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'''Stephen Fry''' (born [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957]]) is an English actor and [[Writer|author]] who voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''. | '''Stephen Fry''' (born [[24 August (people)|24 August]] [[1957]]) is an English actor and [[Writer|author]] who voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''. | ||
Fry also wrote the [[Stephen Fry Script (TV story)|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]]'', | Fry also wrote the [[Stephen Fry Script (TV story)|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]]'', but was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations to the script. | ||
Outside of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], Fry is a well-known British film and TV personality whose early credits include ''Fry and Laurie'', ''Blackadder'' (written by [[Richard Curtis]] and starring [[Rowan Atkinson]]), and ''Jeeves and Wooster''. More recently he provided the voice of the eponymous Guide in the 2005 film version of [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', is currently the host of panel show ''QI'', and appears in the forthcoming ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''. He was also the narrator of the UK ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, as well as several videogames based on the series. | Outside of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], Fry is a well-known British film and TV personality whose early credits include ''Fry and Laurie'', ''Blackadder'' (written by [[Richard Curtis]] and starring [[Rowan Atkinson]]), and ''Jeeves and Wooster''. More recently he provided the voice of the eponymous Guide in the 2005 film version of [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', is currently the host of panel show ''QI'', and appears in the forthcoming ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''. He was also the narrator of the UK ''[[Harry Potter]]'' audiobooks, as well as several videogames based on the series. | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 10 December 2013
Stephen Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor and author who voiced the Minister of Chance in Death Comes to Time.
Fry also wrote the initial script for episode 11 of series 2 of the revived Doctor Who.[1] 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, but was never made as Fry could not find the time to make the necessary alterations to the script.
Outside of the Doctor Who universe, Fry is a well-known British film and TV personality whose early credits include Fry and Laurie, Blackadder (written by Richard Curtis and starring Rowan Atkinson), and Jeeves and Wooster. More recently he provided the voice of the eponymous Guide in the 2005 film version of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is currently the host of panel show QI, and appears in the forthcoming The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He was also the narrator of the UK Harry Potter audiobooks, as well as several videogames based on the series.
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." [2]
In the DWU
Stephen Fry is mentioned in PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows as one of the many celebrities attending the opening of the Tomorrow Windows at Tate Modern.
