[187] Fry lives in West Bilney in Norfolk. I was so glad to hear that Stephen Fry is back as the wacky but lovable psychiatrist, Dr. Gordon Wyatt, or "Gordon Gordon" to Booth! In 1997, he also had a cameo in the Spice Girls film Spice World. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind.[1]. a weekly column in the "Daily Telegraph") and magazines (e.g. [95], In 2007, he hosted Current Puns, an exploration of wordplay, and Radio 4: This Is Your Life, to celebrate the radio station's 40th anniversary. In the summer 2009 series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Fry was one of a trio of hosts replacing Humphrey Lyttelton (the others being Jack Dee and Rob Brydon). [151] On 11 March 2012, Fry noted his passing of the four-million-followers mark with a tweet: "Lordy I've breasted the 4 million followers tape. His short was based on a story from his childhood at school. Stephen John Fry Fry spent most of his childhood and . In 2018, Fry released a follow-up to Mythos, titled Heroes. [68] His six-part travel series Stephen Fry in America began on BBC One in October 2008, and saw him travel to each of the 50 US states. Stephen, who was brought up in Norfolk, has an elder brother named Roger and a younger sister named Jo. Like. QI has the highest viewing figures for any show on BBC Four and Dave (formerly UKTV G2). The production was then taken to the West End before transferring to Broadway where he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2011, he was the subject of Molly Lewis's song An Open Letter to Stephen Fry, in which the singer jokingly offers herself as a surrogate mother for his child. Nombre de Publicacin. First finding fame as one half of the Cambridge University sketch act Fry and Laurie, alongside House hero Hugh Laurie, Fry soon traversed the spectacle of television to become one of the nation's most dearly beloved TV personalities as he took on the role of host of QI one of the BBC's most widely . ; Large and in Charge: He plays a lot of authority figures and stands at an impressive 6'5. In 1984, Fry adapted the hugely successful 1930s musical Me and My Girl for the West End, where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards. 14 by Beethoven. The Independent on Sunday Pink List named Fry the second most influential gay person in Britain in May 2007; he had taken the twenty-third position on the list the previous year. Mythos. Stephen Fry is shovelling down lettuce. He discussed this project in an interview with Rowling in 2005. Discover Stephen Fry's magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . The award was given for his BBC2 programme Stephen Fry: Out There. Fry has said, in his memoirs, that after receiving his payment for this work 25,000 he has never subsequently experienced "what one could call serious money troubles". [180] In February 2011, Fry was awarded the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University, the Harvard Secular Society and the American Humanist Association.[181]. Fry helped to fund a 1988 London re-staging of Stanshall's Stinkfoot, a Comic Opera, written by Vivian and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall for the Bristol-based Old Profanity Showboat. [63] The same year, he appeared on the BBC's genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?, tracing his maternal family tree to investigate his Jewish ancestry. [259] On 22 February 2011, Fry was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism by the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University.[260][261]. In the . Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is a British actor, writer, journalist, comedian, television presenter and film director. Fry is also a prolific writer, contributing to newspapers and magazines and has written four novels and three autobiographies: Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. [268] Fry said, "My five years in the role have been an honour and a privilege beyond almost anything I can remember. [64] Fry narrated The Story of Light Entertainment, which was shown from JulySeptember 2006. [202] Fry was listed number 2 in 2016 and number 12 in 2017 on the Pride Power list. En novembre 2016, Stephen Fry est annonc son tour pour reprendre son rle du D r Gordon Wyatt, qu'il avait tenu lors de la deuxime, quatrime et cinquime saison [31]. He also received a grade A in an alternative O-Level in the Study of Art[33] and scored a distinction in an S-Level paper in English. Stephen Fry . [71] His choice for the greatest gadget was the cigarette lighter, which he described as "fire with a flick of the fingers". [282] The sketch had been put together by Comic Relief and Children in Need to raise money and keep people entertained during the lockdown. What's that about? [247][248], In February 2018, Fry announced that he was recovering from an operation to treat prostate cancer, involving the removal of the prostate and 11 adjacent lymph nodes. [107], Fry is a long-standing fan of the anarchic British musical comedy group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and particularly of its eccentric front man, the late Vivian Stanshall. