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“I’ve only known her a little while and she’s already hijacked my life,” Russell Brand noted about Friendly House Executive Director Peggy Albrecht (Pictured with Brandt on stage). The actor/comedian has gotten the women’s recovery program (this was their 60th birthday) press on Rosie O’Donnell’s new show on OWN to many others.

Brand received the Man of the Year Award at their recent awards luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel, for his work with recovering addicts and alcoholics and support of Friendly House. Pictured below is Russell with Avarie Shevin, who went through Friendly House herself 12 years ago, who manages singer Malik Pointer (son of Ruth Pointer) also pictured with Brand who performed “That’s What Friends Are For” at the luncheon.

Russell and Malik are both activists in recovery and often work together to help struggling addicts. It was hard not to be charmed by Brand as he leapt to the stage and shouted, “This room’s full of junkies, isn’t it?” Which was met with a cheer from everyone in the ballroom Brand simply ended with “Hare Krishna, Cheers!”