- Unabridged. [189] His best friend is Hugh Laurie,[131] whom he met while both were at Cambridge and with whom he has collaborated many times over the years. Mythos. articles for "Arena"). Stephen Fry First Appearance The Girl in the Gator Last Appearance The Steel in the Wheels List of Appearances [Source] "'Chef' Gordon Gordon Wyatt has more of a ring to it than 'Dr.' Gordon Gordon Wyatt." Gordon Wyatt Dr. Gordon Wyatt M.D. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind.[1]. [200] When asked when he first acknowledged his sexuality, Fry quipped: "I suppose it all began when I came out of the womb. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist, known primarily for appearances in the BBC television series Blackadder, the crime series Bones, and in V for Vendetta. 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. Stephen John Fry [108], In 2009, Fry provided the voice of St Peter for Liberace, Live From Heaven by Julian Woolford at London's Leicester Square Theatre. [238] In an interview with Richard Herring in 2013, Fry revealed that he had attempted suicide the previous year while filming abroad. Bones. [236] Fry went missing for several days and contemplated suicide. [126][127] He also narrated the first four Harry Potter games: Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, and Goblet of Fire. [215], In March 2014, Fry publicly backed "Hacked Off" and its campaign towards press self-regulation by "safeguarding the press from political interference while also giving vital protection to the vulnerable. [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. Stephen Fry has accused establishment organisations of being "so horrified by their own lack of judgement" over the . Stephen Fry/ Image Credits; bustle. (Sidenote: It was upon SF's suggestion that Emma Thompson landed a leading role in the London cast of this show.) [71] His choice for the greatest gadget was the cigarette lighter, which he described as "fire with a flick of the fingers". 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. Last but not least, he lent his voice to 'Harry Potter' audio series and many other animation works. Over the course of two days, in the Italian Dolomites, Fry travelled on the skids of a helicopter, climbed down a raging 500-foot waterfall, slept in a First World War trench and abseiled down a towering cliff face. [206], Fry was an active supporter of the Labour Party for many years and appeared in a party political broadcast on its behalf with Hugh Laurie and Michelle Collins in November 1993. 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. Elliott Spencer (m. 2015) "[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. Oodles of it, with a fork, in long unmanageable pieces, while at the same time rattling through a tongue-twisting bit of dialogue. Fry wrote on Twitter: "It looks as though a certain cat is out of a certain bag. Following his release, he resumed his education at City College Norwich, promising administrators that he would study rigorously and sit the Cambridge entrance exams. An old man had a police phone box of the kind we saw in the street all the time. [239], In January 2008, Fry broke his arm while filming Last Chance to See in Brazil. What is Stephen Fry's explanation for those phenomena, and is it actually any more satisfying of an answer? a weekly column in the "Daily Telegraph") and magazines (e.g. Throughout the 1980s, Fry did a huge amount of television and radio work, as well as writing for newspapers (e.g. [246] Fry also has prosopagnosia ("face blindness"). 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. Read more. [123] In June 2020, it was announced that Fry would read J. K. Rowling's children's book, The Ickabog. [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. First finding fame as one half of the Cambridge University sketch act Fry and Laurie, alongside House hero Hugh Laurie, Fry soon traversed the spectacle of television to become one of the nation's most dearly beloved TV personalities as he took on the role of host of QI one of the BBC's most widely . [10][11][12][13] He has an older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Joanna. In 2010, having learned some Irish for the role,[54] he filmed a cameo role in Ros na Rn, an Irish-language soap opera broadcast in Ireland, Scotland and the US. He's got his own Ben & Jerry's ice-cream, he's kick-started a Twitter craze, and now Stephen Fry is back as Dr. Gordon Gordon in Bones. Fry is also a prolific writer, contributing to newspapers and magazines and has written four novels and three autobiographies: Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. [91] He portrayed the Master of Lake-town in two of Peter Jackson's three film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit: the second The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,[92] and the third The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Years active He described the cancer as aggressive and said that early intervention had saved his life. [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. But let's dedicate today to Douglas Adams's diamond jubilee". [137] After its release, it reached No. $5.69 . He attended 'Cawston Primary School,' 'Stouts Hill Preparatory School,' and 'Uppingham . [196] This vehicle has been featured in Fry's production Stephen Fry in America. British actors are overrated in Hollywood because Americans may be dazzled by their accents, according to Stephen Fry. Having successfully passed the entrance exams in autumn 1977, Fry was offered a scholarship to Queens' College, Cambridge, for matriculation in autumn 1978, briefly teaching at Cundall Manor School,[34] a preparatory school in North Yorkshire, before taking his place. Ultimately however only three episodes were released, the rest with the note 'exact release date pending'. Love you all. [68] His six-part travel series Stephen Fry in America began on BBC One in October 2008, and saw him travel to each of the 50 US states. So, Stephen Fry doesn't believe in God because of bone cancer in children and parasitic eye insects. 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. 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". [45] In 2016, Fry had a lead role in the American sitcom The Great Indoors. 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". [266] The following year, in 2018, the article on blasphemy was removed from the Irish Constitution following a referendum. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is a British actor, writer, journalist, comedian, television presenter and film director. Stephen Fry is to reprise his role on US drama Bones, it has been announced. Actor, Comedian, Author, Journalist, Broadcaster, Film Director [255], In 2009, The Guardian published a letter from Fry addressing his younger self, explaining how his future is soon to unfold, reflecting on the positive progression towards gay acceptance and openness around him, and yet not everywhere, while warning on how "the cruel, hypocritical and loveless hand of religion and absolutism has fallen on the world once more". He grew up in Norfolk and attended Uppingham School and Stout's Hill. 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. [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). 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. Dee. His maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants, while his father's family was of English background. "[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. [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. [32] He was arrested in Swindon and, as a result, spent three months in Pucklechurch Prison on remand. 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