Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban Stephen Fry Wiki

Signature Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. He had a troubled childhood and adolescence, during which he was expelled from two schools and spent three months in prison for. Gps Utility 4 03 Download Youtube. Fry secured a place at, where he studied. While at university, he became involved with the, where he met, who would become his long-time collaborator. As half of the comic double act, he co-wrote and co-starred in and also took the role of (with Laurie playing Wooster) in. Fry's acting roles include a –nominated lead performance in the film, in the television series, the title character in the television series, a recurring guest role as Dr Gordon Wyatt on the crime series, and as Gordon Deitrich in the thriller.

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He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the –winning, which saw him explore his, and the travel series. He was also the long-time host of the BBC television quiz show, with his tenure lasting from 2003 to 2016. Besides working in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines and written four novels and three volumes of autobiography,, and. He also appears frequently on, starring in the comedy series, being a frequent guest on panel games such as, and acting as chairman for, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late. Fry is also known for his voice-overs, reading all seven of the novels for the UK recordings, narrating the and series of video games, as well as an animated series of explanations of the, and a series of animations about for the. He has also filmed commercials, including an advertisement where he explains the essence of to foreigners arriving at London's. Fry at rehearsals for student production of at, 1975 Fry's mother is, but he was not brought up in a religious family.

His maternal grandparents, Martin and Rosa Neumann, were, who emigrated from (now Slovakia) to Britain in 1927. Rosa Neumann's parents, who originally lived in, were sent to a concentration camp in, where they were murdered. His mother's aunt and cousins were sent to and and never seen again. Fry grew up in the village of near, having moved from, Buckinghamshire, at an early age. He has an elder brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Joanna. Fry briefly attended Cawston Primary School in, before going on to Preparatory School in, Gloucestershire, at the age of seven, and then to,, where he joined Fircroft house, and was described as a 'near-asthmatic genius'. He was expelled from Uppingham when he was 15 and subsequently from.

At 17, after leaving, Fry absconded with a credit card stolen from a family friend. 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 was arrested in, and, as a result, spent three months in on. While Fry was in Pucklechurch, his mother had cut out the crossword from every copy of since he had been away, something which Fry said was 'a wonderful act of kindness'. Fry later stated that these crosswords were the only thing that got him through the ordeal.

Following his release, he resumed his education at, promising administrators that he would study rigorously to sit the entrance exams. He scored well enough to gain a scholarship to. At Cambridge, Fry joined the, appeared on, and read for a degree in, graduating with. Fry also met his future comedy collaborator at Cambridge and starred alongside him in the Footlights. Fry signing autographs at the,, London, on 3 February 2009 Fry's career in television began with the 1982 broadcasting of, the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue which was written by Fry,, and. The revue caught the attention of, who, keen to replicate the success of the BBC's, hired Fry, Laurie and Thompson to star alongside in.

A second series, retitled, was broadcast in 1983, and a third in 1984; it established Fry and Laurie's reputation as a comedy double act. In 1983, the BBC offered Fry, Laurie and Thompson their own show, which became, a mixture of science fiction and that was cancelled after the first episode. Undeterred, Fry and Laurie appeared in an episode of in 1984, and Fry also appeared in Ben Elton's 1985 series. In 1986 and 1987 Fry and Laurie performed sketches on the LWT/Channel 4 show.

Forgiving Fry and Laurie for The Crystal Cube, the BBC commissioned, in 1986, a sketch show that was to become. The programme ran for 26 episodes spanning four series between 1986 and 1995, and was very successful. During this time, Fry starred in as Lord Melchett, made a guest appearance in as, then returned to a starring role in, as General Melchett.

In a 1988 television special,, he played the roles of Lord Melchett and Lord Frondo. Between 1990 and 1993, Fry starred as (alongside Hugh Laurie's ) in, 23 hour-long adaptations of 's novels and short stories. Towards the end of 2003, Fry starred alongside in the television adaptation of, previously a radio series on BBC Radio 4. In 2010, Fry took part in a Christmas series of short films called Little Crackers. His short was based on a story from his childhood at school. He appeared as the Christian God in 2011's.

In January 2016 it was announced that Fry would be appearing as the character 'Cuddly Dick' in Series 3 of the family comedy. In 2016, Fry had a lead role in the American sitcom. He portrayed an outdoor magazine publisher helping to ease his best worldly reporter () into a desk job. The show was cancelled after one season. Drama [ ] Fry has appeared in a number of BBC adaptations of plays and books, including a 1992 adaptation of the Simon Gray play (he had previously appeared in the West End stage production); a 1998 adaptation of the novel, taking the part of the Controller of; and in 2000 in the role of Professor Bellgrove in the BBC serial, which was adapted from the first two novels of 's series.

