=522|archive-date=4 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also produced and starred in the [[radio comedy|radio]] [[situation comedy]] series ''Monsoon House'' on [[CBC Radio One]].


[[File:JunoAwards2009-RussellPeters.jpg|alt=Peters hosting the Juno Awards 2009|right|thumb|220px|Peters hosting the [[Juno Awards of 2009|Juno Awards 2009]]]]
[[File:JunoAwards2009-RussellPeters.jpg|alt=Peters hosting the Juno Awards 2009|right|thumb|220px|Peters hosting the [[Juno Awards of 2009|Juno Awards 2009]]]]
Peters was the host of the televised [[Juno Awards of 2008|2008 Juno Awards]] ceremonies in [[Calgary]] on April 6, 2008,<ref>{{cite web
Peters was the host of the televised [[Juno Awards of 2008|2008 Juno Awards]] ceremonies in [[Calgary]] on 6 April 2008,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=5 February 2008|archive-date=2008-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216000747/http://www.junoawards.ca/PDF/20080205_f.pdf|date=5 February 2008|publisher=[[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|CARAS]]|title=Russell Peters to Host The 2008 Juno Awards, April 6 on CTV|url=http://www.junoawards.ca/PDF/20080205_f.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> for which he won a [[Gemini Awards|Gemini Award]] for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/self-proclaimed-mainstream-nickelback-reigns-at-junos-1.832409|title=Self-proclaimed 'mainstream' Nickelback reigns at Junos|author=[[CBC Arts]]|date=29 March 2009|publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> The show received the second-highest ratings of any Juno Awards broadcast. Following the show's success, Peters accepted an invitation to host the [[Juno Awards]] for a second consecutive year; the [[Juno Awards of 2009|2009 Juno Awards]] took place in [[Vancouver]] on 29 March 2009.
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He started his RELAX World Tour in November 2024 in the United States and subsequently performing in other parts of the world. The tour is anticipated to end in June 2025 with the last show in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upcoming Shows & Tour Dates |url=https://www.russellpeters.com/pages/upcoming-shows-tour-dates |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Russell Peters Official |language=en}}</ref>
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In 2025, Peters performed as a headliner in [[Saudi Arabia]]'s [[Riyadh Comedy Festival]], an event taking place from September 26th to October 9th.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-25 |title=Riyadh Comedy Festival: Mo Amer and Jack Whitehall join the list |url=https://www.timeoutriyadh.com/news/riyadh-comedy-festival-2025 |access-date=2025-09-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shweta |date=2025-07-27 |title=Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025: Kevin Hart Headlines World's Largest Event |url=https://hammermindset.com/riyadh-comedy-festival-2025-kevin-hart-headlines-worlds-largest-event/ |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Hammer Mindset |language=en-US}}</ref> The comedy festival overlaps with the seventh anniversary of [[Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi|the assassination]] of [[Jamal Khashoggi]], prompting Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at [[Human Rights Watch]], to say in a statement that the Saudi government is using the comedy festival to [[Whitewashing (communications)|whitewash]] its [[Human rights abuses|human rights abuses.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-11 |title=Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in 2025 {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/11/saudi-arabia-executions-surge-in-2025 |access-date=2025-09-29 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-23 |title=Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/23/saudi-arabia-riyadh-comedy-festival-whitewashes-abuses |access-date=2025-09-29 |language=en}}</ref> Peters has performed in the region before, having spoken of his experience performing for Saudi royalty in a 2017 episode of Comedy Central's series, ''[[This Is Not Happening (TV series)|This is Not Happening]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Hart, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle to perform at Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 |url=https://www.listmag.com/en/see-do/events-entertainment/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-riyadh-comedy-festival-2025-3692 |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=listmag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INNQ8jRbMfY |title=Russell Peters - Adventures in Saudi Arabia - This Is Not Happening - Uncensored |date=2017-05-16 |last=Comedy Central |access-date=2025-09-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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}}</ref> for which he won a [[Gemini Awards|Gemini Award]] for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series."<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/self-proclaimed-mainstream-nickelback-reigns-at-junos-1.832409 "Self-proclaimed 'mainstream' Nickelback reigns at Junos"]. ''CBC Arts'', Mar 29, 2009</ref> The show received the second-highest ratings of any Juno Awards broadcast. Following the show's success, Peters accepted an invitation to host the [[Juno Awards]] for a second consecutive year; the [[Juno Awards of 2009|2009 Juno Awards]] took place in [[Vancouver]] on March 29, 2009.


=== DVDs and book ===
=== DVDs and book ===
[[File:Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a USO tour in November 2007.jpg|150px|right|thumb|alt=Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a USO tour (November 2007)|Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a [[USO tour]] (November 2007)]]
[[File:Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a USO tour in November 2007.jpg|150px|right|thumb|alt=Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a USO tour (November 2007)|Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a [[USO tour]] (November 2007)]]
Peters released his debut comedy album, ''[[Outsourced (album)|Outsourced]]'', of his performance aired on [[Comedy Central]] on August 26, 2006. The DVD version is uncensored; it has sold more than 100,000 copies, and remained on the National DVD Chart over one and a half years after its release.
Peters released his debut comedy album, ''[[Outsourced (album)|Outsourced]]'', of his performance aired on [[Comedy Central]] on 26 August 2006. The [[DVD]] version is uncensored; it has sold more than 100,000 copies, and remained on the National DVD Chart over one and a half years after its release.


Peters released a second DVD/CD combo, ''[[Red, White and Brown]]'', in Canada in 2008, and in the U.S. in early 2009. It was recorded on February 2, 2008, at the [[WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden|WaMu Theatre]] in New York City's [[Madison Square Garden]]. It was self-produced and financed by Peters and his brother Clayton.
Peters released a second DVD/CD combo, ''[[Red, White and Brown]]'', in Canada in 2008, and in the U.S. in early 2009. It was recorded on 2 February 2008, at the [[WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden|WaMu Theatre]] in New York City's [[Madison Square Garden]]. It was self-produced and financed by Peters and his brother Clayton.


On October 26, 2010, Peters published his autobiography, ''Call Me Russell'', co-written with his brother, Clayton, and Dannis Koromilas.
On 26 October 2010, Peters published his autobiography, ''Call Me Russell'', co-written with his brother, Clayton, and Dannis Koromilas.


[[File:Russell Peters-Canada's Walk of Fame 2011-15491.jpg|alt=Peters at Canada's Walk of Fame 2011|220px|right|thumb|Peters at [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] 2011]]
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==Comedic style==
==Comedic style==
Peters's stand-up performances feature [[observational comedy]], using humour to highlight racial, ethnic, class and cultural stereotypes. He often refers to his own experiences growing up in an Anglo-Indian family, and impersonates the accents of various ethnic groups to poke fun at them. As he told an audience in San Francisco, "I don't make the stereotypes, I just see them."<ref>{{cite news|last=Piccalo|first=Gina|title=No joke&nbsp;— Russell Peters is a famous comedian|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/16/entertainment/la-et--russell-peters-20100416|access-date=29 January 2012|newspaper=LA Times|date=16 April 2010}}</ref> In a 2006 interview with ''[[The National (CBC)|The National]],'' Peters observed that he did not intend to put down or offend different races and cultures, but tried to "raise them up through humour".<ref>Clifton Joseph, "Russell Peters Interview on CBC The National, May 30th 2006"</ref>
Peters's stand-up performances feature [[observational comedy]], using humour to highlight racial, ethnic, class and cultural stereotypes. He often refers to his own experiences growing up in an [[Anglo-Indian people|Anglo-Indian]] family, and impersonates the accents of various ethnic groups to poke fun at them. As he told an audience in [[San Francisco]], "I don't make the stereotypes, I just see them."<ref>{{cite news|last=Piccalo|first=Gina|title=No joke&nbsp;— Russell Peters is a famous comedian|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-16-la-et--russell-peters-20100416-story.html|access-date=29 January 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=16 April 2010}}</ref> In a 2006 interview with ''[[The National (CBC)|The National]],'' Peters observed that he did not intend to put down or offend different races and cultures, but tried to "raise them up through humour".<ref>Clifton Joseph, "Russell Peters Interview on CBC The National, May 30th 2006"</ref>


