Sponsored. [160] He left Twitter again in November 2022,[161] joining Mastodon that same month. Series Two: Celebrity Gallery", "Stephen Fry discovers that he too is 'just another ruddy peasant', "QI: Why Did Hitler Have A Silly Moustache? Portraying his idol Oscar Wilde (of whom he had been an ardent admirer since the age of 13) in the 1997 film Wilde, he fulfilled the role to critical acclaim. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind.[1]. The award was given for his BBC2 programme Stephen Fry: Out There. [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. [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. [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. His favourite piece was the String Quartet No. 131 in C-Sharp minor'. [82] It earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor Drama. a weekly column in the "Daily Telegraph") and magazines (e.g. "[216], On 18 May 2018, Fry participated in the semi-annual Munk Debates in Toronto, Canada, where he argued against political correctness on the Con side of the topic "Be it resolved, what you call political correctness, I call progress" alongside Jordan Peterson, and in opposition to Pro side represented by Michelle Goldberg and Michael Eric Dyson. [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. [108], In 2009, Fry provided the voice of St Peter for Liberace, Live From Heaven by Julian Woolford at London's Leicester Square Theatre. Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London , on August 24, 1957 and is an actor, author, and comedian. In 2001, he began hosting the BAFTA Film Awards, a role from which he stepped down in 2006. A. Milne, Anthony Buckeridge, Eleanor Updale, George Orwell, and Alexander Pushkin. 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 . Why was Stephen Fry on Bones? Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me." BBC. Stephen Fry is to appear in three episodes of hit US crime drama Bones. The 49-year-old actor, author and comedian will play Dr Gordon Wyatt, an FBI psychiatrist who must assess whether. The website content is created by Fry and produced by Andrew Sampson. He is involved with the mental health charity Stand to Reason[234] and is president of Mind. [162], In 1995, Fry was presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Dundee, which named their main Students' Association bar after his novel The Liar. [151] On 11 March 2012, Fry noted his passing of the four-million-followers mark with a tweet: "Lordy I've breasted the 4 million followers tape. His father Alan worked as a physicist and inventor. [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. Here, he discusses seeing it for the first time: "The week before we moved house, the BBC started a new drama, starring William Hartnell. [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. [184] In an episode of QI, "M-Merriment", originally broadcast in December 2015, Fry was awarded membership of The Magic Circle. [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. Character Usually dispatched within 2-3 days. [8], Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957 in the Hampstead area of London,[9] the son of Marianne Eve Fry (ne Newman) and physicist and inventor Alan John Fry (19302019). 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. The comedian, actor, novelist, critic, quiz show . Last but not least, he lent his voice to 'Harry Potter' audio series and many other animation works. [2][3][4], Fry is also known for his work in theatre. [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". [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. [14] His paternal grandmother, Ella Fry (ne Pring), had roots in Cheshire and Kent. He jokes that he has never encountered a smartphone that he has not purchased. 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'. Like many Britons, Stephen Fry is a fan of Doctor Who. 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. Dr. Gordon Wyatt 6 episodes, 2007-2017 John M. Jackson . Fry's book The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within is a guide to writing poetry. "[220], On 1 February 2021, Fry supported the petition of two Holocaust survivors, Dorit Oliver-Wolff and Ruth Barnett who were asking to meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding the 'genocide amendment' to the trade bill; this amendment would allow an independent parliamentary judicial committee to examine evidence of genocide. In October 2015, it was announced that Fry would retire as the host of QI after the "M" series, and he was replaced by Sandi Toksvig.[81]. Spouse(s) [28] He was later dismissed from Paston School, a grant-maintained grammar school that refused to let him progress to study A-Levels. Stephen Fry is shovelling down lettuce. As well as his work in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written . He was the longtime host of the BBC television quiz show QI, with his tenure lasting from 2003 to 2016, during which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. 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[175] He was also granted a lifetime achievement award at the British Comedy Awards on 5 December 2007,[176] and the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards on 20 January 2010. He was brilliant. Bones (TV Series 2005-2017) Stephen Fry as Dr. Gordon Wyatt. [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. [113], In July 2014, Fry appeared on stage with Monty Python on the opening night of their live show Monty Python Live (Mostly). 