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2021. A Fry s Laurie du egyik fele, ahol trsa Hugh Laurie volt, az Egy kis Fry & Laurie s a Majd a komornyik trsszerzje s trsszereplje. Fry. After his notorious three months in Pucklechurch prison for credit card fraud, he attended Queens College, Cambridge in 1979, finishing with a 2:1 in English in 1981/2. His favourite piece was the String Quartet No. He is also known for his voice-over work; he read all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the UK audiobook recordings,[5] narrated Paddington Bear audiobooks,[6] narrated the video game series LittleBigPlanet and Birds of Steel, narrated an animated series of explanations of the laws of cricket[7] and narrated a series of animations about humanism for Humanists UK. @hellomag. Incuriousity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.". During this time, Fry starred in Blackadder II as Lord Melchett, made a guest appearance in Blackadder the Third as the Duke of Wellington, then returned to a starring role in Blackadder Goes Forth, as General Melchett. Hometown Rosa's parents, who originally lived in Vienna, were sent to a concentration camp in Riga. and "It detracted from and devalued my argument, such as it was, and it outraged and offended a large group of people for no very good reason. Nina Simone - 'I Wish I Knew how it would feel to be Free'. [266] The following year, in 2018, the article on blasphemy was removed from the Irish Constitution following a referendum. [28] He was later dismissed from Paston School, a grant-maintained grammar school that refused to let him progress to study A-Levels. $5.69 . [59][60] In 2022, Fry had a recurring role as biochemist Ian Gibbons in the Hulu miniseries The Dropout, which dramatizes the scandal involving biotechnology company Theranos. Having successfully passed the entrance exams in autumn 1977, Fry was offered a scholarship to Queens' College, Cambridge, for matriculation in autumn 1978, briefly teaching at Cundall Manor School,[34] a preparatory school in North Yorkshire, before taking his place. Franz Schubert - 'Variations 2 & 3 from Schubert's Piano Quintet in A'. [173] Later the same month, he was announced as the 2007 Mind Champion of the Year,[1] in recognition of the success of his documentary The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive in raising awareness of bipolar disorder. [165][166], He was made honorary president of the Cambridge University Quiz Society and honorary fellow of his alma mater Queens' College, Cambridge. Fry's weekly gadget column Dork Talk appeared in The Guardian from November 2007 to October 2008. He also narrated the U.K. audiobooks of the Harry Potter franchise. [96] In February 2008, Fry began presenting podcasts entitled Stephen Fry's Podgrams, in which he recounts his life and recent experiences. Throughout the 1980s, Fry did a huge amount of television and radio work, as well as writing for newspapers (e.g. He presented a 20-part, two-hour series, The Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music, a "witty guide" to the genre over the past 1,000 years, on Classic FM. He is probably best known for his television roles in Blackadder II (1986) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990).His support of the Terence Higgins Trust through events such as the first "Hysteria" benefit, as well as numerous other charity efforts, are probably those works of which he is most proud. He . "[264] "Because the God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac. I'm very very happy of course but had hoped for a private wedding. 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Ludwig van Beethoven - 'Presto Quartet Op. After it transferred to Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination. Fry provides the voice of Mr. Cavendish in "Big Stan on Campus". [106] He was also cast in a lead role in Simon Gray's 1995 play Cell Mates, which he left three days into the West End run, pleading stage fright. In 2011, Fry portrayed Professor Mildeye in the BBC adaptation of Mary Norton's 1952 novel The Borrowers. Years active [209] Fry was among over 100 signatories to a statement published by Sense about Science on 4 June 2009, condemning British libel laws and their use to "severely curtail the right to free speech on a matter of public interest". For his adaptation of Me and My Girl for the West End, he received two Laurence Olivier Awards and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play following its transfer to Broadway. posted by girly_girl. Since the publication of his first novel, The Liar (1993), . [88], Fry was offered a role in Valkyrie, but was unable to participate. Sunnydale Cemetery Stephen Fry in Bones Edmund Blackadder Feb 16, 2008 E Edmund Blackadder Scooby Feb 16, 2008 #1 I have (finally) just watched season 2 and its REALLY good. His television roles include Lord Melchett in the BBC television comedy series Blackadder, the title character in the television series Kingdom and Absolute Power, as well as recurring guest roles as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the American crime series Bones and Arthur Garrison MP on the Channel 4 period drama It's a Sin. [71] In the same month, the nature documentary series Ocean Giants, narrated by Fry, premiered. "[268] In February 2014, Fry became the honorary president of Proud Canaries, a new club for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans. He was a friend of John Mills. [152] As of June2021[update] he had 12.4million followers. Portraying his idol Oscar Wilde (of whom he had been an ardent admirer since the age of 13) in the 1997 film Wilde, he fulfilled the role to critical acclaim. I looked back up at my mother and thought to myself, 'That's the last time I'm going up one of those'. HELLO! Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. [8], Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957 in the Hampstead area of London,[9] the son of Marianne Eve Fry (ne Newman) and physicist and inventor Alan John Fry (19302019). [177], BBC Four dedicated two nights of programming to Fry on 17 and 18 August 2007, in celebration of his 50th birthday. [230][231][232] Fry has spoken publicly about his experience with the condition, which was depicted in the documentary Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, director, and activist. [164] Fry was also awarded an honorary degree from Anglia Ruskin University in 2005. "[265] In May 2017 it was announced that Fry, along with broadcaster RT, were under criminal investigation for blasphemy under the Defamation Act 2009, following a complaint from a member of the public about the broadcast: the case was dropped after Garda confirmed that they had not been able to locate a sufficient number of offended people. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989-1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993). Exploring the intersection of science and storytelling, Stephen Fry marvelled at dinosaur teeth and took DNA samples from Loch Ness as he examined how people from different cultures, continents. Birth Name: Stephen John Fry Birth Place: Hempstead, London, England Profession Actor, director, writer Actor 97 Credits Doctor Who 2022 The Graham Norton Show 2021 Apple & Onion 2021 The. I have to say though, three of my four favourite episodes have one thing in common - my favourite British Actor, Stephen Fry. [154] In October 2010, Fry left Twitter for a few days, with a farewell message of "Bye bye", following press criticism of a quote taken from an interview he had given. The first night, comprising programmes featuring Fry, began with a sixty-minute documentary entitled Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out. Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957, in Hampstead, London, England, to Marianne Eve and Alan John Fry, an English physicist and inventor. [14] His paternal grandmother, Ella Fry (ne Pring), had roots in Cheshire and Kent. This comprised a set of three one-man shows (titled Gods, Heroes and Men), each two hours in length, which were performed consecutively, multiple times during the show's run. [87] That year he also appeared in Eichmann (2007). [130], Fry has appeared in numerous advertisements, predominantly on UK television either on-screen or in voice-over starting with an appearance as "Count Ivan Skavinsky Skavar" in a 1982 advert for Whitbread Best Bitter. In 2017, the bird louse Saepocephalum stephenfryii was named after him, in honour of his contributions to the popularization of science as host of QI. He attended the then-Prince's wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. Following a 1987 pilot, the programme ran for 26 episodes across four series between 1989 and 1995. Stephen John Fry ( London, Egyeslt Kirlysg, 1957. augusztus 24. 4.0 out of 5 stars Try. He portrays the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and its 2016 sequel, and the Master of Lake-town in the film series adaptation of The Hobbit. [115] From May to July 2018, Fry appeared in Mythos: A Trilogy, a stage version of his book Mythos, in the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Fry grew up in the village of Booton, Norfolk, having moved at an early age from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, where he had attended Chesham Preparatory School. 501 likes. [42] In 1986 and 1987, Fry and Laurie performed sketches on the LWT/Channel 4 show Saturday Live. [233] In the programme, he interviewed other people with bipolar disorder including Robbie Williams, Carrie Fisher, Richard Dreyfuss and Tony Slattery. Who is Stephen Fry? Excellent appearances by Ryan O'Neill as Max Brennan and Stephen Fry as Booth's therapist. [256] Later that year, he and Christopher Hitchens participated in an "Intelligence Squared" debate in which they argued against Ann Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan, who supported the view that the Catholic Church was a force for good. His maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants, while his father's family was of English background. 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