Peters is widely known for his punchline, "Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad." It ends a joke he tells about his childhood with a traditional Indian father, who used [[corporal punishment]] on his sons. Another punchline he uses is "Be a man! Do the right thing!", which relates to a story of a Chinese man trying to get him to pay more for an item at a shop.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=An|title=Defying Stereotypes and Breaking All Laws of Decency, Russell Peters Lets It All Hang Out|url=http://culturemagazine.ca/culture/defying_stereotypes_and_breaking_all_laws_of_decency_russell_peters_lets_it_all_hang_out.html|access-date=29 January 2012|newspaper=(Cult)ure magazine|date=19 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115223351/http://culturemagazine.ca/culture/defying_stereotypes_and_breaking_all_laws_of_decency_russell_peters_lets_it_all_hang_out.html|archive-date=15 November 2011}}</ref>
Peters is widely known for his punchline, "Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad." It ends a joke he tells about his childhood with a traditional Indian father, who used [[corporal punishment]] on his sons. Another punchline he uses is "Be a man! Do the right thing!", which relates to a story of a Chinese man trying to get him to pay more for an item at a shop.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=An|title=Defying Stereotypes and Breaking All Laws of Decency, Russell Peters Lets It All Hang Out|url=http://culturemagazine.ca/culture/defying_stereotypes_and_breaking_all_laws_of_decency_russell_peters_lets_it_all_hang_out.html|access-date=29 January 2012|newspaper=(Cult)ure magazine|date=19 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115223351/http://culturemagazine.ca/culture/defying_stereotypes_and_breaking_all_laws_of_decency_russell_peters_lets_it_all_hang_out.html|archive-date=15 November 2011}}</ref>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Peters lives in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] and owns two homes there. He also owns homes in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] and [[Vaughan]], [[Ontario]].<ref name="Hough" />
Peters lives in [[Los Angeles, California]], and owns two homes there. He also owns homes in [[Las Vegas Valley, Nevada]], and [[Vaughan, Ontario]].<ref name="Hough" />


In 2010, Peters established the Russell Peters North Peel Scholarship, an award worth up to {{CAD|21,000}} and intended to finance up to three years of college.<ref name="morvay">{{cite web|last=Morvay|first=Jonathan|date=2010-04-30|title=Russell Peters creates $20,000 college scholarship|url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704023926/http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship|archive-date=2011-07-04|access-date=2011-03-11|publisher=Punchlinemagazine.com}}</ref> It will be awarded annually to a student from [[Judith Nyman Secondary School]] (formerly North Peel) with a strong academic record and the intention of attending college.<ref name="Digitaljournal.com" /><ref name="morvay" />
In 2010, Peters established the Russell Peters North Peel Scholarship, an award worth up to {{CAD|21,000}} and intended to finance up to three years of college.<ref name="morvay">{{cite web|last=Morvay|first=Jonathan|date=2010-04-30|title=Russell Peters creates $20,000 college scholarship|url=http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704023926/http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2010/04/russell-peters-creates-20000-college-scholarship|archive-date=2011-07-04|access-date=2011-03-11|publisher=Punchlinemagazine.com}}</ref> It will be awarded annually to a student from [[Judith Nyman Secondary School]] (formerly North Peel) with a strong academic record and the intention of attending [[college]].<ref name="Digitaljournal.com" /><ref name="morvay" />
 
Peters has been a practitioner of [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] since 2015, and was promoted to purple belt by [[Jean Jacques Machado]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Sabrina |title=Comedian Russell Peters Promoted To BJJ Purple Belt By Jean Jacques Machado |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/comedian-russell-peters-promoted-to-bjj-purple-belt-by-jean-jacques-machado/ |website=Jits Magazine |access-date=20 December 2025}}</ref>


=== Relationships ===
=== Relationships ===
Peters proposed to girlfriend Monica Diaz on July 10, 2010 at the [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and announced their engagement via [[Twitter]]. The couple married on August 20, 2010 at [[A Little White Wedding Chapel]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. The wedding was attended by about 20 guests, including an [[Elvis impersonator]]. Soon after, Peters told ''[[The Canadian Press]]'' that Diaz was pregnant, saying, "Did I get married because she was knocked up? I would say that expedited it."<ref name="pregnancymarriage">{{cite web|date=October 26, 2010|title=Russell Peters and wife, Monica Diaz, expecting baby girl in February|url=http://www.680news.com/entertainment/article/120247--russell-peters-and-wife-monica-diaz-expecting-baby-girl-in-february|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707091918/http://www.680news.com/entertainment/article/120247--russell-peters-and-wife-monica-diaz-expecting-baby-girl-in-february|archive-date=July 7, 2012|access-date=June 8, 2012|publisher=[[680 News]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Their daughter, Crystianna Marie Peters, was born two months early on December 14, 2010.<ref name="fatherhood">{{cite web|date=May 31, 2011|title=Russell Peters eases into fatherhood and film|url=http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20110531/russell-peters-fatherhood-film-dvd-release-110531/|publisher=[[CTV News]]}}</ref> In a March 2012 interview, Peters revealed that he and Diaz were divorcing.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 19, 2012|title=Russell Peters: Bring on the Funny|url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/russell-peters-bring-on-the-funny-1.996349|publisher=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref><ref name="divorce">{{cite news|date=June 15, 2012|title=A busy Russell Peters divorcing, renovating, touring world|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/a-busy-russell-peters-divorcing-renovating-touring-world/article4267635/}}</ref>
Peters proposed to girlfriend Monica Diaz on 10 July 2010, at the [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and announced their engagement via [[Twitter]]. The couple married on 20 August 2010, at [[A Little White Wedding Chapel]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]. The wedding was attended by about 20 guests, including an [[Elvis impersonator]]. Soon after, Peters told ''[[The Canadian Press]]'' that Diaz was pregnant, saying, "Did I get married because she was knocked up? I would say that expedited it."<ref name="pregnancymarriage">{{cite web|date=26 October 2010|title=Russell Peters and wife, Monica Diaz, expecting baby girl in February|url=http://www.680news.com/entertainment/article/120247--russell-peters-and-wife-monica-diaz-expecting-baby-girl-in-february|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707091918/http://www.680news.com/entertainment/article/120247--russell-peters-and-wife-monica-diaz-expecting-baby-girl-in-february|archive-date=7 July 2012|access-date=8 June 2012|publisher=[[680 News]]}}</ref> Their daughter, Crystianna Marie Peters, was born two months early on 14 December 2010.<ref name="fatherhood">{{cite web|date=31 May 2011|title=Russell Peters eases into fatherhood and film|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/russell-peters-eases-into-fatherhood-and-film-1.651239|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705202813/http://www.ctvnews.ca/russell-peters-eases-into-fatherhood-and-film-1.651239|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 July 2012|publisher=[[CTV News]]}}</ref> In a March 2012 interview, Peters revealed that he and Diaz were divorcing.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 March 2012|title=Russell Peters: Bring on the Funny|url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/russell-peters-bring-on-the-funny-1.996349|publisher=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref><ref name="divorce">{{cite news|date=15 June 2012|title=A busy Russell Peters divorcing, renovating, touring world|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/a-busy-russell-peters-divorcing-renovating-touring-world/article4267635/}}</ref>


