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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 available from The Overlook Press. — biography from More Fool Me… (more)
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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.

The Liar 3,135 copies, 40 reviews
Moab Is My Washpot 2,968 copies, 65 reviews
Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Author; Narrator, some editions) 2,958 copies, 83 reviews
Making History 2,410 copies, 46 reviews
The Hippopotamus 2,083 copies, 36 reviews
The Fry Chronicles 1,994 copies, 55 reviews
The Stars' Tennis Balls 1,674 copies, 33 reviews
Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Author; Narrator, some editions) 1,390 copies, 26 reviews
Paperweight 1,036 copies, 6 reviews
Troy: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Author; Narrator, some editions) 903 copies, 18 reviews
Stephen Fry in America 680 copies, 22 reviews
More Fool Me 411 copies, 14 reviews
Mrs Fry's Diary 197 copies, 15 reviews
Jeeves & Wooster: The Complete Collection (Actor) 152 copies, 3 reviews
Rescuing the Spectacled Bear 96 copies, 3 reviews
Three bits of Fry and Laurie 81 copies, 1 review
Bright Young Things {2003 film} (Director; Screenwriter) 47 copies, 1 review
Fry's Ties 46 copies, 1 review
Political Correctness Gone Mad? (Contributor) 26 copies
Untitled 2 copies
Troia 2 copies
Stalag Luft 2 copies
Galaxy 1 copy
2018 1 copy
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Narrator, some editions) 125,404 copies, 1,993 reviews
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Narrator, some editions) 103,391 copies, 969 reviews
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Narrator, some editions) 100,693 copies, 951 reviews
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Narrator, some editions) 96,511 copies, 860 reviews
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Narrator, some editions) 96,375 copies, 909 reviews
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Narrator, some editions) 95,544 copies, 845 reviews
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Narrator, some editions) 91,349 copies, 1,540 reviews
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Narrator, some editions) 37,101 copies, 701 reviews
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Narrator, some editions) 37,035 copies, 604 reviews
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Narrator, some editions) 14,777 copies, 240 reviews
A Study in Scarlet (Narrator, some editions) 7,213 copies, 290 reviews
The Salmon of Doubt (Foreword, some editions) 6,353 copies, 69 reviews
The Sign of Four (Narrator, some editions) 4,776 copies, 158 reviews
A Bear Called Paddington (Narrator, some editions) 3,772 copies, 68 reviews
The Book of General Ignorance (Foreword, some editions; Preface) 2,323 copies, 40 reviews
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives (Narrator, some editions) 1,468 copies, 80 reviews
The Ickabog (Narrator, some editions) 1,181 copies, 20 reviews
More About Paddington (Narrator, some editions) 1,127 copies, 9 reviews
Letters of Note: Volume 1: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence… (Narrator, some editions) 777 copies, 27 reviews
V for Vendetta [2005 film] (Actor) 754 copies, 10 reviews
Alice in Wonderland [2010 live action film] (Actor) 628 copies, 6 reviews
QI: The Second Book of General Ignorance (Foreword, some editions) 526 copies, 7 reviews
The Book of Animal Ignorance (Foreword) 525 copies, 12 reviews
Piglet Meets a Heffalump (Reader, some editions) 470 copies
Gosford Park [2001 film] (Actor) 387 copies, 4 reviews
The Library Book (Contributor) 371 copies, 14 reviews
Chariots of Fire [1981 film] (Actor) 340 copies, 12 reviews
The Book of General Ignorance : The Noticeably Stouter Edition (Foreword, some editions) 339 copies, 9 reviews
QI: Advanced Banter (Prologue) 325 copies
Paddington Here and Now (Narrator, some editions) 303 copies, 3 reviews
Sherlock Holmes (Narrator, some editions) 292 copies, 6 reviews
What Ho!: The Best of P.G.Wodehouse (Introduction, some editions) 276 copies, 12 reviews
Mirrormask [2005 film] 201 copies, 2 reviews
Seeing Things (Foreword, some editions) 181 copies, 12 reviews
Stephen Fry's Victorian Secrets (Narrator) 149 copies, 5 reviews
Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren (Introduction) 140 copies, 4 reviews
Cold Comfort Farm [1995 film] (Actor) 121 copies, 1 review
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection (Narrator) 120 copies, 4 reviews
The Art of Gormenghast (Foreword) 94 copies, 1 review
Love & Friendship [2016 film] (Actor) 94 copies, 6 reviews
Stormbreaker [2006 film] (Actor) 85 copies
Paddington's Finest Hour (Narrator, some editions) 70 copies
St. Trinian's [2007 film] (Actor) 69 copies
Wilde [1997 film] (Actor) 67 copies, 3 reviews
Oscar Wilde's Stories for All Ages (Introduction; Narrator, some editions; Compiler; Editor) 59 copies
Winnie the Pooh: A Full-Cast Dramatization (Narrator) 51 copies, 5 reviews
Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book (Contributor) 45 copies, 1 review
A Handful of Dust [1988 film] (Actor) 42 copies, 1 review
Missing Link [2019 film] (Actor) 40 copies
Fantastic Mr Fox and Other Animal Stories (Narrator, some editions) 37 copies, 2 reviews
Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories (Narrator, some editions) 36 copies
Paddington at St. Paul's (Narrator, some editions) 27 copies
Death Comes to Time (Performer, some editions) 27 copies, 2 reviews
Piglet Meets a Heffalump and Other Stories (Narrator, some editions) 22 copies
A Feast of Stories (Contributor) 15 copies, 1 review
Letters of Note: Music (Narrator, some editions) 14 copies, 2 reviews
Letters of Note: Grief (Narrator, some editions) 13 copies
Letters of Note: Cats (Narrator, some editions) 13 copies, 1 review
Animals United [2010 film] (Actor) 12 copies
Letters of Note: Dogs (Narrator, some editions) 12 copies
Hidden Kingdoms (Narrator) 11 copies
Kingdom: Series Two [DVD] (Actor) 10 copies
Wagner & Me 9 copies
Roald Dahl Audio Collection: 10 Books on 27 CDs (Narrator, some editions) 8 copies
Bloody Lucky: Writing on Cricket (Contributor) 8 copies
Letters of Note: Outer Space (Narrator, some editions) 8 copies
The Best of Paddington Bear (Unabridged Audiobook, 3-in-1) (Reader, some editions) 7 copies, 1 review
Letters of Note: New York City (Narrator, some editions) 7 copies
Letters of Note: War (Narrator, some editions) 7 copies
Letters of Note: Sex (Narrator, some editions) 5 copies
Letters of Note: Fathers (Narrator, some editions) 4 copies
Thunderpants [2002 film] (Actor) 4 copies
QI: E to G [DVD] (Host) 4 copies
QI: H to J [DVD] (Host) 3 copies
QI: A to D [DVD] (Host) 3 copies
QI: K to M [DVD] (Host) 3 copies
The Sandman: Season 1 (Actor) 1 copy
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke and Other Stories (Narrator, some editions) 1 copy

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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.
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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.

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