Gutting IRS Will Help Wealthy Avoid More Taxes | Opinion, Eliminating Income Tax Means More Money for Americans | Opinion, 'The Crown' Tackles Duke of Windsor's Nazi Collusion, 'The Crown' Adapts Princess Margaret's Queer Love. [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]. In September 2011, Fry's Planet Word, a five-part documentary about language, aired on BBC HD and BBC Two. [207] Fry was among over 100 signatories to a statement published by Sense about Science on 4 June 2009, condemning British libel laws and their use to "severely curtail the right to free speech on a matter of public interest". [146][147], In November 2009, Fry's Twitter account reached one million followers. [105], Fry is a long-standing fan of the anarchic British musical comedy group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and particularly of its eccentric front man, the late Vivian Stanshall. [135] After its release, it reached No. [183], 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. [271] In the film, Fry explains the principles of software freedom central to the development of the Linux and GNU software projects. Meet Polly Fry, the photographer's love child. Season 2 of The Crown is currently streaming on Netflix. 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. 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. [122], Fry is the patron of the audiobook charity Listening Books. [237], In January 2008, Fry broke his arm while filming Last Chance to See in Brazil. He was a massive lover of cricket and used to play cricket. [240] Fry is between 6feet 4inches (1.93m) and 6feet 5inches (1.96m) in height. Fry has said, in his memoirs, that after receiving his payment for this work 25,000 he has never subsequently experienced "what one could call serious money troubles". [88] He played Mycroft Holmes in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, directed by Guy Ritchie. Polly Fry (she Is Now Married To Barnaby Higson)the Now 44 Year Old Society Heiress Who Claims She Is The Society Love The numbers currently linked to Polly are (408) 275-8855 (Pacific Bell), (408) 569-6447 (Sprint Spectrum LPPacific Bell). [116], Fry has been the reader for the British versions of all of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of audiobooks. His favourite piece was the String Quartet No. She was a daughter of the Reverend John McGee and Margaret Elizabeth Peggy Deal. In September 2012, Fry made a return to the stage at Shakespeare's Globe, appearing as Malvolio in a production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, which transferred to the West End in November 2012. How dare you create a world where there is such misery that's not our fault? 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. Stephen and Elliott shared snaps of their big day - publicly revealing details about their clandestine coupling. He later said that he would have killed himself if he had not had "the option of disappearing". I was merely saying things that Bertrand Russell and many finer heads of the mind have said for many thousands of years, going all the way back to the Greeks. Fry performed several of Stanshall's numbers as part of the Bonzos' 2006 reunion concert at the London Astoria. Fry's book The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within is a guide to writing poetry. [228][229][230] Fry has spoken publicly about his experience with the condition, which was depicted in the documentary Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. [197], 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. Fry appeared in campaign literature to support changing the British electoral system from first-past-the-post to alternative vote for electing members of parliament to the House of Commons in the Alternative Vote referendum of 2011. The child's mother, Camilla Fry, was the wife of Armstrong-Jones's best friend, Jeremy. [139][140] 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. He has published several books and hosts the TV comedy quiz show QI. Fry's weekly gadget column Dork Talk appeared in The Guardian from November 2007 to October 2008. [21][22] Fry's mother is Jewish, but he was not brought up in a religious family. Camilla died in 2000. 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[136], Fry was, at one time, slated to adapt A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole for the big screen. [149] 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. Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me: With Stephen Fry, Jackie Clune, Jo Crocker. [206] Furthermore, he is a signatory member of the British Jews for Justice for Palestinians organisation, which campaigns for Palestinian rights. [104] 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. A lifelong fan of "the Canaries" and a regular visitor to Carrow Road, he said, on being appointed, "Truly this is one of the most exciting days of my life, and I am as proud and pleased as I could be. "[252] Fry claims to have been expelled from Salt Lake City, Utah, because of a joke made about doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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. He is related to English sportsman, politician and polymath C. B. Fry. [64], 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,[65] which he later recorded for a podcast. In 1984, Fry adapted the hugely successful 1930s musical Me and My Girl for the West End, where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards. [275][276] Fry has also expressed support for action on climate change[277] and activist group Extinction Rebellion, and has criticized climate change denial. [94] In February 2008, Fry began presenting podcasts entitled Stephen Fry's Podgrams, in which he recounts his life and recent experiences. [32] In 2018, alongside Nadiya Hussain and Olly Alexander, Fry was part of Sport Relief's attempt to raise awareness of mental health. [235] Fry has attempted suicide on a number of occasions, most recently in 2012. How dare you? Frequent radio appearances have ensued, notably on panel games Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. The child's mother, Camilla Fry, was the wife of Armstrong-Jones's best friend, Jeremy. The resulting vulnerability to his radial nerve which affects use of the arm was not diagnosed until he saw a consultant in the UK. Ridiculus sociosqu cursus neque cursus curae ante scelerisque vehicula. [181] In March 2014 Fry beat David Attenborough and Davina McCall to win the Best Presenter award at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards. Legendary actor Stephen Fry has come out as not a The actor, 65, admitted that he felt lost and adrift during his disastrous childhood after he was expelled from multiple schools. [223][224][225][226] 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. [86], Fry was offered a role in Valkyrie, but was unable to participate. : 1) 1946 2) Tracy Morgan 3) Frank Oz 4) Tracy Morgan 2) What year was actor Stephen Fry born? Polly Fry At 23-years-old Daughter Of Millionare Jeremy Fry. In the same year, he also appeared in the Dutch film The Discovery of Heaven, directed by Jeroen Krabb and based on the novel by Harry Mulisch. "[123], Fry's voice has been featured in a number of video games, including an appearance as Reaver, an amoral supporting character in Lionhead Studios games Fable II and Fable III, and as the narrator of the LittleBigPlanet series. and "It detracted from and devalued my argument, such as it was, and it outraged and offended a large group of people for no very good reason. But Stephen Fry is more than just a popular British comedian. His site The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry has existed since 2002 and has attracted many visitors following his first blog in September 2007, which was consisted of a 6,500-word "blessay" on smartphones. Following a 1987 pilot, the programme ran for 26 episodes across four series between 1989 and 1995. Fat chance! The revue caught the attention of Granada Television, who, keen to replicate the success of the BBC's Not the Nine O'Clock News, hired Fry, Laurie and Thompson to star alongside Ben Elton in There's Nothing to Worry About! 1 on the UK Album Chart list. [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. He is also a friend of Rowan Atkinson and was best man at Atkinson's wedding to Sunetra Sastry at the Russian Tea Room in New York City. [121] In June 2020, it was announced that Fry would read J. K. 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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? Stephen Fry's full name Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957 in Hampstead, London, England.. His mother's name is Marianne Eve Fry, and his father's name is late Alan John Fry, a physicist and inventor.He was raised in a village of [61] The same year, he appeared on the BBC's genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?, tracing his maternal family tree to investigate his Jewish ancestry. Fry and was also a part of an interview during Englands victory over Australia in ashes 2005. Fry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film Wilde (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor; Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery Gosford Park (2001); and Mr. Johnson in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship (2016). [148] In November 2010, he welcomed his two-millionth follower with a blog entry detailing his opinions and experiences of Twitter. Genealogy profile for Polly Fry Polly Fry (McGee) (1812 - 1884) - Genealogy Genealogy for Polly Fry (McGee) (1812 - 1884) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. [84] In 2006, he played the role of gadget-master Smithers in Stormbreaker, and in 2007, he appeared as himself hosting a quiz in St Trinian's. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. In 2001, he began hosting the BAFTA Film Awards, a role from which he stepped down in 2006. Polly PerryFry Birth 12 Apr 1895 Dunlow, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA Death 29 Jan 1988 (aged 92) Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Burial Community Memorial Gardens Wayne, Wayne County, Possibly he was related to John Fry, a Dorset man who signed the death warrant for Charles I in 1648. In 2004, their daughter Polly claimed that her biological father had in fact been Armstrong-Jones. [151], Fry has a history of temporarily distancing himself from the social networking site which began when he received criticism in October 2009. "[249], Fry has repeatedly expressed opposition to organised religion, and has identified himself as an atheist and humanist, while declaring some sympathy for the ancient Greek belief in capricious gods. In 1986 the BBC commissioned a sketch show that was to become A Bit of Fry & Laurie. 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. [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. "You see how Margaret was a victim of Tony Armstrong-Jones even before they got married," royal historian Robert Lacey told People magazine on Tuesday. [83], Fry continues to make regular film appearances, notably in treatments of literary cult classics. Ridiculus sociosqu cursus neque cursus curae ante scelerisque vehicula. In 2012 he played Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe. [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. [211][212] Fry said in 2015 that the Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre "has done more to damage the Britain I love than any single person". But let's dedicate today to Douglas Adams's diamond jubilee". Stephen Fry. For other people named Stephen Fry, see Stephen Fry (disambiguation). Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He and Hugh Laurie are the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie and Jeeves and Wooster . [219] In a tweet, Fry highlighted the plight of the Uyghurs.[220]. Polly currently resides at 509 Hoover Aven, San Jose, CA 95126-2408. His television roles include Lord Melchett in the BBC television comedy series Blackadder, the title character in the television series Kingdom and Absolute Power, as well as recurring guest roles as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the American crime series Bones and Arthur Garrison MP on the Channel 4 period drama It's a Sin. In the 2009 television series Last Chance to See, Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine sought out endangered species, some of which had been featured in Douglas Adams' and Carwardine's 1990 book and radio series of the same name. This comprised a set of three one-man shows (titled Gods, Heroes and Men), each two hours in length, which were performed consecutively, multiple times during the show's run. In 1997, he also had a cameo in the Spice Girls film Spice World. [190] He counts Wikipedia among his favourite websites "because I like to find out that I died, and that I'm currently in a ballet in China, and all the other very accurate and important things that Wikipedia brings us all". In 2017, the bird louse Saepocephalum stephenfryii was named after him, in honour of his contributions to the popularization of science as host of QI. [89] 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,[90] and the third The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. Yes even YOU. [124][125] He also narrated the first four Harry Potter games: Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, and Goblet of Fire. In 2017, Fry also released his own audio book on Audible, titled Mythos,[120] which he both wrote and narrated. "[266] In February 2014, Fry became the honorary president of Proud Canaries, a new club for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender fans. In 2018, Fry released a follow-up to Mythos, titled Heroes. Matthew Goode as Antony Armstrong-Jones and Vanessa Kirby as Princess MargaretArmstrong-Jones became Lord Snowdon after he married Princess Margaret. "[199] Fry was in a 15-year relationship with Daniel Cohen, which ended in 2010. His blog attracted more than 300,000 visitors in its first two weeks. He did not leave any money to Polly, but she attended his funeral at Westminster Abbey, Town and Country magazine noted. "[251] 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. 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 Wachowskis pointed out that it was Fry's "normalcy" in the face of the insanity of the censorship of BTV that makes his character truly powerful and adds a "wholly unexpected dimension to the film". [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. to the US Social Security Administration (SSA). The child's mother, Camilla Fry, was the wife of Armstrong-Jones's best friend, Jeremy. "[262] "Because the God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac. [93], 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. "[265] Fry stepped down from his Board position in January 2016, to take up a new position as "Norwich City Ambassador". [100], Fry wrote the play Latin! [233], 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. [123] Fry said of his patronage, "Im proud and delighted to be patron of the first audiobook charity to offer downloads to its members and excited about what this will mean for all print impaired people who can now listen on-the-go. He did not vote in the 2005 general election because of the stance of both the Labour and Conservative parties with regard to the Iraq War. In 2002, he played The Minister of Chance in the Doctor Who audio drama Death Comes to Time. Polly never knew her biological father, and in a way that makes her as much a "victim" of his womanizing as Margaret. In 2011, Fry portrayed Professor Mildeye in the BBC adaptation of Mary Norton's 1952 novel The Borrowers. [191], Fry has a long-standing interest in Internet production, including having his own website since 1997. He may also have been related to the Quaker Frys who founded the chocolate The show transferred to Broadway and Fry was nominated for a Tony Award for his adaptation. He had a love child with Camilla Fry. ", "I saw hate in a graveyard Stephen Fry", "Bear's Wild Weekend with Stephen Fry, broadcast 25 December 2013", "University Challenge page at UK Game Shows", "Stephen Fry. He described the cancer as aggressive and said that early intervention had saved his life. When Juliet Amelia "Polly" Fry was born on 28 January 1862, in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, United States, her father, Benjamin James Fry, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann 8808 deaths of people with the. Actually, I'm going to. After returning, he explained that he had left Twitter to "avoid being sympathised with or told about an article" he "would otherwise never have got wind of". I take this opportunity to apologise now." [69] His choice for the greatest gadget was the cigarette lighter, which he described as "fire with a flick of the fingers". He portrays the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and its 2016 sequel, and the Master of Lake-town in the film series adaptation of The Hobbit. "It captures the feeling of the times.". Arsavir Tarver, Alan R Fry, Ari Tarver were identified as possible owners of the phone number (408) 569-6447 Polly Fry is the daughter Lord Snowdon fathered before marrying Princess Margaret. [44] He appeared as the Christian God in 2011's Holy Flying Circus. 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. [171] Later the same month, he was announced as the 2007 Mind Champion of the Year,[1] in recognition of the success of his documentary The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive in raising awareness of bipolar disorder. QI has the highest viewing figures for any show on BBC Four and Dave (formerly UKTV G2). In the 1994 romantic comedy film I.Q., he played the role of James Moreland. Fry, Stephen, 2017. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. [234] He abandoned the idea and left the United Kingdom by ferry, eventually resurfacing in Belgium. [134] The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000) is a modern retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. [213], 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. [97] As of 2021, it has been running for ten series and 37 episodes. 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