In October 2016, it was announced that Peters was engaged to Ruzanna Khetchian.<ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/2969295/russell-peters-is-engaged/ "Russell Peters Is Engaged!"]. ''Global News''. September 28, 2016</ref> After the engagement was called off, Peters announced on December 4, 2018, via [[Twitter]], that he and his girlfriend Jennifer Andrade were expecting a child.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peters|first1=Russell|date=4 December 2018|title=I am pleased to announce that my beautiful girlfriend Jennifer Andrade and I are pregnant!! (Well she's pregnant I'm just carrying baby weight) In a time with negativity|url=https://twitter.com/therealrussellp/status/1070217589866020864|website=twitter|language=en}}</ref> Andrade was the Miss Universe Honduras in 2012. The following April, it was announced that Andrade had given birth to a boy, whom they named Russell Santiago Peters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Russell Peters announces birth of his second child, a 'strong, big ass' son - The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2019/04/16/russell-peters-announces-birth-of-his-second-child-a-strong-big-ass-son.html|website=thestar.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=16 April 2019|title=Russell Peters announces birth of his second child, a 'strong, big ass' son|url=https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/9286912-russell-peters-announces-birth-of-his-second-child-a-strong-big-ass-son/|website=Thespec.com}}</ref> His relationship with Andrade ended in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensa.hn/espectaculos/1390439-410/ex-miss-honduras-confirma-ruptura-con-el-comediante-russell-peters|title=Ex Miss Honduras confirma ruptura con el comediante Russell Peters|publisher=laprensa.hn|date=June 29, 2020|language=es}}</ref>
In October 2016, it was announced that Peters was engaged to Ruzanna Khetchian.<ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/2969295/russell-peters-is-engaged/ "Russell Peters Is Engaged!"]. ''Global News''. 28 September 2016</ref> After the engagement was called off, Peters announced on 4 December 2018, via [[Twitter]], that he and his new girlfriend Jennifer Andrade were expecting a child.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peters|first1=Russell|date=4 December 2018|title=I am pleased to announce that my beautiful girlfriend Jennifer Andrade and I are pregnant!! (Well she's pregnant I'm just carrying baby weight) In a time with negativity|url=https://twitter.com/therealrussellp/status/1070217589866020864|website=twitter|language=en}}</ref> Andrade was the Miss Universe Honduras in 2012. In April 2019 it was announced that Andrade had given birth to a boy, whom they named Russell Santiago Peters.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russell Peters announces birth of his second child, a 'strong, big ass' son - The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2019/04/16/russell-peters-announces-birth-of-his-second-child-a-strong-big-ass-son.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=16 April 2019|last1=Fraser|first1=Garnet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=16 April 2019|title=Russell Peters announces birth of his second child, a 'strong, big ass' son|url=https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/9286912-russell-peters-announces-birth-of-his-second-child-a-strong-big-ass-son/|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator}}</ref> His relationship with Andrade ended in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensa.hn/espectaculos/1390439-410/ex-miss-honduras-confirma-ruptura-con-el-comediante-russell-peters|title=Ex Miss Honduras confirma ruptura con el comediante Russell Peters|publisher=laprensa.hn|date=29 June 2020|language=es}}</ref>
 
On 20 February 2022, Peters married Ali Peters at the [[Ritz Carlton]] in [[Dana Point, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insauga.com/bramptons-russell-peters-gets-married-with-star-studded-wedding/|title=Brampton's Russell Peters gets married with star-studded wedding|publisher=insauga.com|date=27 February 2022}}</ref>


=== Religious beliefs ===
=== Religious beliefs ===
When interviewer [[Larry King]] asked Peters, "Is there such a thing as too taboo?", Peters replied, "I don't talk about religion because I think people are a little weird about religion, especially nowadays, and I'm more of a science guy than I am a beliefs guy. I'm more into facts than I am into beliefs."<ref>{{cite web|title=Russell Peters: I Don't Talk About Religion|url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2014/8/6/lknpetersrussell004-0_5yhqhlfpfu7y|website=Ora.tv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Russell Peters avoids religion in his comedy act|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/17/russell-peters-avoids-religion-in-his-comedy-act/}}</ref> Peters is an atheist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/spotlight/russell-peters-25-years-in-comedy-1201539908/|title=Russell Peters Celebrates 25 Years in Comedy With Massive Crowds, Big DVD Sales|publisher=Variety|date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>
When interviewer [[Larry King]] asked Peters, "Is there such a thing as too taboo?", Peters replied, "I don't talk about religion because I think people are a little weird about religion, especially nowadays, and I'm more of a science guy than I am a beliefs guy. I'm more into facts than I am into beliefs."<ref>{{cite web|title=Russell Peters: I Don't Talk About Religion|url=http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2014/8/6/lknpetersrussell004-0_5yhqhlfpfu7y|website=Ora.tv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Russell Peters avoids religion in his comedy act|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/sep/17/russell-peters-avoids-religion-in-his-comedy-act/}}</ref> Peters is an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/spotlight/russell-peters-25-years-in-comedy-1201539908/|title=Russell Peters Celebrates 25 Years in Comedy With Massive Crowds, Big DVD Sales|publisher=Variety|date=15 July 2015}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==
[[File:Scot McFadyen, Rodrigo Bascunan, Shadrach Kabango, Sam Dunn, Russell Peters, and Darby Wheeler - Hip-Hop Evolution.jpg|alt=Peters, along with Scot McFadyen, Rodrigo Bascuñán, Shadrach Kabango, Sam Dunn, and Darby Wheeler, at the Peabody Awards.|thumb|231x231px|Peters, along with [[Scot McFadyen]], [[Rodrigo Bascuñán]], [[Shad (rapper)|Shad]], [[Sam Dunn]], and Darby Wheeler, at the [[Peabody Award|Peabody Awards]].]]
[[File:Scot McFadyen, Rodrigo Bascunan, Shadrach Kabango, Sam Dunn, Russell Peters, and Darby Wheeler - Hip-Hop Evolution.jpg|alt=Peters, along with Scot McFadyen, Rodrigo Bascuñán, Shadrach Kabango, Sam Dunn, and Darby Wheeler, at the Peabody Awards|thumb|231x231px|Peters, along with [[Scot McFadyen]], [[Rodrigo Bascuñán]], [[Shad (rapper)|Shad]], [[Sam Dunn]], and Darby Wheeler, at the [[Peabody Award]]s.]]
Russell Peters has appeared in many films. Earlier in his career, he had [[Cameo appearance|cameo roles]] in ''Boozecan'' (1994) as Snake's Friend, ''Tiger Claws III'' (2000) as Detective Elliott, ''[[My Baby's Daddy]]'' (2004) as the obstetrician, and ''Quarter Life Crisis'' (2006) as Dilip Kumar.
Russell Peters has appeared in many films. Earlier in his career, he had [[Cameo appearance|cameo roles]] in ''Boozecan'' (1994) as Snake's Friend, ''Tiger Claws III'' (2000) as Detective Elliott, ''[[My Baby's Daddy]]'' (2004) as the obstetrician, and ''Quarter Life Crisis'' (2006) as Dilip Kumar.


He appeared in ''[[Senior Skip Day]]'' (2008), which starred [[Larry Miller (entertainer)|Larry Miller]], [[Tara Reid]], and Gary Lundy. That year he was also in ''[[The Take (2008 film)|The Take]]'' (2008) as Dr. Sharma.  
He appeared in ''[[Senior Skip Day]]'' (2008), which starred [[Larry Miller (entertainer)|Larry Miller]], [[Tara Reid]], and Gary Lundy. That year he was also in ''[[The Take (2008 film)|The Take]]'' (2008) as Dr. Sharma.


He acted in the [[Punjabi Canadians|Punjabi-Canadian]] ''[[Breakaway (2011 film)|Breakaway]]'' (2011), alongside  [[Rob Lowe]], [[Camilla Belle]], [[Anupam Kher]], and [[Vinay Virmani]]. That year he also acted in [[Duncan Jones]]'s ''[[Source Code]]'' (2011) as Max, an amateur comedian with a bad attitude; and as Pervius in ''[[National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|last=Compolongo|first=Gabrielle|title=EXCLUSIVE: Russell Peters Talks Source Code, Working with Jake Gyllenhaal|url=http://www.moviefanatic.com/2011/03/exclusive-russell-peters-talks-source-code-working-with-jake-gyl/|publisher=Movie Fanatic|access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref>
He acted in the [[Punjabi Canadians|Punjabi-Canadian]] film ''[[Breakaway (2011 film)|Breakaway]]'' (2011), alongside  [[Rob Lowe]], [[Camilla Belle]], [[Anupam Kher]], and Vinay Virmani. That year he also acted in [[Duncan Jones]]'s ''[[Source Code (film)|Source Code]]'' (2011) as Max, an amateur comedian with a bad attitude; and as Pervius in ''[[National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|last=Compolongo|first=Gabrielle|title=EXCLUSIVE: Russell Peters Talks Source Code, Working with Jake Gyllenhaal|work=Movie Fanatic |date=29 March 2011|url=http://www.moviefanatic.com/2011/03/exclusive-russell-peters-talks-source-code-working-with-jake-gyl/|access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref>


Peters has guest-starred on the TV series ''[[Mr. D]]'' as the school superintendent. In 2011, he starred in a Canadian TV Christmas special, ''A Russell Peters Christmas''. Guests included [[Michael Bublé]], [[Pamela Anderson]], and [[Jon Lovitz]]. The show attracted the highest number of viewers of any CTV Canadian holiday special.
Peters has guest-starred on the TV series ''[[Mr. D]]'' as the school superintendent. In 2011, he starred in a Canadian TV Christmas special, ''A Russell Peters Christmas''. Guests included [[Michael Bublé]], [[Pamela Anderson]], and [[Jon Lovitz]]. The show attracted the most viewers of any CTV Canadian holiday special.


