The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant . He has also made appearances in the films Chariots of Fire (1981), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Stephen Fry was raised alongside an older brother, Roger Fry, and a younger sister, Joanna Jo Fry. Following three one-man shows in Australia, Fry announced a 'sort of stand-up' performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London for September 2010. English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, director, and activist. Stephen Fry is an English comedian, actor, and writer famous for the Emmy Award-winning documentary series Stephen Fry: The Secret Lige of the Manic Depressive. Spouse(s) [194] For the 25th anniversary of the GNU operating system, Fry appeared in a video explaining some of the philosophy behind GNU by likening it to the sharing found in science. In 2017, Fry also released his own audio book on Audible, titled Mythos,[122] which he both wrote and narrated. [246] Fry also has prosopagnosia ("face blindness"). 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". His short was based on a story from his childhood at school. Eugene Onegin), This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 19:15. Stephen John Fry was born on August 24, 1957, in Hampstead, London, the United Kingdom to parents Alan Fry and Marianne Eve Fry Newman. 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. Dr. Gordon Wyatt 6 episodes, 2007-2017 John M. Jackson . [45] In 2016, Fry had a lead role in the American sitcom The Great Indoors. Fry was nominated for a Tony in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for the Broadway revival. ", "I saw hate in a graveyard Stephen Fry", "Bear's Wild Weekend with Stephen Fry, broadcast 25 December 2013", "University Challenge page at UK Game Shows", "Stephen Fry. TV Shows. In 1984 he adapted Me and My Girl for the West End where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards. In Season 2's episode, "Aliens in a Spaceship," Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Dr. Jack Hodgins (TJ Thyne) were kidnapped by an unknown killer who would put two victims in an unknown place underground, left to suffocate to death. [124], Fry is the patron of the audiobook charity Listening Books. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. [266] The following year, in 2018, the article on blasphemy was removed from the Irish Constitution following a referendum. In the same year, he also appeared in the Dutch film The Discovery of Heaven, directed by Jeroen Krabb and based on the novel by Harry Mulisch. But let's dedicate today to Douglas Adams's diamond jubilee". He later recalled the incident as a hypomanic episode in his documentary about bipolar disorder, The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. [118], Fry has been the reader for the British versions of all of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of audiobooks. Similar to Google Sidewiki, Pushnote was a browser add-on that enabled users to leave comments on any site they visit. [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. He commemorated the million-followers milestone with a humorous video blog in which a 'Step Hen Fry' clone speaks from the year 2034, where MySpace, Facebook and Twitter have combined to form 'Twit on MyFace'. He was awarded the AoC Gold Award in 2004, and was entered into their Hall of Fame. Fry's career in television began with the 1982 broadcasting of The Cellar Tapes, the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue[40] which was written by Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, and Tony Slattery. Actor, Comedian, Author, Journalist, Broadcaster, Film Director [150] In November 2010, he welcomed his two-millionth follower with a blog entry detailing his opinions and experiences of Twitter. [65] In 2007, he presented a documentary on the subject of HIV and AIDS, HIV and Me. 4 people found this helpful. 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. [141][142] He is frequently asked to promote various charities and causes, often inadvertently causing their websites to crash because of the volume of traffic generated by his large number of followers; as Fry notes on his website: "Four thousand hits a second all diving down the pipeline at the same time for minutes on end. [114] On 17 September 2015, Fry shared the role of the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show which was staged at London's Playhouse Theatre and broadcast as the Rocky Horror Show Live. The following year, Fry announced the Pushnote launch to his then 2 million Twitter followers. Fry is a patron of its Lip Theatre Company. Fry. [70], In August 2011, Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets was shown on Channel 4 as one of the 100 Greatest strand. [93], Fry came to the attention of radio listeners with the 1986 creation of his alter-ego, Donald Trefusis, whose "wireless essays" were broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 programme Loose Ends. [109][110] The production transferred to Broadway, with Opening Night on 10 November 2013. . [282] The sketch had been put together by Comic Relief and Children in Need to raise money and keep people entertained during the lockdown. [277][278] Fry has also expressed support for action on climate change[279] and activist group Extinction Rebellion, and has criticized climate change denial. 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. The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco . He . [207], On 30 April 2008, Fry signed an open letter, published in The Guardian newspaper by a number of Jewish personalities, stating their opposition to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. [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. Bones (TV Series 2005-2017) Stephen Fry as Dr. Gordon Wyatt. Fat chance! Frequent radio appearances have ensued, notably on panel games Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Fry has published four novels as well as a collection of his radio and journalistic miscellanea. