In a business that brings new characters and personalities to our television and movie screens every day, Russell Brand has broken onto the scene with great force.

Brand was introduced earlier this year when he had a part in the comedic movie "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." He plays an outrageous rock star that ends up being Sarah Marshall's new boyfriend.

Brand was born on June 4, 1975, in Grays, Essex, England. He began his career when he was 15-years-old in a school production of "Bugsy Malone." From there, Brand continued through school and kept up with his acting.

Acting is not Brand's only talent. He has showcased potential in the area of writing books, and he has even created some music for the "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" soundtrack. In addition to all of this, he also has a radio show on Xfm radio.

Stand-up is another facet of entertainment that Brand has done throughout his entire career. He has even gone on a stand-up tour called "Shame." The tour was successful, seeing as he performed to sold-out venues.

Brand has an outrageous style and dresses in a very flamboyant way, from his crazy hair to his very strange outfits. He is a person who is comfortable being himself and who does not care what others think.

''I don't like to let moments pass squandered when I have the opportunity to graffiti across time" said Brand in Entertainment Weekly.

In England, Brand has won several awards. A mere few of them range from PETA's European's Sexiest Vegetarian to the 33rd Annual Television and Radio Awards Broadcasting Press Guild's Best Television Performer in a non-acting role.

Recently, Brand hosted MTV's Video Music Awards and showed the world the type of comedian he really is. Bringing his raunchy and, in a sense, uncensored jokes to the stage, he made fun of many of celebrities and even some political characters.

"He is a very funny guy with a crazy sense of humor," said senior Anthony Santos.

Brand's biggest controversy at the VMA's came when he began to poke fun at the Jonas Brothers' purity rings. Brand, who in his tougher moments in life was a sex addict, made fun of the young men for a great deal of time throughout the show until he finally apologized later on in the evening.

Although Brand seems to be doing very well for himself at this point, it has not always been this way. He has gone through many hard times.

In his book "My Booky Wook," he talks about the problems he faced when he was younger and also the drug problems that he encountered along the way. With the help of his manager, he was able to kick the habit and stay clean.

Apart from his love for acting, Brand is also a fan of "football" or, as Americans know it, soccer. He loves England's West Ham United football club and even has season tickets.

In addition to writing books Brand has also been writing columns in "The Guardian" about his favorite, West Ham United and also about the England national team.

As for Brand's future, he has more gigs coming up for him. According to IMDB, he has two movies that, as of right now, are in the works.

"Russell Brand is a very funny man and really doesn't care what other people think of him," said junior Lacey Gilleran. "He will say whatever he wants and to whoever he wants and that's all there is to it."