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[43], Towards the end of 2003, Fry starred alongside John Bird in the television adaptation of Absolute Power, previously a radio series on BBC Radio 4. 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. [273] In the film, Fry explains the principles of software freedom central to the development of the Linux and GNU software projects. [84] Later that same year, he wrote the English libretto and dialogue for Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of The Magic Flute. But for Brennan's amazing staff at the Jeffersonian, two main characters would have become victims . Bones (TV Series 2005-2017) Stephen Fry as Dr. Gordon Wyatt. Fry moved to Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, where, after two years in the sixth form studying English, French, and History of Art,[29] he ultimately failed his A-Levels, not turning up for his English and French papers. In August 2010, Fry joined the board of directors at Norwich City Football Club. He was a friend of John Mills. HELLO! [252] In his first autobiography he described how he once considered ordination to the Anglican priesthood, but came to the conclusion that he "couldn't believe in God, because [he] was fundamentally Hellenic in [his] outlook". [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". The resulting vulnerability to his radial nerve which affects use of the arm was not diagnosed until he saw a consultant in the UK. He . Who is Stephen Fry? In 1984, Fry was engaged to do the rewrite of the Noel Gay musical "Me and My Girl," which made him a millionaire before the age of 30. [70], In August 2011, Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets was shown on Channel 4 as one of the 100 Greatest strand. Stephen Fry is to reprise his role on US drama Bones, it has been announced. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. In January 2016, it was announced that Fry would be appearing as the character "Cuddly Dick" in Series 3 of the Sky One family comedy Yonderland. QI has the highest viewing figures for any show on BBC Four and Dave (formerly UKTV G2). Report abuse. [193], Fry has a long-standing interest in Internet production, including having his own website since 1997. Following his release, he resumed his education at City College Norwich, promising administrators that he would study rigorously and sit the Cambridge entrance exams. [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). His site The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry has existed since 2002 and has attracted many visitors following his first blog in September 2007, which was consisted of a 6,500-word "blessay" on smartphones. "[262] Within days, the video was viewed over five million times. Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London , on August 24, 1957 and is an actor, author, and comedian. The University of Cambridge alumnus joked that he would have to "put petty rivalries behind [him]. [103] It had a revival in 2009 at London's Cock Tavern Theatre, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher. On 6 October 2009, Fry was interviewed by Jon Snow on Channel 4 News[223] as a signatory of a letter to British Conservative Party leader David Cameron expressing concern about the party forming a political alliance with the right-wing Polish Law and Justice party in the European Parliament. [13][23][24] His mother's aunt and cousins were sent to Auschwitz and Stutthof and never seen again.[13]. [46] The show was cancelled after one season. He discussed this project in an interview with Rowling in 2005. [240] While climbing aboard a boat, he slipped between it and the dock, and, stopping himself from falling into the water, his body weight snapped his right humerus. [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]. [253] He has stated that religion can have positive effects: "Sometimes belief means credulity, sometimes an expression of faith and hope which even the most sceptical atheist such as myself cannot but find inspiring. [104] The Cellar Tapes, the Footlights Revue of 1981, won the Perrier Comedy Award. [44] He appeared as the Christian God in 2011's Holy Flying Circus. He said that he took a "huge number of pills and a huge [amount] of vodka" and had to be brought back to the UK to be "looked after". [155] In some quarters, the general methods Fry uses on Twitter have been criticised. [271] Fry is the co-owner, with Gina Carter and Sandi Toksvig, of Sprout Pictures, an independent film and television company. Stephen Fry is a name that warms the hearts of millions in the British Isles and beyond. The appearance of the 59-year-old English comedian in the final bow of the favorite TV drama has been revealed by a tweet of David Boreanaz. Similarly, he and Hugh Laurie are the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster. HarperCollins Editores Limitado. Fry's weekly gadget column Dork Talk appeared in The Guardian from November 2007 to October 2008. While celebs like Demi Moore and Hugh Laurie 's pal Stephen Fry are Twitter enthusiasts, the House star has revealed he's baffled by the obsession with the micro-blogging site . 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). Stephen Fry is shovelling down lettuce. A second series, retitled Alfresco, was broadcast in 1983, and a third in 1984; it established Fry and Laurie's reputation as a comedy double act. But Stephen Fry, filming his brief return to the TV series Bones, is battling valiantly. [123] In June 2020, it was announced that Fry would read J. K. Rowling's children's book, The Ickabog. Stephen Fry/ Image Credits; bustle. FBI Deputy Director Sam Cullen 4 episodes, 2005-2006 Cyndi Lauper . 2004. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act . In 2001, he began hosting the BAFTA Film Awards, a role from which he stepped down in 2006. -) angol humorista, r, sznsz, regnyr, filmkszt s televzis szemlyisg. [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. Occupation [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 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. 