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind.[1]. Stephen Fry 'blasphemy': Comedian's remarks about God that prompted police investigation in full . [26] He took his O-Levels in 1972 at the age of 14 and passed all except physics,[27] but was expelled from Uppingham half a term into the sixth form. "Thank you @stephenfry for the love and humor. He is also a friend of Rowan Atkinson and was best man at Atkinson's wedding to Sunetra Sastry at the Russian Tea Room in New York City. QI has the highest viewing figures for any show on BBC Four and Dave (formerly UKTV G2). [136] The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000) is a modern retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. [197] On 16 April 2018, Fry released the first episode of a new podcast "Stephen Fry's 7 Deadly Sins" available on his website and other podcasting platforms[198] The first episode of the second series was released on 13 January 2020 and continued to be released over the course of nine weeks. 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. [32] In June 2015, Fry was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. [117] In September 2020, Fry was among the stars to mark the 100th anniversary of Sir Nol Cowards West End debut with a stage celebration titled "A Marvellous Party". In 1983, the BBC offered Fry, Laurie and Thompson their own show, which became The Crystal Cube, a mixture of science fiction and mockumentary that was cancelled after the first episode. I take this opportunity to apologise now." [50], Fry narrated the first two seasons of the English-language version of the Spanish children's animated series Pocoyo. He briefly attended Cawston Primary School in Cawston, Norfolk,[25] before going on to Stouts Hill Preparatory School in Uley, Gloucestershire, at the age of seven, and then to Uppingham School in Rutland, where he joined Fircroft house and was described as a "near-asthmatic genius". Fry performed several of Stanshall's numbers as part of the Bonzos' 2006 reunion concert at the London Astoria. [241], Appearing on the BBC's Top Gear in 2009, Fry had lost a significant amount of weight, and explained that he had shed a total of 6 stone (84lb; 38kg). Ludwig van Beethoven - 'Presto Quartet Op. It was all me. Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director. is a psychiatrist trained in forensic psychology. Stephen, who was brought up in Norfolk, has an elder brother named Roger and a younger sister named Jo. 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. Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry - Bones Fox Following his comedy BFF Hugh Laurie (more on him in a bit), Stephen Fry enjoyed Stateside success as Dr Gordon Wyatt - who was also training as a culinary chef - in. [199], Fry struggled to keep his homosexuality secret during his teenage years at public school, and by his own account did not engage in sexual activity for 16 years until the mid-1990s. [200] When asked when he first acknowledged his sexuality, Fry quipped: "I suppose it all began when I came out of the womb. His favourite piece was the String Quartet No. Stephen Fry 's mock confrontation with God during an interview with Gay Byrne saw Twitter transform into streams of philosophical pondering, angry Christian trolling and admiration. [193], Fry has a long-standing interest in Internet production, including having his own website since 1997. "[201] Fry was in a 15-year relationship with Daniel Cohen that ended in 2010. ; Large and in Charge: He plays a lot of authority figures and stands at an impressive 6'5. Writer, actor, comedian, doer of good works, excellent good friend to the famous and not, Fry lives in his London SW1 flat and his Norfolk house when not traveling. Stephen Fry, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole, Bradley Walsh, and Jodie Whittaker. Usually dispatched within 2-3 days. [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". FBI Deputy Director Sam Cullen 4 episodes, 2005-2006 Cyndi Lauper . How dare you? [85], Fry continued to make regular film appearances, notably in treatments of literary cult classics. Fry was the special guest in their "Blackmail" sketch. "[268] In February 2014, Fry became the honorary president of Proud Canaries, a new club for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans. [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. Actually, I'm going to. Bones won't wrap without another visit from Dr. chef Gordon Wyatt: Stephen Fry will return for a final guest appearance, TVLine has confirmed. With a stellar cast including a pre-House Hugh Laurie, his then comedy partner Stephen Fry (Bones, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies), and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's clueless sidekick . In 2000, he began starring as Charles Prentiss in the Radio 4 comedy Absolute Power, reprising the role for three further series on radio, and two on television. The Hippopotamus was later adapted into a 2017 film. 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. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain? [13][23][24] His mother's aunt and cousins were sent to Auschwitz and Stutthof and never seen again.[13]. 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. [186], Fry married comedian Elliott Spencer in January 2015 in Dereham, Norfolk. Bones enjoyed quite a few notable guest stars over the years, including Cyndi Lauper as a crime-solving psychic, Emily Deschanel's real-life sister Zooey. Verified Purchase. 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. $35.65 + $31.92 shipping. 