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Stephen Fry

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Sir Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, and writer. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989) before coming to prominence as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017) and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Stephen Fry is the 1,418th most popular actor (down from 1,100th in 2024), the 1,620th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,178th in 2019) and the 200th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Stephen Fry ranks 1,418 out of 13,578. Before him are Daryl Hannah, Lyubov Orlova, Lynda Carter, Chris Evans, John Leguizamo, and Pam Grier. After him are Marina Berti, Iain Glen, Margot Kidder, James Whitmore, Patty McCormack, and Raymond Burr.

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Among people born in 1957, Stephen Fry ranks 81. Before him are Robert Harris, Šefik Džaferović, Daniel Stern, Preben Elkjær, Clive Burr, and José Sócrates. After him are Thierry Boutsen, Klaus Augenthaler, Ricardo Darín, Phil Murphy, Caroline Kennedy, and Mark Eaton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Fry ranks 1,620 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Waring (1736), David Byron (1947), Ellie Goulding (1986), Harold Lowe (1882), Betty Boothroyd (1929), and Alexander McDonnell (1798). After him are Marina Berti (1924), Iain Glen (1961), Ted Hughes (1930), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Neville Marriner (1924), and George Albert Smith (1864).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Stephen Fry ranks 200. Before him are Guy Pearce (1967), Emily Watson (1967), Alun Armstrong (1946), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (1990), Martin Shaw (1945), and Michael Redgrave (1908). After him are Marina Berti (1924), Iain Glen (1961), Julian Glover (1935), James Cosmo (1947), David Garrick (1717), and Emily Blunt (1983).

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