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Name: Stephen Fry
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England
Birthdate: August 24, 1957
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Height: 6'4½"

Best Known for: His TV work in Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster

Writer, actor, comedian, do-er 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. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the "Tatler" back in the 80s, Emma Thompson has characterised her friend as "90 percent gay, 10 percent other". He grew up in Norfolk and attended Uppingham School and Stout's Hill. After his notorious three months in Pucklechurch prison for credit card fraud, he attended Queens College, Cambridge in 1979, finishing with a 2:1 in English in 1981/2. While at Cambridge he was a member of the Cherubs drinking club, and Footlights with Thompson, Tony Slattery, Martin Bergmann, and Hugh Laurie. His prolific writing partnership with Laurie began in 1981 with resulting Footlights revues for Mayweek, Edinburgh Festival, and a three month tour of Australia. In 1984 Fry was engaged to do the rewrite of the musical "Me and My Girl", which made him a millionaire before the age of 30. It also earned him a nomination for a Tony award in 1987. He is probably best known for his television roles in "Blackadder II" and "Jeeves and Wooster".

Filmography:
House of Boys (2006) (pre-production) Dr. Marsh
The Water Warriors (2006) (filming) (voice)
A Cock and Bull Story (2006) (post-production)
V for Vendetta (2005) Gordon Deitrich
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (voice) Narrator/The Guide
Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005) (TV) Dr. Thomas Arnold
A Bear Named Winnie (2004) (TV) Protheroe the Zookeeper
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004/II) (VG) (voice) Narrator
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) Maurice Woodruff
Tooth (2004) Pedro
"Absolute Power" (2003) TV Series Charles Prentiss
Le Divorce (2003) Piers Janely
"Fortysomething" (2003) TV Series Derek (pilot)
Bright Young Things (2003) (uncredited) Chauffeur
Thunderpants (2002) Sir Anthony Silk
Surrealissimo: The Trial of Salvador Dali (2002) (TV) Andre Breton
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002/II) (VG) (voice) Narrator
Gosford Park (2001) Inspector Thompson
The Discovery of Heaven (2001) Onno
Londinium (2001) Nigel Steele (Therapist)
... aka Fourplay (UK) (USA)
"Baddiel's Syndrome" (2001) TV Series (voice) The Psychiatrist
"Da Mob" (2001) TV Series (voice) Maurice
Sabotage! (2000) Wellington
Relative Values (2000) Frederick Crestwell
Best (2000) Frazer Crane
"Gormenghast" (2000) (mini) TV Series Professor Bellgrove
Longitude (2000) (TV) Sir Kenhelm Digby
Blackadder Back & Forth (1999) Bishop Flavius Melchett/Melchett/General Melchecus/Wellington
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999) Dr. Peter Robinson
The Magician's House (1999) (TV) (voice) Jasper the Owl
"Fire Island" (1999) TV Series Narrator
"Watership Down" (1999) TV Series (voice) Cowslip (I)
A Civil Action (1998) Pinder
The Tichborne Claimant (1998) Hawkins
In the Red (1998) (TV) Controller, Radio 2
Spice World (1997) Judge
Wilde (1997) Oscar Wilde
The Wind in the Willows (1996/I) The Judge
... aka Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (USA: video title)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) Mybug
Laughter and Loathing (1995) (TV) Juvenal
I.Q. (1994) James Moreland
The Steal (1994) Wimborne
Stalag Luft (1993) (TV) James Forrester
Sylvia Hates Sam (1993) God
Peter's Friends (1992) Peter Morton
Common Pursuit (1992) (TV) Humphrey Taylor
Mr. Roadrunner (1991) (TV) Narrator
Old Flames (1990) (TV) Daniel Davenport
"Jeeves and Wooster" (1990) TV Series Reginald Jeeves
"Blackadder Goes Forth" (1989) TV Series Gen. Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Hatchison
A Handful of Dust (1988) Reggie
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988) (TV) King Charles I
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) (TV) Lord Melchett/Lord Frondo
"This Is David Lander" (1988) TV Series David Lander
The Laughing Prisoner (1987) (TV) No. 2
"A Bit of Fry and Laurie" (1986) TV Series Various Characters (1986-1995)
"Blackadder II" (1986) TV Series Lord Melchett
... aka Black-Adder II
The Good Father (1985) Creighton
"Happy Families" (1985) TV Series Dr. De Quincy
The Crystal Cube (1983) (TV) Dr. Adrian Cowlacey/Various roles
"Alfresco" (1983) TV Series Various roles
Cambridge Footlights Revue (1982) (TV) Various Characters

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