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. Audible Audiobook. He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco (1983-1984) alongside Laurie . The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. 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. [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. [37][38] Fry also met his future comedy collaborator Hugh Laurie (through their mutual friend Emma Thompson) at Cambridge and starred alongside him in the Footlights.[39]. 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. 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. However, he retracted the announcement that he would be leaving the following day. [88], Fry was offered a role in Valkyrie, but was unable to participate. 2004. [249][250], In March 2021, Fry hailed the "wonderful moment" at receiving the OxfordAstraZeneca COVID vaccine at Westminster Abbey. [283] In March 2021, Fry narrated a short film for Cambridge Children's Hospital.[284]. [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. Stephen Fry 'blasphemy': Comedian's remarks about God that prompted police investigation in full . [192] Fry is also a supporter of GNU and the Free Software Foundation. [50], Fry narrated the first two seasons of the English-language version of the Spanish children's animated series Pocoyo. We are in the Royal Diner, a replica Washington eaterie open for business at a real Los Angeles. The University of Cambridge alumnus joked that he would have to "put petty rivalries behind [him]. [242] Fry is between 6feet 4inches (1.93m) and 6feet 5inches (1.96m) in height. Fry's acting career has not been limited to films and television. The Hippopotamus (1994) is about Edward (Ted/Tedward) Wallace and his stay at his old friend Lord Logan's country manor in Norfolk. 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. *Contains some strong language and adult humour* From Blackadder to A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Stephen Fry is a true comedy great. "[262] Within days, the video was viewed over five million times. Audible Release Date: 10 November 2020. Ludwig van Beethoven - 'Presto Quartet Op. In April 1986, Fry was among the British comedians who appeared in the first live telethon Comic Relief. Fry attacked the Catholic Church's teachings on sexuality and denounced its wealth. [247][248], In February 2018, Fry announced that he was recovering from an operation to treat prostate cancer, involving the removal of the prostate and 11 adjacent lymph nodes. [103] It had a revival in 2009 at London's Cock Tavern Theatre, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher. 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. [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. [217][218] During the debate, Fry paraphrased a famous sentence from the 1923 essay I Am Afraid, in which Old Bolshevik-turned-Soviet dissident Yevgeny Zamyatin denounced censorship in the Soviet Union. [118], Fry has been the reader for the British versions of all of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of audiobooks. [78], In 2003, Fry began hosting QI (Quite Interesting), a comedy panel game television quiz show. [10][11][12][13] He has an older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Joanna. [237] Fry has attempted suicide on a number of occasions, most recently in 2012. Menu. Besides working on screen, he also wrote many novels and contributed to many magazines and newspapers. 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 (19891995) and Jeeves and Wooster (19901993). 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. [53] He has also taken up a recurring guest role as FBI psychiatrist Dr. (later chef) Gordon Wyatt in the popular American drama Bones. [83] A year later, Fry starred in David Yates' small independent film The Tichborne Claimant, and in 2001, he played the detective in Robert Altman's period costume drama, Gosford Park. [45] In 2016, Fry had a lead role in the American sitcom The Great Indoors. [77], On Christmas Day 2013, Fry featured with adventurer Bear Grylls in an episode of Channel 4's Bear's Wild Weekends. 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? He grew up in Norfolk and attended Uppingham School and Stout's Hill. I'm very very happy of course but had hoped for a private wedding. During this time, Fry starred in Blackadder II as Lord Melchett, made a guest appearance in Blackadder the Third as the Duke of Wellington, then returned to a starring role in Blackadder Goes Forth, as General Melchett. Between 1990 and 1993, Fry starred as Jeeves (alongside Hugh Laurie's Bertie Wooster) in Jeeves and Wooster, 23 hour-long adaptations of P. G. Wodehouse's novels and short stories. Ultimately however only three episodes were released, the rest with the note 'exact release date pending'. He described the cancer as aggressive and said that early intervention had saved his life. Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director. An old man had a police phone box of the kind we saw in the street all the time. 501 likes. 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[65] In 2007, he presented a documentary on the subject of HIV and AIDS, HIV and Me. 