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Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. 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. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster. As a solo actor, Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, was Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, starred as the title character Peter Kingdom in the ITV series Kingdom, and is the host of the quiz show QI. He also presented a 2008 television series Stephen Fry in America, which saw him travelling across all 50 U.S. states in six episodes. Fry has a recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones. Apart from his work in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and two volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known in the UK for his audiobook recordings, including as reader for all seven Harry Potter novels.
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Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. 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. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie, and the duo also played the title roles in Jeeves and Wooster. As a solo actor, Fry played the lead in the film Wilde, was Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, starred as the title character Peter Kingdom in the ITV series Kingdom, and is the host of the quiz show QI. He also presented a 2008 television series Stephen Fry in America, which saw him travelling across all 50 U.S. states in six episodes. Fry has a recurring guest role as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the Fox crime series Bones. Apart from his work in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and two volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles. He also appears frequently on BBC Radio 4, starring in the comedy series Absolute Power, being a frequent guest on panel games such as Just a Minute, and acting as chairman for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, where he was one of a trio of hosts who succeeded the late Humphrey Lyttelton. Fry is also known in the UK for his audiobook recordings, including as reader for all seven Harry Potter novels.
Known For
Bones
American Dad!
Doctor Who
The Graham Norton Show
The Simpsons
Golden Globe Awards
The Morning Show
Harley Quinn
Veep
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Sandman
The Jonathan Ross Show
Fawlty Towers
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
The Dropout
Top Gear
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Extras
Who Do You Think You Are?
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sex Education
It's a Sin
Heartstopper
Chariots of Fire
Bright Young Things
Spice World
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
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Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Gosford Park
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
A Fish Called Wanda
The Look of Love
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Alice Through the Looking Glass
A Civil Action
Everything Now
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Love & Friendship
Red, White & Royal Blue
Alice in Wonderland
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
I.Q.
Stormbreaker
Blackadder
Missing Link
V for Vendetta
Danger Mouse
Too Much
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
The Great Indoors
Dancing with the Birds
Jeopardy!
Wilde
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History
Production Credits
Firebird
Lucky Break
The Liar
Jeopardy!
Bright Young Things
Sense and Sensibility
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