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Russell Peters

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Russell Peters

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Peters first performed stand-up in Toronto in 1989, and eight years later, in 2008, he received a Gemini Award.[1] Forbes' 2013 list of the world's highest-paid comedians placed Peters in the third position.[2]

Key facts and history

An unauthorized YouTube clip from his stand-up show in 2005 turned him into an international comedy sensation.[3] Peters hosted the 2008 Juno Awards and won a Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series"[4] At age four, Peters relocated with his family to Brampton, where he experienced frequent bullying due to his ethnic background.[5] To defend himself against bullies, Peters took up boxing; during this period, his ADHD remained undiagnosed.[6]

By the 1990s, Peters had become a prominent DJ with extensive connections in Toronto's music scene.[7] A 1992 meeting with comedian George Carlin, a US citizen, led to Carlin's advice that Peters should perform on stage at every opportunity.[3] In 2007, Peters achieved the distinction of being the first comedian to sell out Toronto's Air Canada Centre, moving over 16,000 tickets within a two-day period.[8] A 2009 performance at London's O2 Arena saw Peters surpass a UK comedy sales record by selling more than 16,000 tickets.[8]

As a producer of the 2016 series Hip-Hop Evolution, Peters earned both a Peabody Award and an International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming.[2]

What the cited sources add

A Globe and Mail article notes that Peters's memoir reveals nobody is more surprised by his success than Peters himself.[3] The same article states that Peters was continually bullied and called a "Paki," which he refers to as his "N" word.[3] A Sydney Morning Herald article reports that Peters's 2010 Sydney show had an expected audience of more than 13,000, making it Australia's biggest-ever comedy show.[9] According to a CTV News report, Peters's daughter Crystianna Marie arrived 2½ months early in December of that year.[10]

That same article mentions the ceremony had roughly 20 attendees, one of whom was an Elvis impersonator.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Russell Peters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Russell Peters biography", Tribute; Le, "Why Russell Peters Is Notoriously Unknown", Forbes, 14 February 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Russell Peters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The famous comedian most Americans don't know", CNN, 16 October 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. "Call him grateful." The Globe and Mail. Accessed on 6 November 2012.. facts only, no text reused. theglobeandmail.com
  4. Wikipedia, "Russell Peters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Russell Peters to Host The 2008 Juno Awards, April 6 on CTV", CARAS, 5 February 2008; CBC Arts, "Self-proclaimed 'mainstream' Nickelback reigns at Junos", CBC News, 29 March 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Russell Peters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Liwanag, "5 Famous Canadians Talk About the Teacher Who Changed Their Lives", Reader's Digest Canada, 2018-10-04; "Russell Peters", Mahalo.com; Jonathan Morvay, "Punchline Magazine Blog: " Russell Peters creates $20,000 college scholarship — Comedy Blog, Comedy News, and all things in Stand Up Comedy", Punchlinemagazine.com, 2010-04-30; "Comedian Russell Peters awards scholarship to Randy Adams", Digitaljournal.com, 30 June 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Russell Peters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Call him grateful." The Globe and Mail. Accessed on 6 November 2012. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Russell Peters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "FAQ ." RussellPeters.com. Accessed on 6 November 2012.; MacLachlan, Alex. 27 June 2012. "Russell Peters: Comedian, DJ, Anti-fist pumper." DJ Mag, Accessed on 6 November 2012. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Russell Peters" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Official Russell Peters Website, Hi-lites", russellpeters.com; "World laughs with you", Sydney Morning Herald, 13 May 2010; "Have a hearty laugh", TTGmice (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "World laughs with you", Sydney Morning Herald, 13 May 2010. facts only, no text reused. smh.com.au
  10. "Russell Peters eases into fatherhood and film", CTV News, 31 May 2011. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
  11. "Russell Peters: Bring on the Funny", Gulf News, 19 March 2012. facts only, no text reused. gulfnews.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Russell Peters (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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