[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. HarperCollins Editores Limitado. Sponsored. [14] His paternal grandmother, Ella Fry (ne Pring), had roots in Cheshire and Kent. 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". [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. [155] In some quarters, the general methods Fry uses on Twitter have been criticised. 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. [243][244] Fry has stated that he is allergic to champagne[245] and bumble bee stings. [108], In 2009, Fry provided the voice of St Peter for Liberace, Live From Heaven by Julian Woolford at London's Leicester Square Theatre. [71] In the same month, the nature documentary series Ocean Giants, narrated by Fry, premiered. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. [239], In January 2008, Fry broke his arm while filming Last Chance to See in Brazil. "Thank you @stephenfry for the love and humor. 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. It's utterly, utterly evil. [150] In November 2010, he welcomed his two-millionth follower with a blog entry detailing his opinions and experiences of Twitter. 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". [190], A fan of cricket, Fry has stated that he is related to former England cricketer C. B. Fry,[191] and was interviewed for the Ashes Fever DVD, reporting on England's victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series. "The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. "[143] He uses his influence to recommend underexposed musicians and authors (who often see large increases in web hits and sales)[144][145] and to raise awareness of contemporary issues in the world of media and politics, notably the dropping of an injunction against The Guardian[146][147] and public anger over Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir's article on the death of Boyzone member Stephen Gately. 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. "Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London, to Marianne Eve (Newman) and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor. [257], In 2010, Fry was made a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association, stating: "it is essential to nail one's colours to the mast as a humanist. HULU/Beth Dubber. [35] At Cambridge, he joined the Footlights, appeared on University Challenge,[36] and read for a degree in English Literature, graduating with upper second-class honours. 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. Is there anything this guy can't do?! 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. [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. [96] In February 2008, Fry began presenting podcasts entitled Stephen Fry's Podgrams, in which he recounts his life and recent experiences. Dee. 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. 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 . He was a friend of John Mills. . [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. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. [235], In 1995, while appearing in the West End play Cell Mates, Fry had a nervous breakdown and walked out of the production, causing its early closure and incurring the displeasure of co-star Rik Mayall and playwright Simon Gray. [177], BBC Four dedicated two nights of programming to Fry on 17 and 18 August 2007, in celebration of his 50th birthday. 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. [237] Fry has attempted suicide on a number of occasions, most recently in 2012. [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 2010, Fry took part in a Christmas series of short films called Little Crackers. Undeterred, Fry, Laurie and Thompson appeared in "Bambi", an episode of The Young Ones from 1984 where they parodied themselves as the University Challenge representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge",[41] and Fry also appeared in Ben Elton's 1985 Happy Families series. 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He described the cancer as aggressive and said that early intervention had saved his life. ; Deadpan Snarker: Both on screen and in real life, you can always rely on him to bring the snark. Stephen Fry . 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. 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. Stephen Fry 'blasphemy': Comedian's remarks about God that prompted police investigation in full . Fry has become known to American audiences for his recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones. [69] In the same year, he narrated the nature documentaries Spectacled Bears: Shadow of the Forest for the BBC Natural World series. 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. He attended the then-Prince's wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. 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. [72][73] In November 2011, an episode of Living The Life featured Fry in an intimate conversation discussing his life and career with The Rolling Stones' bass player Bill Wyman. [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". [137] After its release, it reached No. [282] The sketch had been put together by Comic Relief and Children in Need to raise money and keep people entertained during the lockdown. 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. [32] In June 2015, Fry was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. Fry also starred in the 2018 heist comedy film The Con Is On, previously titled The Brits Are Coming. 4 people found this helpful. Frequent radio appearances have ensued, notably on panel games Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Stephen Fry plays Dr Gordon Wyatt, a former black metal rocker in Bones, but he admits his teen tastes in music were more Wagner, Beethoven and Mozart than Black Sabbath. 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 . Watchable. Fry wrote on Twitter: "It looks as though a certain cat is out of a certain bag. 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. "[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. The comedian, actor, novelist, critic, quiz show . Read more. [280], In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fry appeared in a sketch alongside Prince William for a charity show titled The Big Night In on BBC One. 1 in B flat major'. Stephen Fry tags: foolish , foolish-people , ignorant , incuriosity , uninformed , uninformed-opinion. He discussed this project in an interview with Rowling in 2005. One Last Aliento Cooper y Fry Crimen Serie, Libro 5 Stephen Booth. [70], In August 2011, Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets was shown on Channel 4 as one of the 100 Greatest strand. I wish I could take credit for ushering the club up from League One to the Premiership during that time on the Board. [236] Fry went missing for several days and contemplated suicide. 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. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is a British actor, writer, journalist, comedian, television presenter and film director. 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