Russell Brand Net Worth 2024

What is Russell Brand’s Net Worth?

Russell Brand is an English comedian, actor, creator, and radio host who has a net worth of $20 million. Russell Brand first gained consideration in 2004 because the host of “Big Brother” spinoff “Big Brother’s Big Mouth.” He landed his first main movie position in 2007’s “St Trinian’s.” In 2008, he starred as rocker Aldous Snow in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and reprised his position in 2010’s “Get Him to the Greek.” Russell has appeared in dozens of flicks and tv reveals and has acquired a number of awards, together with three British Comedy Awards. In current years Russell has grow to be better-known because the host of a number of podcasts/YouTube channles: “The Russell Brand Podcast” and ” Under the Skin with Russell Brand.”

In September 2023, a report accused Russell of raping and sexually assaulting a handful of ladies between 2006 and 2013. In the wake of the allegations, Russell’s YouTube channel was demonetized. Prior to the demonetizaiton, the channel had reportedly been incomes north of $1 million per yr. Brand categorically denied the allegations, insisting they relationships have been all consensual.

Subscription Earnings

After dropping his capability to monetize his YouTube channel, Russell launched a paid subscription membership on a social platform referred to as Locals. By early 2024 he reportedly had attracted 120,000 paying $50 per yr. That works out to round $5 million per yr in web earnings after the platform’s minimize.

Early Life

Russell Brand was born Russell Edward Brand on June 4, 1975, in Grays, Essex, England. His father, Ronald, was a photographer and left when Russell was 6 months previous. Brand’s mom, Barbara, underwent remedy for each uterine most cancers and breast most cancers throughout his childhood, so Russell lived with kin for a time. At the age of 14, Brand developed an consuming dysfunction, bulimia nervosa, and he moved out of his mom’s residence at 16. He quickly started utilizing medication, together with marijuana, ecstasy, LSD, and amphetamines.

Russell made his stage debut in a Grays School manufacturing of “Bugsy Malone” at age 15 and shortly began working as an additional in films. Brand then attended the Italia Conti Academy, however he was expelled after a yr for poor attendance and drug use; he was additionally expelled from the Drama Centre of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Stand-Up Comedy Career

In 2000, Brand got here in fourth place within the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competitors, and he carried out on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000, 2004, and 2005. Russell launched into a nationwide tour in 2006, and the next yr, he co-hosted an occasion for the Teenage Cancer Trust, carried out his comedy for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, and went on a nationwide tour referred to as “Russell Brand: Only Joking.” In 2009, Comedy Central aired “Russell Brand in New York City, and he started touring internationally. He has launched a number of DVDs of his stand-up comedy, together with “Russell Brand: Live” (2006), “Russell Brand: Doin’ Life” (2008), and “Russell Brand: Messiah Complex” (2013).

Movie and TV Career

Brand has hosted quite a few tv reveals, together with “RE: Brand” (2002), “Russell Brand’s Got Issues” (2006), and “Brand X with Russell Brand” (2012-2013); he additionally hosted the “MTV Video Music Awards” in 2008 and 2009 in addition to the “MTV Movie Awards” in 2012. Russell has starred in a number of films, together with 2008’s “Bedtime Stories,” 2011’s “Arthur,” 2012’s “Rock of Ages,” and 2013’s “Paradise” and has carried out on the soundtracks for “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Get Him to the Greek,” and “Rock of Ages.” Brand additionally lent his voice to the “Despicable Me” franchise, “Hop” (2011), and “Trolls” (2016).

Writing Career

Russell launched an autobiography, “My Booky Wook,” in 2007. The following yr, he signed a 2-book publishing deal (value £1.8 million) with HarperCollins, releasing “Articles of Faith” in 2008 and “My Booky Wook 2: This Time It’s Personal” in 2010. Brand additionally launched “Irons within the Fire” in 2007, “Russell Brand’s Trickster Tales: The Pied Piper of Hamelin” (a youngsters’s ebook), “Revolution” in 2014, “Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions” in 2017, and “Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped” in 2019. Russell has additionally contributed to “The Guardian,” writing each columns and articles.

Controversies

Brand was arrested in 2010 for allegedly attacking a paparazzo photographer in Los Angeles; he was launched after posting $20,000 bail the following day. An arrest warrant was filed in 2012 after Russell threw a paparazzo’s cellphone via a window in New Orleans; Brand voluntary went to the police station and supplied to pay to interchange the window.

The day after the September eleventh assaults, Brand confirmed up for work dressed as Osama Bin Laden, resulting in his dismissal from MTV. In 2013, Russell was kicked out of the “GQ” Men of the Year Awards ceremony when, in his acceptance speech, he introduced up the truth that sponsor Hugo Boss used to make uniforms for the Nazis. Brand’s drug use, alcoholism, and promiscuity have all been extremely publicized, and he has included them into his comedic materials.

Activism

Brand has spoken out about many points, together with habit, local weather change, and wealth inequality. In 2012, the Dalai Lama selected Russell to host his youth occasion in Manchester, and he participated within the People’s Assembly Against Austerity in 2014. Brand’s ardour for political causes led him to make the movies “Russell Brand: End the Drugs War” (2014) and “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (2015) in addition to the 2014 YouTube net sequence “The Trews: True News with Russell Brand.”

Personal Life

Russell married singer Katy Perry on October 23, 2010; the couple met when she filmed a cameo for “Get Him to the Greek” in mid-2009 and commenced courting after reconnecting on the MTV Music Video Awards in September. Brand and Perry divorced in July 2012, and Russell went on to marry blogger Laura Gallacher on August 26, 2017. Brand and Gallacher have two daughters, Mabel (born in November 2016) and Peggy (born in July 2018).

Russell has struggled with drug abuse and commenced utilizing heroin on the age of 19. He has been clear and sober since December 2002; he credit the Focus 12 drug rehabilitation program and transcendental meditation with serving to him in his restoration. Brand has additionally suffered from intercourse habit and has been identified with ADHD and bipolar dysfunction. Russell started following a vegetarian weight loss plan at 14 and was named Sexiest Vegetarian by PETA in 2011; he has been a vegan since 2019.

Katy Perry Divorce Settlement

Katie and Russell didn’t have a prenuptial settlement throughout their marriage. Divorce court docket filings would later reveal that in their 14 month marriage Katy earned $44 million whereas Russell earned round $6 million. Russell may have been entitled to tens of hundreds of thousands when together with actual property belongings. At the time of their divorce Katy was value $30-40 million, whereas Russell was value considerably much less. Russell in the end agreed to a lot lower than he was entitled to. The quantity was undisclosed however is believed to be within the low hundreds of thousands.

Real Estate

In 2009, Brand purchased a $3.25 million residence in Los Angeles, reportedly a Christmas reward for then-girlfriend Katy Perry. He additionally paid $2.224 million for a house in Hollywood Hills West in 2013 and £3.3million for an Oxfordshire cottage in 2016.