In 2011, Fry portrayed Professor Mildeye in the BBC adaptation of Mary Norton's 1952 novel. Fry narrates the first two seasons of the English-language version of the Spanish children's animated series. From 2007 to 2009, Fry played the lead role in (and was executive producer for) the legal drama, which ran for three series on.

He has also taken up a recurring guest role as psychiatrist Dr. (later ) in the popular American drama.

In 2010, having learned some Irish for the role, he filmed a cameo role in, an Irish-language soap opera broadcast in Ireland, Scotland and the US. In 2014 he began starring alongside and in as British Prime Minister Alastair Davies.

Documentaries and other factual programmes [ ] Fry's first documentary was the -winning in 2006. The same year, he appeared on the BBC's genealogy series, tracing his maternal family tree to investigate his Jewish ancestry. Fry narrated, which was shown from July–September 2006. In 2007, he presented a documentary on the subject of HIV and AIDS, HIV and Me.

On 7 May 2008, Fry gave a speech as part of a series of BBC lectures on the future of, which he later recorded for a. His six-part travel series began on BBC One in October 2008, and saw him travel to each of the 50 US states.

In the same year, he narrated the Spectacled Bears: Shadow of the Forest for the BBC series. In the 2009 television series, Fry and zoologist sought out endangered species, some of which had been featured in ' and Carwardine's. In August 2011, Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets was shown on as one of the strand. His choice for the greatest gadget was the cigarette lighter, which he described as 'fire with a flick of the fingers'.

In the same month, the nature documentary series, narrated by Fry, premiered. In September 2011,, a five-part documentary about language, aired on BBC HD and BBC Two. In November 2011, an episode of Living The Life featured Fry in an intimate conversation discussing his life and career with bass player. At the 2012 shown on on 30 October, Fry, along with,, and, recited 's poem ' in tribute to the 2012 and athletes. In November 2012, Fry hosted a gadgets show called, exploring the usefulness of various gadgets in different daily situations to improve the livelihoods of everyone. In October 2013, Fry presented, a two-part documentary in which he explores attitudes to homosexuality and the lives of gay people in different parts of the globe.

On Christmas Day 2013, Fry featured with adventurer in an episode of 's Bear's Wild Weekends. Over the course of two days, in the Italian, Fry travelled on the skids of a helicopter, climbed down a raging 500-foot waterfall, slept in a trench and abseiled down a towering cliff face. In June 2015 Fry was the guest on 's. His favourite piece was the by Beethoven. His book choice was by and his luxury item was 'canvasses, easels, brushes, an instruction manual'. Stephen Fry with marchers at in London.

Fry struggled to keep his homosexuality during his teenage years at, and by his own account for 16 years from 1979 until 1995. When asked when he first acknowledged his, Fry quipped: 'I suppose it all began when I came out of the womb. I looked back up at my mother and thought to myself, 'That's the last time I'm going up one of those'.' Fry was in a 15-year relationship with Daniel Cohen, which ended in 2010. In 2016, Fry was listed number 2 on the World Pride Power list. On 6 January 2015, reported that Fry would marry his partner, comedian Elliott Spencer.

Fry wrote on Twitter: 'It looks as though a certain cat is out of a certain bag. I'm very very happy of course but had hoped for a private wedding. Fry married Spencer on 17 January 2015 in the town of in Norfolk. Politics [ ] Fry was an active supporter of the for many years and appeared in a on its behalf with and in November 1993.

He did not vote in the because of the stance of both the Labour and parties with regard to the. Despite his praise of the / government's work on social reform, Fry has been critical of the Labour Party's ' concept. Fry appeared in literature to support changing the British electoral system from to for electing members of parliament to the in the of 2011. On 30 April 2008, Fry signed an open letter, published in newspaper by some well-known Jewish personalities, stating their opposition to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of. Furthermore, he is a signatory member of the British organisation, which campaigns for rights. Fry was among over 100 signatories to a statement published by on 4 June 2009, condemning British and their use to 'severely curtail the right to free speech on a matter of public interest'.

In August 2013, Fry published an 'Open Letter to and the IOC' calling for a boycott of the in, due to concerns over the. Cameron however stated on Twitter he believed 'we can better challenge prejudice as we attend, rather than boycotting the Winter Olympics'. Adrian Hilton, writing in the, criticised Fry for not calling for a boycott of all Russian performing arts. Fry responded by accusing the Daily Mail of being 'against progress, the liberalising of attitudes, modern art and strangers (whether by race, gender or sexuality)'. Fry said in 2015 that the Daily Mail editor 'has done more to damage the Britain I love than any single person'.

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