It also earned him a nomination for a Tony award in 1987. [221] In a tweet, Fry highlighted the plight of the Uyghurs.[222]. [44] He appeared as the Christian God in 2011's Holy Flying Circus. [2][3][4], Fry is also known for his work in theatre. Watchable. 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. [273] In the film, Fry explains the principles of software freedom central to the development of the Linux and GNU software projects. [224] During the interview, he stated: There has been a history, let's face it, in Poland of a right-wing Catholicism which has been deeply disturbing for those of us who know a little history, and remember which side of the border Auschwitz was on and know the stories, and know much of the anti-semitic, and homophobic and nationalistic elements in countries like Poland. [62], Fry's first documentary was the Emmy Award-winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive in 2006. 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. The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. [266] The following year, in 2018, the article on blasphemy was removed from the Irish Constitution following a referendum. 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). Similar to Google Sidewiki, Pushnote was a browser add-on that enabled users to leave comments on any site they visit. [158][159] He returned to Twitter in August 2016. Stephen Fry is to appear in three episodes of hit US crime drama Bones. Stephen Fry's eight favourite songs: Johann Sebastian Bach - 'Partita No. [50], Fry narrated the first two seasons of the English-language version of the Spanish children's animated series Pocoyo. He also interviewed the Prime Minister Tony Blair as part of a series of podcasts released by 10 Downing Street. He was awarded the AoC Gold Award in 2004, and was entered into their Hall of Fame. Stephen Fry has accused establishment organisations of being "so horrified by their own lack of judgement" over the . In 2011, Fry portrayed Professor Mildeye in the BBC adaptation of Mary Norton's 1952 novel The Borrowers. 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. [78], In 2003, Fry began hosting QI (Quite Interesting), a comedy panel game television quiz show. Stephen John Fry ( London, Egyeslt Kirlysg, 1957. augusztus 24. TOP 1000 REVIEWER. [14] His paternal grandmother, Ella Fry (ne Pring), had roots in Cheshire and Kent. In January 2016, it was announced that Fry would be appearing as the character "Cuddly Dick" in Series 3 of the Sky One family comedy Yonderland. [163] He also served two consecutive terms 1992 to 1995 and 1995 to 1998 as the student-elected Rector of the University of Dundee. In 2011, he was the subject of Molly Lewis's song An Open Letter to Stephen Fry, in which the singer jokingly offers herself as a surrogate mother for his child. While celebs like Demi Moore and Hugh Laurie 's pal Stephen Fry are Twitter enthusiasts, the House star has revealed he's baffled by the obsession with the micro-blogging site . English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, director, and activist. -) angol humorista, r, sznsz, regnyr, filmkszt s televzis szemlyisg. His maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants, while his father's family was of English background. [23] His maternal grandparents, Martin and Rosa Neumann,[13] were Hungarian Jews who emigrated from urany (now in Slovakia) to the UK in 1927. In the summer of 1977, he passed two A-Levels in English and French, with grades of A and B. Avalon Harmonia 5 episodes, 2009-2017 Eddie McClintock . Report abuse. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the "Tatler" back in the 1980s, Emma Thompson has characterised her friend as "90 percent gay, 10 percent other. 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. 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. He was best man at Laurie's wedding and is godfather to all three of his children. But now I'm so happy to relinquish my seat on the board to Thomas Smith and to engage as fully as I can in the role of ambassador for Norwich City. Tema. He has a recurring role on Bones playing Booth's psychiatrist, Dr. Gordon Wyatt. Fry helped to fund a 1988 London re-staging of Stanshall's Stinkfoot, a Comic Opera, written by Vivian and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall for the Bristol-based Old Profanity Showboat. The first night, comprising programmes featuring Fry, began with a sixty-minute documentary entitled Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out. [253] He has stated that religion can have positive effects: "Sometimes belief means credulity, sometimes an expression of faith and hope which even the most sceptical atheist such as myself cannot but find inspiring. Stephen Fry was raised alongside an older brother, Roger Fry, and a younger sister, Joanna Jo Fry. Blind to the Bones (Cooper and Fry Crime Series, Libro 4) Artculo Ancho. Stephen Fry is an English actor and the narrator for the LittleBigPlanet games. [156] On 15 February 2016, Fry deleted his Twitter account, after receiving criticism for a tweet about Jenny Beavan and her dress. Fry performed several of Stanshall's numbers as part of the Bonzos' 2006 reunion concert at the London Astoria. articles for "Arena"). "[268] In February 2014, Fry became the honorary president of Proud Canaries, a new club for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans. What is Stephen Fry's explanation for those phenomena, and is it actually any more satisfying of an answer? [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". Fry has become known to American audiences for his recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones. [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. [96] In February 2008, Fry began presenting podcasts entitled Stephen Fry's Podgrams, in which he recounts his life and recent experiences. Audible Release Date: 10 November 2020. About Stephen Fry. FBI Deputy Director Sam Cullen 4 episodes, 2005-2006 Cyndi Lauper . Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London, to Marianne Eve (Newman) and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor. Stephen John Fry ( born August 24, 1957; age 65) is a prolific British comedian, actor, author, and media personality who played British Prime Minister Alastair Davies in 24: Live Another Day. [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". Bones mend and become actually stronger in the very place they were broken and where they have knitted up; mental wounds can grind and ooze for decades and be re-opened by the quietest whisper." Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot tags: words , wounds Read more quotes from Stephen Fry Share this quote: Like Quote Recommend to friends [69], In May 2009, Fry unveiled The Dongle of Donald Trefusis, an audiobook series following Donald Trefusis (a fictional character from Fry's novel The Liar and from the BBC Radio 4 series Loose Ends), set over 12 episodes. It was all me. [121] In February 2017, Audible released Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, a complete collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, all read by Fry, who also narrated an introduction for each novel or collection of stories. Fry also starred in the 2018 heist comedy film The Con Is On, previously titled The Brits Are Coming. In August 2010, Fry joined the board of directors at Norwich City Football Club. [13][23][24] His mother's aunt and cousins were sent to Auschwitz and Stutthof and never seen again.[13]. Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London, to Marianne Eve (Newman) and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor. [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. Fry grew up in the village of Booton, Norfolk, having moved at an early age from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, where he had attended Chesham Preparatory School. Actor, Comedian, Author, Journalist, Broadcaster, Film Director Hometown He portrayed an outdoor magazine publisher helping to ease his best worldly reporter (Joel McHale) into a desk job. [90] He played Mycroft Holmes in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, directed by Guy Ritchie. 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. He discussed this project in an interview with Rowling in 2005. [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. 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 How dare you create a world where there is such misery that's not our fault? He has been described as "deeply dippy for all things digital" and claims to have bought the third Macintosh computer sold in the UK (his friend Douglas Adams bought the first two). He has starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder, Kingdom, Stephen Fry in America, QI, Bones and Jeeves and Wooster. [160] He left Twitter again in November 2022,[161] joining Mastodon that same month. 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Oodles of it, with a fork, in long unmanageable pieces, while at the same time rattling through a tongue-twisting bit of dialogue. [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. Bones Last but not least, he lent his voice to 'Harry Potter' audio series and many other animation works. [106] He was also cast in a lead role in Simon Gray's 1995 play Cell Mates, which he left three days into the West End run, pleading stage fright. Stephen Fry had television roles in Blackadder, Kingdom and Absolute Power, as well as Bones and It's a Sin. [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. [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. [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. [77], On Christmas Day 2013, Fry featured with adventurer Bear Grylls in an episode of Channel 4's Bear's Wild Weekends. (Sidenote: It was upon SF's suggestion that Emma Thompson landed a leading role in the London cast of this show.) Bones. Stephen, who was brought up in Norfolk, has an elder brother named Roger and a younger sister named Jo. I have to say though, three of my four favourite episodes have one thing in common - my favourite British Actor, Stephen Fry. Years active Michael Frayn's "Look Look" and Gray's "Cell Mates" were less successful for both Fry and their playwrights, the latter not helped by his walking out of the play after only a couple of weeks. He jokes that he has never encountered a smartphone that he has not purchased. The Harry Potter author's latest is a fairytale set in Cornucopia, a tiny kingdom ruled by King Fred. Following his release, he resumed his education at City College Norwich, promising administrators that he would study rigorously and sit the Cambridge entrance exams. Fry moved to Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, where, after two years in the sixth form studying English, French, and History of Art,[29] he ultimately failed his A-Levels, not turning up for his English and French papers. 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