The 2011 TIME 100 Poll

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TIME 100 Candidates

Russell Brand

By TIME StaffMonday, Apr. 04, 2011
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Age: 35
Occupation: Actor
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 0

Funnyman Russell Brand has been making waves in the U.K. since he started stand-up comedy in the early 2000s. But the rascally Brit has a rising profile in the States, hosting the MTV Video Music Awards, starring in Get Him to the Greek and marrying pop star Katy Perry. And the laughs will continue — Brand has taken Dudley Moore's role in a remake of the 1981 comedy Arthur, which hits theaters this month.

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