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| birth date    = [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957 (people)|1957]]
|birth date    = [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957 (people)|1957]]
| role          = [[Minister of Chance]]
|role          = [[Minister of Chance]], [[C (Spyfall)|C]]
| job title      = Actor
|job title      = Actor  
| story          = [[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''
|story          = [[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]''
| time          = 2001 - 2002
|time          = 2001-02, 2020
| non dwu        = ''Blackadder'', ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'', ''A Fish Called Wanda'', ''Jeeves and Wooster'', ''The Wind in the Willows'', ''Wilde'', ''Harry Potter'' audiobooks, ''Gormenghast'', ''Bright Young Things'', ''QI'', ''The Hitch-Hickers Guide to the Galaxy'', ''V For Vendetta'', ''Let's Go, Pocoyo'', ''Kingdom'', ''Stephen Fry in America'', ''The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Desolation of Smaug'', ''Danger Mouse''
|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''
| imdb          = 0000410
|imdb          = 0000410
| official site  = www.stephenfry.com
|official site  = www.stephenfry.com
| twitter        = stephenfry
|twitter        = stephenfry
}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' webcast ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''.
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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]]''.


Fry also wrote [[The 1920s (TV story)|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 episode would be too expensive however, [[Russell T Davies]] moved it to the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|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]])
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]])


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]] and starring [[Rowan Atkinson]]), and ''Jeeves and Wooster''. He has also been the presenter of the BBC panel show ''QI'' from 2003 to 2016.
== 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 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.
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.
 
== 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>


== In the DWU ==
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>
Stephen Fry is mentioned in the novel ''[[The Tomorrow Windows]]'' as one of the many celebrities attending the opening of the [[Tomorrow Window]]s at [[Tate Modern]].
 
In a throwaway gag in the Christmas special ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'', the [[Twelfth Doctor]] incredulously cites Fry as one of the past husbands of [[River Song]]. This effectively includes Fry, albeit in passing, as one of the "historical" figures — like William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Cleopatra, Elizabeth I and Vincent Van Gogh — known to exist within the ''Doctor Who'' universe. This also makes him the only historical figure in the ''Doctor Who'' universe (with the exception of [[John Lucarotti (writer)|John Lucarotti]] in ''[[The Meeting (short story)|The Meeting]]'') who, in real world, has written for the show, though his script ultimately went unused.


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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]

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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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