Name: Stephen Fry
Date of Birth: 24 August 1957 Son of Marianne Fry and physicist/inventor Alan Fry. Older brother, Roger, and 7-year younger sister, Jo Foster (his agent). MAC fanatic, Usenet lurker, Internet/WWW enthusiast. Cricket fan, Sherlockian, charter member Groucho Club (Soho). Rector of Dundee University and hon. doctorate from that institution (July 1995). Flies his own classic biplane. Claims the UK record for saying 'fuck' on television most times in one live broadcast. He's regarded in the UK as 'Britain's Favourite Teddy Bear' and is a keen teddy bear collector himself. ... He hosted the 2001 and 2002 British Academy Awards (BAFTAS), which have been their 2 most successful years. A regular guest on the BBC quiz "Have I Got News for You" (1990) for many years, he now allegedly refuses to appear on the show as a protest against the sacking of former host, Angus Deayton. Narrates the audiobook versions (British releases) of the wildly popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Was nominated for Broadway's 1987 Tony Award as one of several writers, including the deceased L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber as well as collaborator Mike Ockrent, as Best Book (Musical) for "Me and My Girl." He was one of the guests at Prince Charles' and Camilla Parker-Bowles' wedding. Smokes a pipe. With Nick Green, co-founded the Bear Rescue Foundation, a charitable trust to rescue and nurture distressed bears. Godfather of Hugh Laurie and Jo Green's three children. A book has recently been published in the U.K. entitled 'Tish and Pish: How to Be of a Speakingness Like Stephen Fry' (author: Stewart Ferris). It's a humorous tribute to Stephen's wonderful use of the English language. Is a fan of Jethro Tull. Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blankety Blank on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live. He won against contestant Chantelle Houghton. In the Independent on Sunday 2006 Pink List -- a list of the most influential gay men and women -- he came no. 23, down from 21. He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and in 1981, along with Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Penny Dwyer, and Paul Shearer, became the first winner of The Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh fringe festival. He was a good friend of author Douglas Adams. Suffers from bipolar disorder. Is a big fan of the iconic 60s British comedy rock band, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, and participated in their 40th anniversary reunion show at the Astoria in London on January 28, 2006 along with 'Adrian Edmondson', Paul Merton and Phill Jupitus. He has a very wide taste in music, with particular favorites being Richard Wagner, Led Zeppelin and Abba. Very fond of vintage British TV themes. In the 1980s he shared a house in London with Hugh Laurie. They needed some plastering doing. The plasterers turned out to be Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson who were inspired by Fry and Laurie to have a go at comedy. Won the 1998 Sidewise Award for Alternate History for his novel Making History. He has been described as "deeply dippy for all things digital", claims to have owned the second Macintosh sold in the UK and to have never encountered a smartphone that he has not bought. When in London, Fry drives his own black cab for ease of transportation. Ranked #44 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture". Is related to English sportsman, politician and all-round polymath C. B. Fry. Blacks out his website as part of Internet Blackout Week NZ from Feb 16 to 23 to protest against the controversial New Zealand 'Section 92A' law which has ISPs disconnect users accused of copyright infringement. Mentioned on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (on a night when Tom Cruise was another guest) that he was offered a role in Valkyrie. Speaks German. (Source: his entry on the "Who do you think you are?" TV series). Of Austrian descent. (Source: his entry on the "Who do you think you are?" TV series). Read more Stephen Fry movies (actor)Stephen Fry movies (director)User Comments |