==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! scope="col" | Year
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title
! style="background:#ccc;" | Year
! scope="col" | Role
! style="background:#ccc;" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! style="background:#ccc;" | Role
! style="background:#ccc;" | Notes
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
|''Boozecan''
| ''Boozecan''
| Snake's Friend
| Snake's Friend
|
|
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2000
|''Tiger Claws III''
| ''Tiger Claws III''
| Det. Elliot
| Det. Elliot
|
|
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
|''[[My Baby's Daddy]]''
| ''[[My Baby's Daddy]]''
| Obstetrician
| Obstetrician
|
|
|-
|-
| 2006
|rowspan="2"| 2006
|''Quarter Life Crisis''
| ''Quarter Life Crisis''
| Dilip Kumar
| Dilip Kumar
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''Russell Peters: Two Concerts, One Ticket''
|''[[Let's All Hate Toronto]]''
| Himself
| rowspan="2" |Himself
| Video documentary
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2007
| data-sort-value="Take, The" | ''[[The Take (2007 film)|The Take]]''
| Dr. Sharma
|  
|-
|-
|''[[Heckler (film)|Heckler]]''
| ''[[Let's All Hate Toronto]]''
|
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Heckler (film)|Heckler]]''
|''[[The Take (2008 film)|The Take]]''
| Himself
| Dr. Sharma
| Documentary
|
|-
|-
|''Senior Skip Day''
| 2008
| ''Senior Skip Day''
| Uncle Todd
| Uncle Todd
| Direct-to-video
| Video
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
|''[[The Con Artist]]''
| data-sort-value="Con Artist, The" | ''[[The Con Artist]]''
| Pogue
| Pogue
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2011
|rowspan="6"| 2011
|''Bobby Khan's Ticket to Hollywood''
| ''[[Source Code (film)|Source Code]]''
| Jack the Store Manager
|
|-
|''[[Source Code]]''
| Max Denoff
| Max Denoff
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus]]''
| data-sort-value="Legend of Awesomest Maximus, The" | ''[[The Legend of Awesomest Maximus]]''
| Pervius
| Pervius
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Breakaway (2011 film)|Breakaway]]''
| ''[[Breakaway (2011 film)|Breakaway]]''
| Sonu Singh
| Sonu Singh
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[New Year's Eve (2011 film)|New Year's Eve]]''
| ''[[Walter and Tandoori|Walter & Tandoori's Christmas]]''
| Tandoori
| Voice; English version
|-
| ''[[New Year's Eve (2011 film)|New Year's Eve]]''
| Chef Sunil
| Chef Sunil
| Segment "Jensen and Laura's Story"
|  
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| ''Bobby Khan's Ticket to Hollywood''
|''[[Girl in Progress]]''
| Jack the Store Manager
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''[[Girl in Progress]]''
| Emile
| Emile
|
|
|-
|-
|''The History of Canadian Humour''
| ''[[Yak: The Giant King]]''
| Zork
| Voice; English version
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| ''My Date with Hugh''
| Himself
| Himself
|
| Documentary
|-
|-
|''The Robot Giant''
| ''TBS Who Gets the Last Laugh: Baby Goats''
| Zork
| Himself
| Voice
| Video Short
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2014
|rowspan="7"| 2014
|''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]''
| ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]''
| Miami Cop
| Miami Cop
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Ribbit (film)|Ribbit]]''
| ''[[Ribbit (film)|Ribbit]]''
| Deepak
| Deepak
| Voice
| Voice; English version
|-
| ''Meet the Patels''
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
|-
|''Delivery''
| ''Wings: Sky Force Heroes - Bringing the Characters to Life''
| rowspan="3" |Himself
| Himself
|
| Video Short
|-
|-
|''[[Lennon or McCartney]]''
| ''Delivery''
|
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
|-
|''Meet the Patels''
| ''[[Lennon or McCartney]]''
|
| Himself
| Documentary Short
|-
|-
|''Wings: Sky Force Heroes''
| ''Wings: Sky Force Heroes''
| Jumbo/Boss Man
| Jumbo/Boss Man
| Voice
| Voice
|-
|''Wings: Sky Force Heroes - Bringing the Characters to Life''
| Himself
| Short
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
|''Being Canadian''
| ''[[Being Canadian]]''
| Himself
| Himself
|
| Documentary
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|rowspan="2"| 2016
|''[[Fifty Shades of Black]]''
| ''[[Fifty Shades of Black]]''
| Dean Jordan
| Dean Jordan
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]''
| data-sort-value="Jungle Book, The" | ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]''
| Rocky the Indian Rhinoceros
| Rocky the Indian Rhinoceros
| Voice
| Voice
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
|rowspan="3"| 2017
|''Ripped''
| data-sort-value="Clapper, The" | ''[[The Clapper (film)|The Clapper]]''
| Stillerman
|
|-
| ''[[Ripped (2017 film)|Ripped]]''
| Harris
| Harris
|
|
|-
|-
|''Chef''
| ''[[Adventures in Public School]]''
|
| Mr. Germaine
| Remake of the 2014 original
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
|''[[The Clapper (film)|The Clapper]]''
| Stillerman
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Supercon (film)|Supercon]]''
| 2018
| ''[[Supercon (film)|Supercon]]''
| Keith Mahar
| Keith Mahar
|
|-
|''[[Adventures in Public School]]''
| Mr. Germaine
|
|
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
|''[[The Opening Act]]''
| data-sort-value="Opening Act, The" | ''[[The Opening Act]]''
| Randy
| Randy
|
|
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| ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (film)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]''
| ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (film)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]''
| Malik
| Malik
| Post-production
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2023
| ''[[Outlaw Johnny Black]]''
| Big Chief
|-
| ''Drop the Needle''
| Himself
| Documentary
|-
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''Taking Back the Groove''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/film-news-in-brief-june-26-2023-1235654904/|title=Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon to Executive Produce Richie Weeks Documentary Short – Film News in Brief|last1=Tancay|first1=Jazz|last2=Flam|first2=Charna|last3=Franklin|first3=McKinley|last4=Scorziello|first4=Sophia|date=28 June 2023|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>
| ''Street Justice''
| N/A
| Hasidic  
| Documentary short<br /> Executive producer
|-
| rowspan=4 {{TBA}}
| ''Street Justice''{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
| Hasidic
| Pre-production
| Pre-production
|-
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''Don't Suck''
| ''TCB Baby''
| Himself
| Michael
|  
| Announced
|-
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''Collateral Data''
| ''The Outlaw Johnny Black''
| Luqman
| Big Chief
|
| Announced
|-
| ''Wingman''
| Kazzim
|}
|}