111 mm. [100] In 2012, he appeared as a guest panellist in the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show Wordaholics. [243][244] Fry has stated that he is allergic to champagne[245] and bumble bee stings. He portrayed Maurice Woodruff in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and served as narrator in the 2005 film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Since the publication of his first novel, The Liar (1993), . Fry also starred in the 2018 heist comedy film The Con Is On, previously titled The Brits Are Coming. In 1997, he also had a cameo in the Spice Girls film Spice World. Stephen Fry had television roles in Blackadder, Kingdom and Absolute Power, as well as Bones and It's a Sin. I don't know what Fry would himself say, but if he responds similarly to Dawkins or others, then I can't imagine his answer being very . "[205] Eleven days after the news story, Fry married Spencer on 17 January at Dereham in Norfolk. Fry, Stephen, 2017. He grew up in Norfolk and attended Uppingham School and Stout's Hill. The award was given for his BBC2 programme Stephen Fry: Out There. 14 by Beethoven. [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. Audible Audiobook. [188] He became friends with King Charles III while Charles was Prince of Wales, through his work with The Prince's Trust. Last but not least, he lent his voice to 'Harry Potter' audio series and many other animation works. He has a recurring role on Bones playing Booth 's psychiatrist, Dr. Gordon Wyatt . Is there anything this guy can't do?! Fry has become known to American audiences for his recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones. [148][149], In November 2009, Fry's Twitter account reached one million followers. a weekly column in the "Daily Telegraph") and magazines (e.g. [120], In 2015, Fry made a live audio recording of the winning short story of the annual RA & Pin Drop Short Story Award, Ms. Featherstone and the Beast by Bethan Roberts, at a ceremony held at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. "[251], Fry has repeatedly expressed opposition to organised religion, and has identified himself as an atheist and humanist, while declaring some sympathy for the ancient Greek belief in capricious gods. 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). They are incurious. 131 in C-Sharp minor'. With the quest to prove Zack's (Eric Millegan) innocence hitting a road bump, Booth (David Boreanaz) turns to his old . He is not only the narrator for the LittleBigPlanet games, but also stars as a video game hero-villain Reaver in Fable 2 and 3. [192] He counts Wikipedia among his favourite websites "because I like to find out that I died, and that I'm currently in a ballet in China, and all the other very accurate and important things that Wikipedia brings us all". [281] In the lighthearted sketch, Fry reprises his Blackadder character Lord Melchett, who is on a Zoom call with the Duke of Cambridge as they talk about television shows such as EastEnders and Tiger King as well as homeschooling. In 2012, Fry wrote the foreword to the Union of UEA Students report on the student experience for LGBT+ members. Blind to the Bones (Cooper and Fry Crime Series, Libro 4) Artculo Ancho. [10][11][12][13] He has an older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Joanna. "Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London, to Marianne Eve (Newman) and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor. [139], In 2011, Fry appeared on Kate Bush's album 50 Words for Snow, featuring on the title track where he recites a list of surreal words to describe snow. He grew up in Norfolk and attended Uppingham School and Stout's Hill. In the 1994 romantic comedy film I.Q., he played the role of James Moreland. Elliott Spencer (m. 2015) 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. 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. Rosa's parents, who originally lived in Vienna, were sent to a concentration camp in Riga. He also narrates a section of Bungie's Destiny 2 expansion Warmind as the "Concierge"; an AI that, when interacted with at certain points, will give the player background information on Bray Exoscience. "[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. [66], On 7 May 2008, Fry gave a speech as part of a series of BBC lectures on the future of public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom,[67] which he later recorded for a podcast. He appeared as Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe in autumn 2012, followed by a limited West End run. Both Pushnote and Sidewiki were discontinued the following year. Stephen Fry's return to guest star in Bones brought the Sky1 US forensic science drama just over 600,000 viewers last night, Thursday 30 April. Who is Stephen Fry? [272], In 2008, Fry appeared in a film made by the Free Software Foundation to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the GNU Project to create a completely free operating system. In a 1988 television special, Blackadder's Christmas Carol, he played the roles of Lord Melchett and Lord Frondo. Related links [160] He left Twitter again in November 2022,[161] joining Mastodon that same month. British actors are overrated in Hollywood because Americans may be dazzled by their accents, according to Stephen Fry. Series Two: Celebrity Gallery", "Stephen Fry discovers that he too is 'just another ruddy peasant', "QI: Why Did Hitler Have A Silly Moustache? [131] He has since appeared in adverts for products and companies such as Marks & Spencer, Twinings, Kenco, Vauxhall Motors, Honda, Calpol, Heineken, Alliance & Leicester (a series of adverts which also featured Hugh Laurie),[132] After Eight mints, Direct Line insurance (with Paul Merton), Trebor mints, Virgin Media, Walkers potato crisps (fronting a new flavour),[133] and Sainsbury's supermarket. [157] Fry alluded to this on an April 2016 episode of The Rubin Report in which he criticised groupthink mentality and stated that his return to Twitter was a "maybe". The remark prompted a complaint from the Polish Embassy in London, an editorial in The Economist and criticism from British Jewish historian David Cesarani. He described the cancer as aggressive and said that early intervention had saved his life. [61] The same year he starred in two episodes of the Netflixromantic LGBT teen drama Heartstopper as headmaster of the main characters school. Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London , on August 24, 1957 and is an actor, author, and comedian. Years active Actor, Comedian, Author, Journalist, Broadcaster, Film Director, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Dr. Gordon Wyatt. [153], Fry has a history of temporarily distancing himself from the social networking site which began when he received criticism in October 2009. Special Agent Tim Sullivan His prolific writing partnership with Laurie began in 1981 with resulting Footlights revues for (among others) Mayweek, Edinburgh Festival, and a three month tour of Australia. "[258] Later that year, Fry joined 54 other public figures in signing an open letter published in The Guardian stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom being a state visit. 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. [165][166], He was made honorary president of the Cambridge University Quiz Society and honorary fellow of his alma mater Queens' College, Cambridge. [30] Over the summer, Fry absconded with a credit card stolen from a family friend. [102], Fry wrote the play Latin! It's utterly, utterly evil. Like. 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Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is a British actor, writer, journalist, comedian, television presenter and film director. [1] In 2013, he revealed that, in the previous year, he had started taking medication for the first time, in an attempt to control his condition. No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In 2003, Fry made his directorial dbut with Bright Young Things, adapted by him from Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies. [17] In his autobiographical writings and elsewhere, Fry has claimed relationship to the Fry family that founded the eponymous chocolate company, John Fry (one of the signatories to the death warrant for Charles I),[18][19][20] and the cricketer C. B. On 13 July 2010, he was made an honorary fellow of Cardiff University,[167] and on 28 January 2011, he was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Sussex, for his work campaigning for people suffering from mental health problems, bipolar disorder and HIV. Nombre de Publicacin. [87] That year he also appeared in Eichmann (2007). [269], In May 2022, it was announced that Fry would succeed Clare Connor as the president of Marylebone Cricket Club in October. Bones - Seasons 1 to 12 [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Eric Millegan, T.J. Thyne, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, Ryan O'Neal, Patricia Belcher, John Francis Daley, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Adams, John M. Jackson, Heavy D, Michael Grant Terry, Carla Gallo, John Boyd, Eugene Byrd, David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel: DVD & Blu-ray Bones In the 2009 television series Last Chance to See, Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine sought out endangered species, some of which had been featured in Douglas Adams' and Carwardine's 1990 book and radio series of the same name. 1 on the UK Album Chart list. [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. He appears frequently on other panel games, such as the radio programmes Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. In the . Like many Britons, Stephen Fry is a fan of Doctor Who. [155] In some quarters, the general methods Fry uses on Twitter have been criticised. In the same year, in V for Vendetta, he played a closeted TV presenter who challenges a fascist state - the screenwriters, The Wachowskis, pointed out that it was Fry's "normalcy" in the face of the insanity of the censorship of BTV that made his character truly powerful and added a "wholly unexpected dimension to the film". Character [203][204], On 6 January 2015, British tabloid The Sun reported that Fry would marry his partner, comedian Elliott Spencer. Hometown He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco (1983-1984) alongside Laurie . Stephen Fry, in full Stephen John Fry, (born August 24, 1957, London, England), British actor, comedian, author, screenwriter, and director, known especially for his virtuosic command and comical manipulation of the English languagein both speech and writing. He was a friend of John Mills. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me." BBC. When interviewed in 2015 by the Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne, Fry was asked what he would say if he came face-to-face with God, to which he replied: "Bone cancer in children: what's that about? Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2021. What it's like to never remember a face", "Stephen Fry recovering from prostate cancer surgery", "Stephen Fry hails 'wonderful moment' as he is vaccinated in Westminster Abbey", "Atheist duo convince crowd that the Church is not a force for good", "Stephen Fry: "it is essential to nail one's colours to the mast as a humanist", "Letters: Harsh judgments on the pope and religion", "Stepehn (sic) Fry Wins Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism", "Atheist Stephen Fry Delivers Incredible Answer When Asked What He Would Say If He Met God", "Stephen Fry responds to The Meaning of Life controversy", "Stephen Fry responds to Christian backlash after confronting God with 'Bone cancer in children? 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