111 mm. Dr. Gordon Wyatt 6 episodes, 2007-2017 John M. Jackson . 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. posted by girly_girl. In the 1994 romantic comedy film I.Q., he played the role of James Moreland. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. After returning, he explained that he had left Twitter to "avoid being sympathised with or told about an article" he "would otherwise never have got wind of". [182] As recognition of his public support for LGBT+ rights and for the Union's report, the Union of UEA Students awarded him, on 18 October 2012, Honorary Life Membership of the Union. [152] As of June2021[update] he had 12.4million followers. "Aaaaand that's a wrap on # 24LAD - not revealing if I live, die in a hail of gunfire or become ruler of the world. [58], In November 2019, it was announced that Fry would guest star in "Spyfall", the two-part opening episode of Doctor Who's twelfth series, which was broadcast on New Year's Day 2020. The website content is created by Fry and produced by Andrew Sampson. In a 1988 television special, Blackadder's Christmas Carol, he played the roles of Lord Melchett and Lord Frondo. Hampstead, London, England The second night was composed of programmes selected by Fry, as well as a 60-minute interview with Mark Lawson and a half-hour special, Stephen Fry: Guilty. Fry was the special guest in their "Blackmail" sketch. He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco (1983-1984) alongside Laurie . [164] Fry was also awarded an honorary degree from Anglia Ruskin University in 2005. Following a 1987 pilot, the programme ran for 26 episodes across four series between 1989 and 1995. In 1984 he adapted Me and My Girl for the West End where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards. Fry attacked the Catholic Church's teachings on sexuality and denounced its wealth. [53] He has also taken up a recurring guest role as FBI psychiatrist Dr. (later chef) Gordon Wyatt in the popular American drama Bones. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [124], Fry is the patron of the audiobook charity Listening Books. The original sentence reads, "True literature can exist only when it is created, not by diligent and reliable officials, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels and skeptics. "[171], In December 2006, he was ranked sixth for the BBC's Top Living Icon Award,[172] was featured on The Culture Show, and was voted Most Intelligent Man on Television by readers of Radio Times. (Sidenote: It was upon SF's suggestion that Emma Thompson landed a leading role in the London cast of this show.) [2][3][4], Fry is also known for his work in theatre. [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. Rosa's parents, who originally lived in Vienna, were sent to a concentration camp in Riga. [90] He played Mycroft Holmes in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, directed by Guy Ritchie. Special Agent Tim Sullivan In the 1980s, he starred as David Lander in four series of the BBC Radio 4 show Delve Special, written by Tony Sarchet, which then became the six-part Channel 4 series This is David Lander in 1988. Spouse(s) [178][179] The weekend programming proved such a ratings hit for BBC Four that it was repeated on BBC Two on 16 and 17 September 2007. [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. Fecha de publicacin. "[264] "Because the God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac. Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London, to Marianne Eve (Newman) and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor. Actually, I'm going to. [148][149], In November 2009, Fry's Twitter account reached one million followers. [75] In November 2012, Fry hosted a gadgets show called Gadget Man, exploring the usefulness of various gadgets in different daily situations to improve the livelihoods of everyone. In 2008, Fry's narration for Bond's Paddington Bear story More About Paddington (1959) saw him receive the Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title from the Audio Publishers Association in the U.S.[6] In June 2015, Fry backed children's fairy tale app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF together with other British celebrities Sir Roger Moore, Ewan McGregor, Joanna Lumley, Michael Caine, David Walliams, Dame Joan Collins, Charlotte Rampling, Paul McKenna and Michael Ball. His father Alan worked as a physicist and inventor. [62], Fry's first documentary was the Emmy Award-winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive in 2006. Libros, Thriller. [221] In a tweet, Fry highlighted the plight of the Uyghurs.[222]. The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. [97] In July 2008, he appeared as himself in I Love Stephen Fry, an Afternoon Play for Radio 4 written by former Fry and Laurie script editor Jon Canter. Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. ; Large and in Charge: He plays a lot of authority figures and stands at an impressive 6'5. [196] This vehicle has been featured in Fry's production Stephen Fry in America. Throughout the 1980s, Fry did a huge amount of television and radio work, as well as writing for newspapers (e.g. When writing a book review for Tatler, Fry wrote under a pen name, Williver Hendry, editor of A Most Peculiar Friendship: The Correspondence of Lord Alfred Douglas and Jack Dempsey, a field close to his heart as an Oscar Wilde enthusiast. [195] When in London, he drives a dark green TX4 London cab. Besides working on screen, he also wrote many novels and contributed to many magazines and newspapers. [177], BBC Four dedicated two nights of programming to Fry on 17 and 18 August 2007, in celebration of his 50th birthday. 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