===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television
! scope="col" | Year
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! scope="col" | Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
|-
| 1990
| 1990
| ''[[Comedy at Club 54]]''
| ''[[Comedy at Club 54]]''
| rowspan="4" | Himself
| Himself
|
| TV series
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1997
| ''Live at Jongleurs''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.5"
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997
| ''[[Comedy Now!]]''
| ''[[Comedy Now!]]''
| "Show Me the Funny"
| Himself
| Episode: "Russell Peters: Show Me the Funny!"
|-
|-
| ''[[Comics!]]''
| ''[[Just for Laughs]]''
|
| Himself
| TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| data-sort-value="Big Stage, The" | ''The Big Stage''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.2"
|-
|-
| ''[[Just for Laughs]]''
| ''Festival of Fun''
|
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #2.2"
|-
|-
| 1999
| 2001–02
| ''The Big Stage''
| ''Network East Late''
|
| Himself/host
| Episode #1.2
| TV series
|-
|-
| 2003
| 2003
| ''[[Lord Have Mercy!]]''
| ''[[Lord Have Mercy!]]''
| Ryan Sarma
| Ryan Sarma
|
| Episode: "Deranged Marriage"
|-
|-
| 2003–2008
| 2003–08
| ''[[Just for Laughs]]''
| ''[[Just for Laughs]]''
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| Himself
| Episode dated September 11, 2005 and "Best of 2007: The 25th Edition"
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Comedy Now!]]''
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce (TV series)|Royal Canadian Air Farce]]''
|
| Episode dated January 7, 2005
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| ''CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival''
| ''CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival''
| Himself/Host
| Himself/host
| Episode: "No Place Like Home"
| Episode: "No Place Like Home"
|-
|-
| 2007–2008
| 2006–09
| ''[[Comics Unleashed]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Video on Trial]]''
| ''[[Video on Trial]]''
| Himself
| Himself
| Guest juror<br/> Season 3: [[Video on Trial (season 3)#ep3.03|#3.3]]
| Episode: "Episode #3.3"
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''Pulse: The Desi Beat''
| [[Juno Awards of 2008|Juno Awards]]
| Himself
| Himself/Host
| Episode: "Episode #1.9"
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2008
| ''[[Juno Awards of 2008|Juno Awards]]''
| Himself/host
| TV special
|-
|-
| ''[[Def Comedy Jam]]''
| ''[[Def Comedy Jam]]''
| Himself
| Himself
| Episode: #8.4
| Episode: "Episode #8.4"
|-
|-
| ''Comics Without Borders''
| ''Comics Without Borders''
|rowspan=3| Himself/Host
| Himself/host
| Executive producer
| TV series
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
|rowspan="3"| 2009
| [[Juno Awards of 2009|Juno Awards]]
| ''[[Juno Awards of 2009|Juno Awards]]''
|
| Himself/host
| TV special
|-
|-
| ''Russell Peters Presents''
| ''Russell Peters Presents''
|
| Himself/host
| TV special Documentary
|-
|-
| ''Angelo Tsarouchas: Bigger Is Better''
| ''Angelo Tsarouchas: Bigger Is Better''
| {{n/a}}
| N/A
| Executive producer
| Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[The Dating Guy]]''
| data-sort-value="Dating Guy, The" | ''[[The Dating Guy]]''
|rowspan=2| Himself
| Himself
|Voice<br/> Episode: "[[The Dating Guy#ep26|20,000 VJ's Under the Sea]]"
| Voice<br /> Episode: "[[The Dating Guy#ep26|20,000 VJ's Under the Sea]]"
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2011
| data-sort-value="Day in the Life, A" | ''[[A Day in the Life (TV series)|A Day in the Life]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "[[A Day in the Life (TV series)#ep2|Russell Peters]]"
|-
| ''[[26th Gemini Awards]]''
| Himself/host
| TV special
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''
| Himself
| Episode: [[List of 8 Out of 10 Cats episodes#ep12x09|#12.9]]
| Episode: [[List of 8 Out of 10 Cats episodes#ep12x09|#12.9]]
|-
|-
| [[26th Gemini Awards]]
| data-sort-value="Russell Peters Christmas Special, A" | ''A Russell Peters Christmas Special''
| Himself/Host
| Himself/host
|
| TV special
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2012
| ''Red Light Comedy: Live from Amsterdam''
| Himself/host
|  
|-
|-
| ''[[A Day in the Life (TV series)|A Day in the Life]]''
| data-sort-value="Burn with Jeff Ross, The" | ''[[The Burn with Jeff Ross]]''
| Himself
| Himself
| Season 1 episode 2: "[[A Day in the Life (TV series)#ep2|Russell Peters]]"
| Episode: "[[Gilbert Gottfried]]/Russell Peters/Marc Maron/John Stamos"
|-
|-
| ''A Russell Peters Christmas Special''
| ''Just for Laughs: All-Access''
|rowspan=2| Himself/Host
| Himself/host
| Executive producer/producer<br/> Writer
| Episode: "Episode #5.2"
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''
|''Red Light Comedy: Live from Amsterdam''
| Tran
|
| Voice<br /> Episode: "Moody Foodie"
|-
|-
| ''[[Are We There Yet? (TV series)|Are We There Yet?]]''
| ''[[Are We There Yet? (TV series)|Are We There Yet?]]''
| Toby Palmer
| Toby Palmer
| Episode: ''[[List of Are We There Yet? episodes#ep73|The Nick Gets an Assistant Episode]]''
| Episode: "[[List of Are We There Yet? episodes#ep73|The Nick Gets an Assistant Episode]]"
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2013
| ''[[Top Chef Canada]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "The Indian Feast"
|-
| ''[[Who Gets the Last Laugh? (TV series)|Who Gets the Last Laugh?]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "[[Who Gets the Last Laugh? (TV series)#ep9|Gregg "Opie" Hughes vs. Russell Peters vs. Paul Rodriguez]]"
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| ''[[Mr. D]]''
| ''[[Mr. D]]''
| Jody Green
| Jody Green
| Episode: "[[Mr. D#ep13|Gerry's Evaluation]]"
| Episode: "[[Mr. D#ep13|Gerry's Evaluation]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[Who Gets the Last Laugh? (TV series)|Who Gets the Last Laugh?]]''
| ''[[Russell Peters Vs. the World]]''
| Himself
| Himself
| Episode: "[[Who Gets the Last Laugh? (TV series)#ep9|Gregg "Opie" Hughes vs. Russell Peters vs. Paul Rodriguez]]"
| TV series documentary
|-
|-
| ''Off Season: Lex Morrison Story''
| ''Off Season: The Lex Morrison Story''
| Romulus
| Romulus
| TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| ''[[Russell Peters Vs. the World]]''
|rowspan="3"| 2014
| Himself
| ''Russell Peters & Friends''
| Docu-series
| Himself/host
| TV special
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Last Comic Standing]]''
| ''[[Last Comic Standing]]''
| Himself/Judge
| Himself/Judge
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| ''[[Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever]]''
| ''[[Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever]]''
| Santa
| Santa
| Voice
| TV movie
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2015
|rowspan="6"| 2015
| ''Just for Laughs: 15 Years of Gags''
| ''Just for Laughs: 15 Years of Gags''
| Himself
| Himself
|
| TV special
|-
|-
| ''[[World's Funniest]]''
| ''[[World's Funniest]]''
| Himself/Panelist
| Himself/Panelist
| EpisodEMe: "[[World's Funniest#ep5|Gravity: It Kinda Sucks]]"
| Episode: "[[World's Funniest#ep5|Gravity: It Kinda Sucks]]"
|-
| ''Pop Culture Underground''
| Himself
| Episode: "Comedy"
|-
|-
| ''[[Spun Out]]''
| ''[[Spun Out]]''
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| ''Codename: Dragon''
| ''Codename: Dragon''
| Hacker Ted
| Hacker Ted
| TV movie<br/> Co-producer
| TV movie<br /> Co-producer
|-
|-
| ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce (TV series)|Royal Canadian Air Farce]]''
| ''[[Royal Canadian Air Farce (TV series)|Royal Canadian Air Farce]]''
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| Episode: "Air Farce New Year's Eve 2015"
| Episode: "Air Farce New Year's Eve 2015"
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016
|rowspan="4"| 2016
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Padma's Father
| Padma's Father
| Episode: "[[Road to India (Family Guy)|Road to India]]"
| Voice<br /> Episode: "[[Road to India (Family Guy)|Road to India]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
| ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
| Driver
| Driver
| Voice<br/> Episode: "[[The BoJack Horseman Show]]"
| Voice<br /> Episode: "[[The BoJack Horseman Show]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[Life in Pieces]]''
| ''[[Life in Pieces]]''
| Dr. Tak Oh
| Dr. Tak Oh
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
| data-sort-value="Punchline - Where Comedy Hurts, The" | ''The Punchline - Where Comedy Hurts''
| N/A
| Executive producer
|-
|-
| 2016–2020
| 2016–2020
| ''[[Hip-Hop Evolution]]''
| ''[[Hip-Hop Evolution]]''
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| Executive producer<br/>16 episodes
| 16 episodes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016
|rowspan="3"| 2016
| ''[[This Is Not Happening (TV series)|This Is Not Happening]]''
| ''[[This Is Not Happening (TV series)|This Is Not Happening]]''
| rowspan=4|Himself
| Himself
| Episode: "[[This Is Not Happening (TV series)#Season 3 (2016)|Adventure]]"
| Episode: "[[This Is Not Happening (TV series)#Season 3 (2016)|Adventure]]"<br /> Writer
|-
|-
| ''Dying Laughing''
| ''Dying Laughing''
| Himself
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''
| ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "[[CeeLo Green]] vs. Russell Peters"
| Episode: "[[CeeLo Green]] vs. Russell Peters"
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2017
|rowspan="7"| 2017
| ''Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala''
| ''Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala''
| Himself
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Juno Awards of 2017|Juno Awards]]
| ''[[Juno Awards of 2017|Juno Awards]]''
| Himself/Co-host
| Himself/co-host
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| ''[[Wild 'n Out]]''
| ''[[Wild 'n Out]]''
| rowspan="3" | Himself
| Himself
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| ''[[The Problem with Apu]]''
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| Himself
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| ''Big in Finland''
| ''Big in Finland''
| Himself
| Episode 4: "Näyttiks se siltä et mul on iso kyrpä?"
| Episode 4: "Näyttiks se siltä et mul on iso kyrpä?"
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| ''Man of a Funny Age''
| ''Man of a Funny Age''
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| Himself
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| ''[[The Indian Detective]]''
| data-sort-value="Indian Detective, The" | ''[[The Indian Detective]]''
| Doug D'Mello
| Douglass D'Mello
| Executive producer
| Executive producer
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| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[A Little Help with Carol Burnett]]''
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| ''[[Corner Gas Animated]]''
| Gavin
| Gavin
| Voice role<br/> Season 2 episode 8: "Bush League"
| Voice<br /> Season 2, episode 8: "Bush League"
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| {{TBA}}
| 2020
| ''Gander''
| ''Gander''
| Himself
| Himself
| Post-production<br/> Episode; "Russell (2019)"
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| 2021
| ''Partners in Rhyme''
| Theo
| Season 2, episode 8: "All Ready"
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| 2021–present
| ''[[Roast Battle Canada]]''
| Himself
| Judge
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|rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''Cooking with the Stars''
| Himself
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| ''House Out Of Order''
| Mr.Arjun
| Season 1, episode 7: "Meet the Parent"
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| 2023
| data-sort-value="Neighborhood, The" | ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]''
| Joe
| Season 5, episode 13: "Welcome to the Last Dance"
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| 2023-2024
| ''[[Velma (TV series)|Velma]]''
| Aman Dinkley
| Voice
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| 2024–present
| ''[[Late Bloomer (TV series)|Late Bloomer]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/global/news/jus-reign-late-bloomer-crave-pier-21-1235590610/|title=Canadian Comedian Jasmeet Singh Raina Sets 'Late Bloomer' Series With Crave, Pier 21 Films (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=21 April 2023|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>
| N/A
| Executive producer
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===Comedy specials===
===Comedy specials===
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! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Label / Production company
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| 2006
! scope="col" | Year
| ''Two Concerts... ...One Ticket''
! scope="col" | Title
| Video Service Corp.
! scope="col" | Distributor
| "Show Me The Funny" (1997) & "[[Comedy Now!]]" 2004
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
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|-
| 2006
| 2006
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| 2011
| 2011
| ''The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena''
| data-sort-value="Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena, The" | ''The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena''
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| 2013
| 2013
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| ''Deported''
| ''Deported''
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
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| 2024
| ''Act your Age Live in Abu Dhabi''
| Patreon
| Streamed on Patreon on December 5, 2024; now available on YouTube
|}
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| Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series
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| {{nom}}
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| 2013
| Russell Peters
| Association of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment
| Trailblazer Award
| {{won}}
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| [[List of Peabody Award winners (2010–19)|2016]]
| [[List of Peabody Award winners (2010–19)|2016]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Hip-Hop Evolution]]'' – as producer
| rowspan=2|''[[Hip-Hop Evolution]]'' – as producer
| [[Peabody Award]]
| [[Peabody Award]]
| Peabody Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Hip-Hop Evolution |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/hip-hop-evolution |publisher=[[Peabody Award]]s |access-date=July 27, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
| Peabody Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Hip-Hop Evolution |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/hip-hop-evolution |publisher=[[Peabody Award]]s |access-date=27 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
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| [[45th International Emmy Awards|2017]]
| [[45th International Emmy Awards|2017]]
| [[International Emmy Award]]
| [[International Emmy Award]]
| [[International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming|Best Arts Programming]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Canadian documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution wins International Emmy Award |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2017/11/21/canadian-documentary-series-hip-hop-evolution-wins-international-emmy-award.html |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=November 21, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
| [[International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming|Best Arts Programming]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Canadian documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution wins International Emmy Award |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2017/11/21/canadian-documentary-series-hip-hop-evolution-wins-international-emmy-award.html |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=21 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101113033446/http://toronto.cityguide.ca/russell-peters-is-torontoas-first-global-ambassador-019995.php Russell named first Toronto ambassador]
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Russell Peters
Peters in 2017
Birth nameRussell Dominic Peters
Born (1970-09-29) 29 September 1970 (age 55)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medium
Years active1989–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Monica Diaz
​
(
m. 2010, divorced)
Ali Peters
(
m. 2022)
Children2
Signature
Websiterussellpeters.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]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Russell Dominic Peters was born on 29 September 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, to immigrant parents from India. His parents Eric and Maureen Peters are of Anglo-Indian descent, who had moved to Canada in 1965 from Jalandhar and Kolkata respectively.[5][6] His extended family lives in Bhopal, India.[7] Peters was raised Catholic.[6]

