![]() ![]() Early life and education Fry at rehearsals for a student production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, 1975 He has lent his voice to numerous projects including the audiobooks for all seven of the Harry Potter novels and Paddington Bear novels. Fry is also a prolific writer, contributing to newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and three autobiographies. The production was then taken to the West End before transferring to Broadway where he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2012 he played Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe. After it transferred to Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination. In 1984, he adapted Me and My Girl for the West End where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards. įry is also known for his work in theatre. He appears frequently on other panel games, such as the radio programmes Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. He was the longtime host of the BBC television quiz show QI, with his tenure lasting from 2003 to 2016, during which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the Emmy Award-winning Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, which saw him explore his bipolar disorder, and the travel series Stephen Fry in America. Gordon Wyatt on the American crime series Bones and Arthur Garrison MP on the Channel 4 period drama It's a Sin. His television roles include Lord Melchett in the BBC television comedy series Blackadder, the title character in the television series Kingdom and Absolute Power, as well as recurring guest roles as Dr. Between 20, he hosted the British Academy Film Awards 12 times. He portrays the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and its 2016 sequel, and the Master of Lake-town in the film series adaptation of The Hobbit. He has also had roles in the films Chariots of Fire (1981), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). Johnson in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship (2016). įry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film Wilde (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery Gosford Park (2001) and Mr. ![]() Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. ![]() He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984) alongside Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane, and in Blackadder (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. He first came to prominence as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). ![]() Give this one a listen, you will not be sorry you did.Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. You will have to listen for yourself, but you won’t be able to stop smiling at some of the lessons she taught a young Trevor. To me, Noah was not the star of his story: it was his mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah.She is strong, confident, hardworking: a fighter. Using humor Noah tells of tales that discuss how race, language, socioeconomic status, and politics have affected his upbringing. I learned about history: what it was like for Noah to grow up during, and after, apartheid in South Africa as the son of a white father and black mother. It’s not about Noah’s rise to fame or how he navigates his celebrity status. I have listened to two other celebrity memoirs narrated by the author, but neither compare to Born a Crime. Trevor Noah knows how he wants his story to come across, and delivers his message with a tone and authenticity that makes it hard to push pause…plus, hello that accent – swoon! To me, this book is better as an audiobook since the author is the one reading his story. But, for an audiobook to keep my attention the narrator has to be on point. I prefer reading books versus listening, but do enjoy an audiobook while driving or doing chores. Winner: Audible’s Best of 2016 – Celebrity Memoirs Highest-rated new book of 2016 by Audible customers Yes, an audiobook you can sink your ears into – since teeth obviously do not make sense.Īudiobook runs 8 hours 50 minutes, narrated by Trevor Noah himself ( love that accent!)Ĭategory: Memoir, Autobiography, Nonfiction, Coming of Age ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |