Stephen Fry
Author of Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
About the Author
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter, and director. He is also the bestselling author of four novels - The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar-as well as two previous memoirs- Moab Is My Washpot and The Fry Chronicles, the latter of which is show more available from The Overlook Press. show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Note: Both Mrs Stephen Fry and Edna Fry are pseudonyms of Stephen Fry used on: Mrs. Fry's Diary and How to Have an Almost Perfect Marriage.
Image credit: 1996, Oxford
Series
Works by Stephen Fry
A bit of Fry and Laurie : raw, trembling, naked sketches from their first BBC TV series (1990) 116 copies
The Tales of Max Carrados 10 copies
Fry's English Delight - Series 08 - Ep 1 - Words Fail Me / Ep 2 - Talking About the Weather / Ep 3 - Do You Promise Not… (2015) 4 copies
Stalag Luft 2 copies
QI: The H Series - 3-DVD Set ( QI: The H Series (Series 9) ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ] (2010) 2 copies
Stephen Fry's Inside Your Mind 2 copies
Galaxy 1 copy
Kingdom. Series three 1 copy
Kingdom Complete Series 1 copy
The Night Before Christmas — Narrator — 1 copy
Hidden Kingdoms 1 copy
Pocoyo: Pocoyo Circus 1 copy
7 Deadly Sins 1 copy
Stephen Fry's Key to the City | Documentary | NON-USA Format | PAL | Region 4 Import - Australia 1 copy
2018 1 copy
Kingdom - Series 1-3 [DVD] 1 copy
QI : A-F and part of G 1 copy
Associated Works
Letters of Note: Volume 1: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience (2013) — Narrator, some editions — 842 copies
The Book of General Ignorance : The Noticeably Stouter Edition (2009) — Foreword, some editions — 353 copies
The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution (2019) — Foreword — 253 copies
Writers on Writing, 2: More Collected Essays from the New York Times (2003) — Contributor — 186 copies
Oscar Wilde's Stories for All Ages (2009) — Introduction; Narrator, some editions; Compiler; Editor — 63 copies
Last Chance to See [2009 TV series] 14 copies
Absolute Power: The Complete First Season — Actor — 13 copies
Kingdom: Series 3 8 copies
The Best of Paddington Bear (Unabridged Audiobook, 3-in-1) (1985) — Reader, some editions — 7 copies
The Discovery of Heaven [2001 film] 5 copies
Short Stories: the Thinking Man's Collection (Csa Word Short Stories) (2010) — Narrator, some editions — 2 copies
The Dropout [2022 TV miniseries] 2 copies
Stalag Luft [1993 TV movie] 1 copy
Absolute Power: Series 2 1 copy
BBC Proms 2016 : Prom 43 : Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim and the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra [video recording] (2016) — Special guest — 1 copy
BBC Proms 2020 : Prom 01 : First Night of the Proms : Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ [video recording] (2020) — Interviewed Guest — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Fry, Stephen
- Legal name
- Fry, Stephen John
- Other names
- Fry, Mrs Stephen (pseudonym)
Fry, Edna (pseudonym) - Birthdate
- 1957-08-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Booton, Norfolk, England, UK
London, England, UK - Education
- University of Cambridge (MA | 1981 | Queens' College)
- Occupations
- actor
writer
comedian
television presenter
film director
administrator (show all 7)
atheist - Relationships
- Spencer, Elliott (husband)
- Organizations
- The Noël Coward Society (Vice President)
Cambridge University Quiz Society
British Humanist Association (Distinguished Supporter)
University of Dundee (Rector, 1992-1998) - Awards and honors
- Best Actor (Seattle International Film Festival | 1998)
Pipe Smoker of the Year (2003)
Best Game Show Host (Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival | 2006)
Lifetime Achievement Award (British Comedy Awards | 2007)
Special Recognition Award (National Television Awards | 2010)
British LGBT award (Hero of the people | 2019) (show all 8)
AoC Gold Award (2004)
Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (2021) - Agent
- Anthony Goff (David Higham Associates)
- Short biography
- Best known for his comedic work in the 1980s and 1990s with fellow UK actor Hugh Laurie as half of the comedy team Fry & Laurie, and as Jeeves in the UK television series adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves & Wooster books. Has also portrayed Oscar Wilde in the UK film Wilde. Has also worked with Ade Edmonson and Rick Mayall, often guest-starring in their own television series', The Young Ones and Filthy, Rich & Catflap, with comedic partner Laurie.
Has battled bipolar disorder. Is a self-described technology fiend.
Currently spends a lot of time on his iPhone updating his Twitter microblog. - Disambiguation notice
- Note: Both Mrs Stephen Fry and Edna Fry are pseudonyms of Stephen Fry used on: Mrs. Fry's Diary and How to Have an Almost Perfect Marriage.
Members
Discussions
August 2013: "Der Sterne Tennisbälle" von Stephen Fry in Online-Lesekreis (August 2013)
Reviews
Lists
Best Satire (1)
United Kingdom (1)
Awards
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Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 100
- Also by
- 134
- Members
- 27,107
- Popularity
- #762
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 570
- ISBNs
- 419
- Languages
- 19
- Favorited
- 153