When Peters was four, he and his family moved to Brampton. He attended Chinguacousy Secondary School for grades 9–10, and North Peel Secondary School in Bramalea for grades 11–12.[8][9][10] In school, he was regularly bullied because of his ethnicity. He eventually learned boxing, which helped him resist the bullying.[11] Peters also became a fan of hip hop in his youth. By the 1990s, he was a well-connected DJ in the Toronto scene.[12][13]

Peters's older brother, Clayton Peters, serves as his manager.[14]

Career[edit | edit source]

Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. He has since gone on to perform in several countries.[15]

In 1992, Peters met American comedian George Carlin, one of his biggest influences, who advised him to get on stage whenever and wherever possible. Peters said he "took that advice to heart, and I think that's the reason I am where I am now."[16] In 2007, 15 years later, he hosted one of Carlin's last shows before the comedian's death the following year.[11]

On 28 September 2013, Peters was awarded the 2013 Trailblazer award by the Association of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment (ASAMME) for good contributions to comedy. He is among the first South Asian Americans to achieve international success in the field.[17]

In 2017, Peters made an appearance on Top Gear America in the third episode of season 1 as one of the guests.[18]

According to Forbes, Peters earned an estimated $15 million between June 2009 and June 2010, continuing his run as one of the highest-paid comedians, after earning an estimated $5 million the prior year. Forbes ranked him as the seventh-highest-paid comedian.[19][20] In 2013, he earned $21 million, according to Forbes' estimate.[21]

Notable performances[edit | edit source]

Peters at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Comedy Now! special[edit | edit source]

