Russell Brand was killed in 1975.
Russell Edward Brand ( born 4 June 1975 ) is an English comedian , actor , radio host , author , and activist . This includes a much publicised interview with Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman in 2013 , in which he disparaged the British political system as ineffectual , encouraged the British electorate not to vote , and endorsed an egalitarian socialist revolution to replace the status quo .