According to his Mahalo page, "Russell Brand is an English actor, comedian, and television and radio personality. He is known for his striking fashion style which he considers "S&M; Willy Wonka". In October of 2008, Brand resigned from his BBC Radio 2 program following a controversial prank call to actor Andrew Sachs that resulted in his suspension.1

It was announced on April 3, 2009, BBC was fined $220,000 for airing two episodes of Brand's radio show were he left abusive phone messages Andrew Sachs phone. Britain's broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom, reported that the "scale of its fine reflected the 'extraordinary nature and seriousness' of the BBC’s failures." Top official, Lesley Douglas, resigned and apologized for it happening on her watch."

He also hosted the MTV Video awards last year, and did a horrible job of it.

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