[221] In a tweet, Fry highlighted the plight of the Uyghurs.[222]. Last but not least, he lent his voice to 'Harry Potter' audio series and many other animation works. 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. . Fecha de publicacin. Stephen Fry [225][226][227][228] Fry has since posted an apology in a six-page post on his personal blog, in which he apologised for his remarks, stating that "I didn't even really at the time notice the import of what I had said, so gave myself no opportunity instantly to retract the statement. In 2012 he played Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe. Audible Release Date: 10 November 2020. 14 by Beethoven. 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. The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography is the 2010 autobiography of Stephen Fry.The book is a continuation from the end of his 1997 publication of his first autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography.Though without a strict chronology, it concentrates on a seven-year period of Fry's life, taking up the story after his release from prison, his time at the University of Cambridge and his . What is Stephen Fry's explanation for those phenomena, and is it actually any more satisfying of an answer? In 2007, Fry wrote, for director Peter Jackson, a script for a remake of The Dam Busters. [263] Fry later stated he did not refer to any specific religion: "I said quite a few things that were angry at this supposed God. Magazine Interview with Stephen Fry. 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. [185], In 2021, he was made a Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou for his contribution in enhancing knowledge about Greece in the United Kingdom and reinforcing ties between the two countries. [55][56][57] In 2014, he began starring alongside Kiefer Sutherland and William Devane in 24: Live Another Day as British Prime Minister Alastair Davies. He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco (1983-1984) alongside Laurie . [71] His choice for the greatest gadget was the cigarette lighter, which he described as "fire with a flick of the fingers". Eugene Onegin), This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 19:15. 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 . Both Pushnote and Sidewiki were discontinued the following year. Fry also starred in the 2018 heist comedy film The Con Is On, previously titled The Brits Are Coming. Bones est une srie tlvise amricaine en 246 pisodes de 42 minutes cre par Hart Hanson d'aprs les romans de Kathy Reichs, . 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. However, he retracted the announcement that he would be leaving the following day. 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. Ultimately however only three episodes were released, the rest with the note 'exact release date pending'. [202] Fry was listed number 2 in 2016 and number 12 in 2017 on the Pride Power list. $35.65 + $31.92 shipping. [47], He reprised his role as (a descendant of) Lord Melchett for The Big Night In, a 20 April 2020 telethon held during the COVID-19 pandemic, for a skit in which he held a video call with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, who made a surprise appearance. [186], Fry married comedian Elliott Spencer in January 2015 in Dereham, Norfolk. 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. or Tobacco and Boys for the 1980 Edinburgh Festival, where it won the Fringe First prize. [118], Fry has been the reader for the British versions of all of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of audiobooks. He . tags: foolish , foolish-people , ignorant , incuriosity , uninformed , uninformed-opinion. It's utterly, utterly evil. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act . Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind.[1]. [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. [243][244] Fry has stated that he is allergic to champagne[245] and bumble bee stings. Fry's book The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within is a guide to writing poetry. [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. [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. [148][149], In November 2009, Fry's Twitter account reached one million followers. I take this opportunity to apologise now." [90] He played Mycroft Holmes in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, directed by Guy Ritchie. But for Brennan's amazing staff at the Jeffersonian, two main characters would have become victims . [163] He also served two consecutive terms 1992 to 1995 and 1995 to 1998 as the student-elected Rector of the University of Dundee. He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco . 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. His maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants, while his father's family was of English background. In 1984, Fry was engaged to do the rewrite of the Noel Gay musical "Me and My Girl," which made him a millionaire before the age of 30. "[219] Fry's rendering, however, reads, "Progress is not achieved by preachers and guardians of morality, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and sceptics. Rosa's parents, who originally lived in Vienna, were sent to a concentration camp in Riga. Fry performed several of Stanshall's numbers as part of the Bonzos' 2006 reunion concert at the London Astoria. HarperCollins Editores Limitado. [236] Fry went missing for several days and contemplated suicide. Fat chance! [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. 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". -) angol humorista, r, sznsz, regnyr, filmkszt s televzis szemlyisg. Stephen Fry (born 24th August 1957) is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. 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. His favourite piece was the String Quartet No. [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. He portrayed an outdoor magazine publisher helping to ease his best worldly reporter (Joel McHale) into a desk job. From 2001 to 2017 he hosted the British Academy Film Awards 12 times. [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. He appears frequently on other panel games, such as the radio programmes Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. [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. 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 [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. In 2004 he was the narrator for an adaptation of Vanity Fair on BBC Radio 4. 17 Mar 2022. . Similar to Google Sidewiki, Pushnote was a browser add-on that enabled users to leave comments on any site they visit. In the summer of 1977, he passed two A-Levels in English and French, with grades of A and B. Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director. Mythos. [213][214] Fry said in 2015 that the Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre "has done more to damage the Britain I love than any single person". 2004. Dr. Gordon Wyatt. [94] In 2002, Fry was one of the narrators of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, in which he voiced Winnie-the-Pooh. 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). Bones (TV Series 2005-2017) Stephen Fry as Dr. Gordon Wyatt. Report abuse. [87] That year he also appeared in Eichmann (2007). [183] In March 2014 Fry beat David Attenborough and Davina McCall to win the Best Presenter award at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards. [108], In 2009, Fry provided the voice of St Peter for Liberace, Live From Heaven by Julian Woolford at London's Leicester Square Theatre. [65] In 2007, he presented a documentary on the subject of HIV and AIDS, HIV and Me. [249][250], In March 2021, Fry hailed the "wonderful moment" at receiving the OxfordAstraZeneca COVID vaccine at Westminster Abbey. [160] He left Twitter again in November 2022,[161] joining Mastodon that same month. 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. I looked back up at my mother and thought to myself, 'That's the last time I'm going up one of those'. 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"[205] Eleven days after the news story, Fry married Spencer on 17 January at Dereham in Norfolk. [203][204], On 6 January 2015, British tabloid The Sun reported that Fry would marry his partner, comedian Elliott Spencer. [102], Fry wrote the play Latin! Like many Britons, Stephen Fry is a fan of Doctor Who. Following a 1987 pilot, the programme ran for 26 episodes across four series between 1989 and 1995. [23] His maternal grandparents, Martin and Rosa Neumann,[13] were Hungarian Jews who emigrated from urany (now in Slovakia) to the UK in 1927. [75] In November 2012, Fry hosted a gadgets show called Gadget Man, exploring the usefulness of various gadgets in different daily situations to improve the livelihoods of everyone. Stephen Fry is to reprise his role on US drama Bones, it has been announced. [150] In November 2010, he welcomed his two-millionth follower with a blog entry detailing his opinions and experiences of Twitter. 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