Peters credits the turning point in his career to his 2004 special on the Canadian TV show Comedy Now!, which was uploaded onto YouTube, where it became popular. While the initial video upload featured his entire 45-minute performance, YouTube users subsequently uploaded segments of the performance in which Peters focused on individual cultural groups. According to Peters, those segments were seen by the targeted cultural groups and were well received by them. The video and its viral nature was referred to by Peters on his performance, Outsourced; when the audience cheered when he referred to earlier jokes. He has also been the one to tell the !Xobile story, and he exclaimed, "Look at you, you filthy downloaders!"[22]

Others[edit | edit source]

In 2007, Peters was the first comedian to sell out Toronto's Air Canada Centre, selling more than 16,000 tickets in two days for the single show. He ended up selling more than 30,000 tickets nationally over the two-day sales period. He broke a UK comedy sales record at London's O2 Arena when he sold over 16,000 tickets to his show in 2009.[23] His show in Sydney on 15 May 2010 had an audience of 13,880, making it the largest stand-up comedy show ever in Australia.[24] Peters's performances on 5–6 May 2012 in Singapore also set attendance records for a single stand-up comedian at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.[25]

Peters hosted the Canada Day Comedy Festival 2006, and participated in a USO tour of Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Africa and Greenland in November 2007 with Wilmer Valderrama and Mayra Veronica.[26] He also produced and starred in the radio situation comedy series Monsoon House on CBC Radio One.

Peters hosting the Juno Awards 2009
Peters hosting the Juno Awards 2009

Peters was the host of the televised 2008 Juno Awards ceremonies in Calgary on 6 April 2008,[27] for which he won a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series."[28] The show received the second-highest ratings of any Juno Awards broadcast. Following the show's success, Peters accepted an invitation to host the Juno Awards for a second consecutive year; the 2009 Juno Awards took place in Vancouver on 29 March 2009.

He started his RELAX World Tour in November 2024 in the United States and subsequently performing in other parts of the world. The tour is anticipated to end in June 2025 with the last show in Las Vegas.[29]

In 2025, Peters performed as a headliner in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival, an event taking place from September 26th to October 9th.[30][31] The comedy festival overlaps with the seventh anniversary of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, prompting Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at Human Rights Watch, to say in a statement that the Saudi government is using the comedy festival to whitewash its human rights abuses.[32][33] Peters has performed in the region before, having spoken of his experience performing for Saudi royalty in a 2017 episode of Comedy Central's series, This is Not Happening.[34][35]

DVDs and book[edit | edit source]

Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a USO tour (November 2007)
Russell Peters in Afghanistan on a USO tour (November 2007)

Peters released his debut comedy album, Outsourced, of his performance aired on Comedy Central on 26 August 2006. The DVD version is uncensored; it has sold more than 100,000 copies, and remained on the National DVD Chart over one and a half years after its release.

Peters released a second DVD/CD combo, Red, White and Brown, in Canada in 2008, and in the U.S. in early 2009. It was recorded on 2 February 2008, at the WaMu Theatre in New York City's Madison Square Garden. It was self-produced and financed by Peters and his brother Clayton.

On 26 October 2010, Peters published his autobiography, Call Me Russell, co-written with his brother, Clayton, and Dannis Koromilas.

Peters at Canada's Walk of Fame 2011
Peters at Canada's Walk of Fame 2011

In May 2011, Peters released The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena, a live performance recorded in front of a total audience of 30,000, over two nights at O2 Arena in London, England.[36] Also in 2011, Peters received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.[37]

Comedic style[edit | edit source]

Peters's stand-up performances feature observational comedy, using humour to highlight racial, ethnic, class and cultural stereotypes. He often refers to his own experiences growing up in an Anglo-Indian family, and impersonates the accents of various ethnic groups to poke fun at them. As he told an audience in San Francisco, "I don't make the stereotypes, I just see them."[38] In a 2006 interview with The National, Peters observed that he did not intend to put down or offend different races and cultures, but tried to "raise them up through humour".[39]

Peters is widely known for his punchline, "Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad." It ends a joke he tells about his childhood with a traditional Indian father, who used corporal punishment on his sons. Another punchline he uses is "Be a man! Do the right thing!", which relates to a story of a Chinese man trying to get him to pay more for an item at a shop.[40]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Peters lives in Los Angeles, California, and owns two homes there. He also owns homes in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, and Vaughan, Ontario.[4]

In 2010, Peters established the Russell Peters North Peel Scholarship, an award worth up to CA$21,000 and intended to finance up to three years of college.[41] It will be awarded annually to a student from Judith Nyman Secondary School (formerly North Peel) with a strong academic record and the intention of attending college.[10][41]

Peters has been a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu since 2015, and was promoted to purple belt by Jean Jacques Machado in 2025.[42]

Relationships[edit | edit source]

Peters proposed to girlfriend Monica Diaz on 10 July 2010, at the Los Angeles International Airport and announced their engagement via Twitter. The couple married on 20 August 2010, at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The wedding was attended by about 20 guests, including an Elvis impersonator. Soon after, Peters told The Canadian Press that Diaz was pregnant, saying, "Did I get married because she was knocked up? I would say that expedited it."[43] Their daughter, Crystianna Marie Peters, was born two months early on 14 December 2010.[44] In a March 2012 interview, Peters revealed that he and Diaz were divorcing.[45][46]

In October 2016, it was announced that Peters was engaged to Ruzanna Khetchian.[47] After the engagement was called off, Peters announced on 4 December 2018, via Twitter, that he and his new girlfriend Jennifer Andrade were expecting a child.[48] Andrade was the Miss Universe Honduras in 2012. In April 2019 it was announced that Andrade had given birth to a boy, whom they named Russell Santiago Peters.[49][50] His relationship with Andrade ended in 2020.[51]

On 20 February 2022, Peters married Ali Peters at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, California.[52]

Religious beliefs[edit | edit source]

When interviewer Larry King asked Peters, "Is there such a thing as too taboo?", Peters replied, "I don't talk about religion because I think people are a little weird about religion, especially nowadays, and I'm more of a science guy than I am a beliefs guy. I'm more into facts than I am into beliefs."[53][54] Peters is an atheist.[55]

Works[edit | edit source]

Peters, along with Scot McFadyen, Rodrigo Bascuñán, Shadrach Kabango, Sam Dunn, and Darby Wheeler, at the Peabody Awards
Peters, along with Scot McFadyen, Rodrigo Bascuñán, Shad, Sam Dunn, and Darby Wheeler, at the Peabody Awards.

Russell Peters has appeared in many films. Earlier in his career, he had cameo roles in Boozecan (1994) as Snake's Friend, Tiger Claws III (2000) as Detective Elliott, My Baby's Daddy (2004) as the obstetrician, and Quarter Life Crisis (2006) as Dilip Kumar.

He appeared in Senior Skip Day (2008), which starred Larry Miller, Tara Reid, and Gary Lundy. That year he was also in The Take (2008) as Dr. Sharma.

He acted in the Punjabi-Canadian film Breakaway (2011), alongside Rob Lowe, Camilla Belle, Anupam Kher, and Vinay Virmani. That year he also acted in Duncan Jones's Source Code (2011) as Max, an amateur comedian with a bad attitude; and as Pervius in National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011).[56]

