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|birth date    = [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957 (people)|1957]]
|role          = [[Minister of Chance]], [[C (Spyfall)|C]]
|job title      = Actor
|story          = [[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]''
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|non dwu        = ''[[Blackadder]]'', ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'', ''Jeeves and Wooster'', ''Wilde'', ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, ''Gormenghast'', ''QI'', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', ''V For Vendetta'', ''Let's Go, Pocoyo'', ''Kingdom'', ''The Hobbit'' movies, ''It's a Sin'', ''The Sandman''
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'''Stephen Fry''' (born [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957 (people)|1957]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/stephen-fry.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' webcast ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]''. He later played [[C (Spyfall)|C]], the head of [[MI6]], in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' [[List of Doctor Who television stories|television story]] ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]''.


'''Stephen Fry''' (born [[24 August]] [[1957]]) is an English actor and author who voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''.
Apart from his acting credits, Fry also wrote [[The 1920s (unproduced TV story)|the initial script]] for episode 11 of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s [[series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|second series]].<ref>[[DWM 360]], p6</ref> Believing the episode would be too expensive, however, [[Russell T Davies]] moved it to the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|third series]] so that it could be rewritten. The series 2 slot was filled by ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'' and ultimately Fry's script was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations. ([[DWMSE 14]])


Fry also wrote the initial script for episode 11 of [[series 2 (Doctor Who)|series 2]] of the revived [[Doctor Who]].<ref>[[DWM 360]], p6</ref> Believing the script to be too complex however, [[Russell T Davies]] decided it would be better suited for season three, giving the crew more time for preparation. The script was replaced with ''[[Fear Her]]'', and was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations to the script. <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436992/trivia?tr=tr0789400</ref> No details of the story have been released.
== Career ==
Outside of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], Fry's early acting credits included ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'', ''Blackadder'' (written by [[Richard Curtis]], produced by [[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]] and starring [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Tim McInnerny]]), and ''Jeeves and Wooster''. He has also been the presenter of the BBC panel show ''QI'' from 2003 to 2016.


Fry is a well-known TV and film personality and writer in the UK. Among his credits are ''Fry and Laurie'' and the [[Richard Curtis]]-written ''Blackadder'' series (the latter alongside [[Rowan Atkinson]] and both featuring a pre-''House'' Hugh Laurie), and ''Whose Line is it Anyway''. He was the narrator of the UK editions of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, as well as several videogames based on the series. He performed the voice of the eponymous Guide in the 2005 film version of [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', and appeared in the 2007 revival of ''St. Trinians''. Most recently, he voiced the Cheshire Cat in Tim Burton's update of ''Alice in Wonderland''.
Fry has also appeared in a number of feature films, including ''V for Vendetta'', [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings (franchise)|The Hobbit]]: The Desolation of Smaug''. He was also the narrator of the UK ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, as well as several video games based on the series.


Stephen Fry was mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'' as one of the many celebrities who attended the opening of the [[Tomorrow Window]]s at [[Tate Modern]].
== Personal life ==
He was a great friend to Douglas Adams for many years, as well as to [[Lalla Ward]]; Fry introduced the latter to her future husband [[Richard Dawkins]] at one of Adams' parties.{{Fact}}


In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as ''Doctor Who'' as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults". [[Steven Moffat]] responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm</ref>
In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as ''Doctor Who'' as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults." [[Steven Moffat]] responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm</ref>
 
Fry is openly gay<ref>''Stephen Fry: Out There'' (BBC Two, 2013)</ref>, notably coming in as the second most influential gay person (behind only [[Russell T Davies]]) of Britain in ''The Independent''<nowiki/>'s Pink List in 2007.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070508102003/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.stephenfry.com Official site]
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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 28 September 2024

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Stephen Fry (born 24 August 1957[1]) voiced the Minister of Chance in the Doctor Who webcast Death Comes to Time. He later played C, the head of MI6, in the Doctor Who television story Spyfall.

Apart from his acting credits, Fry also wrote the initial script for episode 11 of Doctor Who's second series.[2] Believing the episode would be too expensive, however, Russell T Davies moved it to the third series so that it could be rewritten. The series 2 slot was filled by Fear Her and ultimately Fry's script was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations. (DWMSE 14)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside of the Doctor Who universe, Fry's early acting credits included A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Blackadder (written by Richard Curtis, produced by John Lloyd and starring Rowan Atkinson and Tim McInnerny), and Jeeves and Wooster. He has also been the presenter of the BBC panel show QI from 2003 to 2016.

Fry has also appeared in a number of feature films, including V for Vendetta, Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He was also the narrator of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks, as well as several video games based on the series.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was a great friend to Douglas Adams for many years, as well as to Lalla Ward; Fry introduced the latter to her future husband Richard Dawkins at one of Adams' parties.[source needed]

In June 2010, Fry stirred controversy in Who fandom in a speech in which he described programmes such as Doctor Who as "wonderfully written" but "not for adults." Steven Moffat responded by saying the show was "was designed specifically to be a family programme, that's what it's for." [3]

Fry is openly gay[4], notably coming in as the second most influential gay person (behind only Russell T Davies) of Britain in The Independent's Pink List in 2007.[5]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Famous Birthdays
  2. ↑ DWM 360, p6
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10326761.stm
  4. ↑ Stephen Fry: Out There (BBC Two, 2013)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070508102003/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2516664.ece
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