Russell Peters
Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters is a Canadian comedian and actor of Indian descent. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. He currently lives in Los Angeles...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 September 1970
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
gave guy sound stand
I like the sound of laughter. I was the guy in the group of friends that would always make the friends laugh. And everyone was like, 'You should do stand up,' so I gave it a shot, and ta-da! They were right.
race differences issues
I talk about race and culture, and that's what my fans respond to. If you grew up in an environment where race and culture were never an issue for you, or where you don't see the humor in our so-called differences, then you might not respond to what I'm doing.
race two america
People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's black people from America and then there's black people from Africa. Racially, they're the same; culturally, they're extremely different.
stereotype
I don't make the stereotypes, I just see them.
addiction age culture
This is our most dangerous addiction - our addiction to things. For it is this addiction that underlies the materialism of our age. And nowhere is this addiction more apparent than in our addiction to money.
nice would-be needs
I don't need Hollywood. With or without them, I'll be fine. But I'll admit it would be nice to have them on board.
white black world
Indians are the second largest population in the world, but we're invisible on TV - everything is either black or white.
careers hollywood
I will never stop doing stand-up; that's my career, but I will do movies in Hollywood.
harsh critics djs
I DJ and I'm a harsh critic of DJs.
dad love-is great-dad
I love being a dad, and I'm a great dad.
around-the-world world materials
I do a lot of cultural material that's based on my traveling around the world. I basically just report what I've seen and where I've been.
india just-saying
I'm not just saying this, but I love everything about India.
dad guy my-dad
My dad was the funniest guy I ever knew.
successful dope hip-hop
Im a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in 96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, Who is this guy? Hes dope! First album came out: awesome. Second album came out: awesome. Third album, I was like, Eh. He started to get really successful. He wasnt mine anymore.