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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
Doctor Who
The Graham Norton Show
The Simpsons
American Dad!
Golden Globe Awards
The Morning Show
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
Extras
Who Do You Think You Are?
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sex Education
It's a Sin
Chariots of Fire
Bright Young Things
Spice World
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
24
Gosford Park
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
A Fish Called Wanda
The Look of Love
A Civil Action
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Everything Now
Love & Friendship
Red, White & Royal Blue
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Heartstopper
Alice in Wonderland
I.Q.
Stormbreaker
Blackadder
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Too Much
Missing Link
Danger Mouse
V for Vendetta
The Great Indoors
Dancing with the Birds
Jeopardy!
Wilde
Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History
Production Credits
Bright Young Things
The Liar
Firebird
Jeopardy!
Sense and Sensibility
Lucky Break
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