Russell Dominic Peters, born September 29, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor of Anglo-Indian heritage. Peters grew up in Brampton, Ontario, and began performing stand-up comedy in 1989, gaining visibility through Canadian television shows such as Comics! and Comedy Now!. In 2005, Peters became the first comedian of South Asian descent to sell out New York's Apollo Theater, and in 2007, Peters sold 15,000 tickets over two consecutive nights at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. Peters released the comedy specials Russell Peters: Outsourced (2006), Russell Peters: Red, White, and Brown (2008), The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena (2011), and Notorious (2013). Peters hosted the Juno Awards in 2008 and 2009, toured internationally across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and acted in films including Source Code (2011) and Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021).
