How much is Russell Peters worth?
| Net Worth: | $55 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Comedian |
| Date of Birth: | September 29, 1970 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
About Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters was born on September 29, 1970 and is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer with an estimated net worth of $55 million. Peters is considered one of the most successful and highest-paid comedians in the business, and was ranked #7 on a Forbes list of the highest paid comics. He is the first stand-up comedian to ever sell out Canada’s Air Canada Centre, selling 18,000 tickets in just two days.
Russell Peters was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, and is of British and Indian ancestry. He began performing stand-up comedy in Toronto in 1989. Peters’ big breakthrough came after clips from Comedy Now!, a television series he had taped in Canada, began finding their way onto YouTube and went viral.
His first hour-long stand-up special, Russell Peters: Outsourced, premiered on Comedy Central in 2006. It was subsequently released on both CD and DVD. In 2009, he broke the UK record for highest number of tickets sold for a comedy show.
In 2010, Peters wrote and released his autobiography, Call Me Russell. He had a supporting role in the 2011 science fiction movie Source Code. He had his own Christmas special, A Russell Peters Christmas, aired in Canada in December, 2011.
In 2016, Peters won the Peabody Award and the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming for producing Hip-Hop Evolution. As of 2023, Russell Peters’ net worth is estimated to be at least $55 million.
He’s often talked about by Joe Rogan, to which they have both been influences on each other.
Russell Peters Discography:
- Outsourced (2006) (Album and DVD)
- Red, White and Brown (2009) (Album and DVD)
- The Green Card Tour (2011) (DVD)
- Notorious (2013)
- Almost Famous (2016)
- Deported (2020)