Peters has guest-starred on the TV series Mr. D as the school superintendent. In 2011, he starred in a Canadian TV Christmas special, A Russell Peters Christmas. Guests included Michael Bublé, Pamela Anderson, and Jon Lovitz. The show attracted the most viewers of any CTV Canadian holiday special.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Boozecan Snake's Friend
2000 Tiger Claws III Det. Elliot
2004 My Baby's Daddy Obstetrician
2006 Quarter Life Crisis Dilip Kumar
Russell Peters: Two Concerts, One Ticket Himself Video documentary
2007 The Take Dr. Sharma
Let's All Hate Toronto Himself Documentary
Heckler Himself Documentary
2008 Senior Skip Day Uncle Todd Video
2010 The Con Artist Pogue
2011 Source Code Max Denoff
The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Pervius
Breakaway Sonu Singh
Walter & Tandoori's Christmas Tandoori Voice; English version
New Year's Eve Chef Sunil
Bobby Khan's Ticket to Hollywood Jack the Store Manager
2012 Girl in Progress Emile
Yak: The Giant King Zork Voice; English version
2013 My Date with Hugh Himself Documentary
TBS Who Gets the Last Laugh: Baby Goats Himself Video Short
2014 Chef Miami Cop
Ribbit Deepak Voice; English version
Meet the Patels Himself Documentary
Wings: Sky Force Heroes - Bringing the Characters to Life Himself Video Short
Delivery Himself Documentary
Lennon or McCartney Himself Documentary Short
Wings: Sky Force Heroes Jumbo/Boss Man Voice
2015 Being Canadian Himself Documentary
2016 Fifty Shades of Black Dean Jordan
The Jungle Book Rocky the Indian Rhinoceros Voice
2017 The Clapper Stillerman
Ripped Harris
Adventures in Public School Mr. Germaine
2018 Supercon Keith Mahar
2020 The Opening Act Randy
2021 Clifford the Big Red Dog Malik
2023 Outlaw Johnny Black Big Chief
Drop the Needle Himself Documentary
Taking Back the Groove[57] N/A Documentary short
Executive producer
rowspan=4
TBA
Street Justice[citation needed] Hasidic Pre-production
Don't Suck Himself
Collateral Data Luqman
Wingman Kazzim

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Comedy at Club 54 Himself TV series
1997 Live at Jongleurs Himself Episode: "Episode #1.5"
Comedy Now! Himself Episode: "Russell Peters: Show Me the Funny!"
Just for Laughs Himself TV series
1999 The Big Stage Himself Episode: "Episode #1.2"
Festival of Fun Himself Episode: "Episode #2.2"
2001–02 Network East Late Himself/host TV series
2003 Lord Have Mercy! Ryan Sarma Episode: "Deranged Marriage"
2003–08 Just for Laughs Himself 3 episodes
2006 CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival Himself/host Episode: "No Place Like Home"
2006–09 Comics Unleashed Himself 2 episodes
2007 Video on Trial Himself Episode: "Episode #3.3"
Pulse: The Desi Beat Himself Episode: "Episode #1.9"
2008 Juno Awards Himself/host TV special
Def Comedy Jam Himself Episode: "Episode #8.4"
Comics Without Borders Himself/host TV series
2009 Juno Awards Himself/host TV special
Russell Peters Presents Himself/host TV special Documentary
Angelo Tsarouchas: Bigger Is Better N/A Executive producer
2010 The Dating Guy Himself Voice
Episode: "20,000 VJ's Under the Sea"
2011 A Day in the Life Himself Episode: "Russell Peters"
26th Gemini Awards Himself/host TV special
8 Out of 10 Cats Himself Episode: #12.9
A Russell Peters Christmas Special Himself/host TV special
2012 Red Light Comedy: Live from Amsterdam Himself/host
The Burn with Jeff Ross Himself Episode: "Gilbert Gottfried/Russell Peters/Marc Maron/John Stamos"
Just for Laughs: All-Access Himself/host Episode: "Episode #5.2"
Bob's Burgers Tran Voice
Episode: "Moody Foodie"
Are We There Yet? Toby Palmer Episode: "The Nick Gets an Assistant Episode"
2013 Top Chef Canada Himself Episode: "The Indian Feast"
Who Gets the Last Laugh? Himself Episode: "Gregg "Opie" Hughes vs. Russell Peters vs. Paul Rodriguez"
Mr. D Jody Green Episode: "Gerry's Evaluation"
Russell Peters Vs. the World Himself TV series documentary
Off Season: The Lex Morrison Story Romulus TV movie
2014 Russell Peters & Friends Himself/host TV special
Last Comic Standing Himself/Judge Season 8
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever Santa TV movie
2015 Just for Laughs: 15 Years of Gags Himself TV special
World's Funniest Himself/Panelist Episode: "Gravity: It Kinda Sucks"
Pop Culture Underground Himself Episode: "Comedy"
Spun Out Ray Episode: "My Brother's Speaker"
Codename: Dragon Hacker Ted TV movie
Co-producer
Royal Canadian Air Farce Dr. Malcolm Sidwell Episode: "Air Farce New Year's Eve 2015"
2016 Family Guy Padma's Father Voice
Episode: "Road to India"
BoJack Horseman Driver Voice
Episode: "The BoJack Horseman Show"
Life in Pieces Dr. Tak Oh 2 episodes
The Punchline - Where Comedy Hurts N/A Executive producer
2016–2020 Hip-Hop Evolution N/A 16 episodes
2016 This Is Not Happening Himself Episode: "Adventure"
Writer
Dying Laughing Himself
Lip Sync Battle Himself Episode: "CeeLo Green vs. Russell Peters"
2017 Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala Himself
Juno Awards Himself/co-host
Wild 'n Out Himself
The Problem with Apu Himself Documentary film
Big in Finland Himself Episode 4: "Näyttiks se siltä et mul on iso kyrpä?"
Man of a Funny Age Himself
The Indian Detective Douglass D'Mello Executive producer
2018 A Little Help with Carol Burnett Co-host
2019 Corner Gas Animated Gavin Voice
Season 2, episode 8: "Bush League"
2020 Gander Himself
2021 Partners in Rhyme Theo Season 2, episode 8: "All Ready"
2021–present Roast Battle Canada Himself Judge
2022 Cooking with the Stars Himself
House Out Of Order Mr.Arjun Season 1, episode 7: "Meet the Parent"
2023 The Neighborhood Joe Season 5, episode 13: "Welcome to the Last Dance"
2023-2024 Velma Aman Dinkley Voice
2024–present Late Bloomer[58] N/A Executive producer

Comedy specials[edit | edit source]

Year Title Distributor Notes
2006 Outsourced Warner Bros. Records Executive producer
2008 Red, White and Brown Warner Music Canada
2011 The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena
2013 Notorious Netflix
2016 Almost Famous
2020 Deported Amazon Prime Video
2024 Act your Age Live in Abu Dhabi Patreon Streamed on Patreon on December 5, 2024; now available on YouTube

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • 2010. Call Me Russell. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 0-385-66965-8.

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Russell Peters awards and nominations
Wins 6
Nominations 17
Year Nominated work Award Category Result
1997 Comics! Gemini Award Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Nominated
2003 Russell Peters Canadian Comedy Award Best Male Stand-Up Nominated
2004 Nominated
2004 Comedy Now! Gemini Award Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Nominated
2007 Russell Peters Canadian Comedy Award Dave Broadfoot Award Won
2008 Canadian Comedy Person of the Year Nominated
2008 Best Large Venue Stand-Up Won
2008 Juno Awards – as host Gemini Award Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series Won
2009 Russell Peters Canadian Comedy Award Canadian Comedy Person of the Year Nominated
2009 Juno Awards – as host Gemini Award Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series Nominated
2010 Russell Peters Canadian Comedy Award Canadian Comedy Person of the Year Nominated
2011 Nominated
2012 A Russell Peters Christmas Special – with Clayton Peters, Luciano Casimiri, Kristeen von Hagen, Jean Paul Canadian Comedy Award Best Writing in a Television Program or Series Nominated
2013 Gemini Award Best Writing in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series Nominated
2013 Russell Peters Association of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment Trailblazer Award Won
2016 Hip-Hop Evolution – as producer Peabody Award Peabody Award[59] Won
2017 International Emmy Award Best Arts Programming[60] Won

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Russell Peters biography". Tribute. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Le, Vanna (14 February 2014). "Why Russell Peters Is Notoriously Unknown". Forbes.
  3. ↑ "The famous comedian most Americans don't know". CNN. 16 October 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hough, Robert (September 2009). "Lighten Up". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Archive from The Official Website of Russell Peters". Russellpeters.com. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Russell Peters". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "russell-peters-comedy-superstar-netflix-series-racial-humour-toronto". www.indiatoday.in. 30 November 1999.
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  9. ↑ Jonathan Morvay (30 April 2010). "Punchline Magazine Blog: " Russell Peters creates $20,000 college scholarship — Comedy Blog, Comedy News, and all things in Stand Up Comedy". Punchlinemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
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