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. He . He later recalled the incident as a hypomanic episode in his documentary about bipolar disorder, The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. He was a friend of John Mills. [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. [188] He became friends with King Charles III while Charles was Prince of Wales, through his work with The Prince's Trust. [42] In 1986 and 1987, Fry and Laurie performed sketches on the LWT/Channel 4 show Saturday Live. [43], Towards the end of 2003, Fry starred alongside John Bird in the television adaptation of Absolute Power, previously a radio series on BBC Radio 4. [96] In February 2008, Fry began presenting podcasts entitled Stephen Fry's Podgrams, in which he recounts his life and recent experiences. He has a recurring role on Bones playing Booth's psychiatrist, Dr. Gordon Wyatt. In 2012, Fry wrote the foreword to the Union of UEA Students report on the student experience for LGBT+ members. 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. Fry's use of the word "luvvie" (spelled "lovie" by Fry), in The Guardian on 2 April 1988, is given by the Oxford English Dictionary as the earliest recorded use of the word as a humorous synonym for "actor". The actor, who previously appeared as Dr Gordon Wyatt, will return to the show in the episode titled 'Mayhem On A Cross'. "[205] Eleven days after the news story, Fry married Spencer on 17 January at Dereham in Norfolk. Bones. [100] In 2012, he appeared as a guest panellist in the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show Wordaholics. In 2002, he played The Minister of Chance in the Doctor Who audio drama Death Comes to Time. But let's dedicate today to Douglas Adams's diamond jubilee". Stephen John Fry is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain? or Tobacco and Boys for the 1980 Edinburgh Festival, where it won the Fringe First prize. Fry's return to Bones, now reaching the end of its . [105], Fry was cast in Simon Gray's The Common Pursuit for its first staging in the West End on 7 April 1988, with Rik Mayall, John Sessions, Sarah Berger, Paul Mooney and John Gordon Sinclair, directed by Simon Gray. He grew up in Norfolk and attended Uppingham School and Stout's Hill. [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. Years active Following his release, he resumed his education at City College Norwich, promising administrators that he would study rigorously and sit the Cambridge entrance exams. [203][204], On 6 January 2015, British tabloid The Sun reported that Fry would marry his partner, comedian Elliott Spencer. He appeared as Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe in autumn 2012, followed by a limited West End run. Franz Schubert - 'Variations 2 & 3 from Schubert's Piano Quintet in A'. 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Birth date He was also nominated in "Best Entertainment Performance" for QI and "Best Factual Series" for Secret Life of the Manic Depressive at the British Academy Television Awards 2007. [124], Fry is the patron of the audiobook charity Listening Books. He presented a 20-part, two-hour series, The Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music, a "witty guide" to the genre over the past 1,000 years, on Classic FM. 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. With the quest to prove Zack's (Eric Millegan) innocence hitting a road bump, Booth (David Boreanaz) turns to his old . [138], Fry was, at one time, slated to adapt A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole for the big screen. Verified Purchase. "Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead, London, to Marianne Eve (Newman) and Alan Fry, a physicist and inventor. [89] Fry starred in the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland, as the voice of the Cheshire Cat. [156] On 15 February 2016, Fry deleted his Twitter account, after receiving criticism for a tweet about Jenny Beavan and her dress. He has a recurring role on Bones playing Booth 's psychiatrist, Dr. Gordon Wyatt . [275] He has been the president of the Great Fen Project since 2006[276] and vice-president of international NGO Fauna and Flora International since 2009. [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. Having made his film dbut in the 1985 film The Good Father, Fry had a brief appearance in A Fish Called Wanda (in which he is knocked out by Kevin Kline, who is posing as an airport security man), and then appeared as the eponymous Peter in Kenneth Branagh's Peter's Friends in 1992. Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles. 17 Mar 2022. [23] His maternal grandparents, Martin and Rosa Neumann,[13] were Hungarian Jews who emigrated from urany (now in Slovakia) to the UK in 1927. The production was then taken to the West End before transferring to Broadway where he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Avalon Harmonia 5 episodes, 2009-2017 Eddie McClintock . 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. [31] He had taken a coat when leaving a pub, planning to spend the night sleeping rough, but had then discovered the card in a pocket. His book choice was Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot and his luxury item was "canvasses, easels, brushes, an instruction manual". Bones Dr. Gordon Wyatt. [30] Over the summer, Fry absconded with a credit card stolen from a family friend. 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