Stephen Fry
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Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989), before gaining recognition as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017), and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.
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Stephen John Fry is a male actor, comedian, television presenter, and screenwriter born in Hampstead on 24 August 1957. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and Austria and speaks English. Fry began his work period in 1982 and has been employed by the BBC. He is educated at Queens' College and Uppingham School. His notable works include *Making History*, *Mythos*, *A Bit of Fry & Laurie*, *Mythos: Greek Myths Retold*, *A Boy Called Christmas*, *L'île du Dr Malo*, and *The Library Book*.
Fry is a member of the Labour Party and identifies with the atheism movement, though his religion or worldview is Judaism. He has been in a partner relationship with Hugh Laurie in business or sport and was unmarried partner to Daniel Cohen. Fry is a homosexual man. He has received the Richard Dawkins Award, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and the title of Knight Bachelor. His medical conditions include bipolar disorder, prosopagnosia, and prostate cancer.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 August 1957
- Works
- 75
Top works
- Mythos: Greek Myths Retold
- A Boy Called Christmas
- L'île du Dr Malo
- Mythos
- The Library Book
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Film & TV
Hampstead, London, England, UK
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. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry…
Known for
- Touché — Narrator (voice)2026
- Frank and Percy2026
- The Three Urns — Bookseller2026
- Joke2026
- Hexed — Elias Quire (voice)2026
- Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard — Self2026
- Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen — Narrator (voice)2026
- Time Travel Is Dangerous! — Narrator (voice)2025
- Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future — Self2025
- A Friend of Dorothy — Dickie2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Hampstead
- Occupation
- narrator
- Position held
- chairperson
- Employer
- BBC
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Movement
- atheism
- Official website
- www.stephenfry.com
- Image
- Stephen Fry at Berlinale 2024 Ausschnitt.jpg
- Height
- 1.94
Show 16 more facts
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- Commons category
- Stephen Fry
- date of birth
- 1957-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Stephen Fry
- medical condition
- prostate cancer
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- name in native language
- Stephen John Fry
- social media followers
- 103960
- partner in business or sport
- Hugh Laurie
- unmarried partner
- Daniel Cohen
- P8168
- creosol
- official blog URL
- www.stephenfry.com/category/miniblog
- official shop URL
- www.stephenfry.com/store
- birth name
- Stephen John Fry
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- nominated for
- Kentucky Colonel
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and broadcaster. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989), before gaining recognition as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017), and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.
Fry's film credits include Chariots of Fire (1981), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Gosford Park (2001), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), and Love & Friendship (2016). He portrayed the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and its 2016 sequel, and the Master of Lake-town in the film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit (2013–2014). For playing Oscar Wilde in the film Wilde (1997), Fry was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Between 2001 and 2017, he hosted the British Academy Film Awards 12 times.
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