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Stephen Fry (Stephen John Fry) was born on 24 August, 1957 in Hampstead, London, England, is an English actor, comedian and presenter (born 1957). Discover Stephen Fry's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Stephen John Fry
Occupation Actor · broadcaster · comedian · director · narrator · writer
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 24 August, 1957
Birthday 24 August
Birthplace Hampstead, London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Stephen Fry Height, Weight & Measurements

At 66 years old, Stephen Fry height is 1.96 m .

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Height 1.96 m
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Who Is Stephen Fry's Wife?

His wife is Elliott Spencer (m. January 2015)

Family
Parents Alan John Fry (father)Marianne Eve Newman (mother)
Wife Elliott Spencer (m. January 2015)
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Stephen Fry Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Stephen Fry worth at the age of 66 years old? Stephen Fry’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Stephen Fry's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1800

The Fry family originates around the Shillingstone and Blandford areas of Dorset; in the early 1800s, Samuel Fry settled in Surrey, with his descendants residing in Middlesex.

In his autobiographical writings and elsewhere, Fry has claimed relationship to the Fry family that founded the eponymous chocolate company, John Fry (one of the signatories to the death warrant for Charles I), and the cricketer C. B. Fry.

Fry's mother is Jewish, but he was not brought up in a religious family.

1927

His maternal grandparents, Martin and Rosa Neumann, were Hungarian Jews who emigrated from Šurany (now in Slovakia) to the UK in 1927.

Rosa's parents, who originally lived in Vienna, were sent to a concentration camp in Riga.

His mother's aunt and cousins were sent to Auschwitz and Stutthof and never seen again.

Fry grew up in the village of Booton, Norfolk, having moved at an early age from Chesham, Buckinghamshire, where he had attended Chesham Preparatory School.

He briefly attended Cawston Primary School in Cawston, Norfolk, before going on to Stouts Hill Preparatory School in Uley, Gloucestershire, at the age of seven, and then to Uppingham School in Rutland, where he joined Fircroft house and was described as a "near-asthmatic genius".

1957

Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer.

Stephen John Fry was born on 24 August 1957 in the Hampstead area of London, the son of Marianne Eve Fry (née Newman) and physicist and inventor Alan John Fry (1930–2019).

He has an older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Joanna.

His paternal grandmother, Ella Fry (née Pring), had roots in Cheshire and Kent.

1972

He took his O-levels in 1972 at the early age of 14 and passed all except physics, but was expelled from Uppingham half a term into the sixth form.

Fry described himself as a "monstrous" child and wrote that he was expelled for "various misdemeanours".

He was later dismissed from Paston School, a grant-maintained grammar school that refused to let him progress to study A-Levels.

Fry moved to Norfolk College of Arts and Technology, where, after two years in the sixth form studying English, French, and History of Art, he ultimately failed his A-Levels, not turning up for his English and French papers.

Over the summer, Fry absconded with a credit card stolen from a family friend.

He had taken a coat when leaving a pub, planning to spend the night sleeping rough, but had then discovered the card in a pocket.

He was arrested in Swindon and, as a result, spent three months in Pucklechurch Remand Centre on remand.

Following his release, he resumed his education at City College Norwich, promising administrators that he would study rigorously and sit the Cambridge entrance exams.

1977

In 1977 he passed two A-levels in English and French, with grades of A and B. He also received a grade A in an alternative O-level in the Study of Art and scored a distinction in an S-level paper in English.

Having successfully passed the entrance exams in 1977, Fry was offered a scholarship to Queens' College, Cambridge, for matriculation in 1978, briefly teaching at Cundall Manor School, a preparatory school in North Yorkshire, before taking his place.

1981

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).

1983

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.

1984

In 1984, he adapted Me and My Girl for the West End where it ran for eight years and received two Laurence Olivier Awards.

After it transferred to Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination.

1989

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).

1997

Fry'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. Johnson in Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship (2016).

2001

Between 2001 and 2017, he hosted the British Academy Film Awards 12 times.

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. Gordon Wyatt on the American crime series Bones and Arthur Garrison MP on the Channel 4 period drama It's a Sin.

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.

2003

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 appears frequently on other panel games, such as the radio programmes Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

Fry is also known for his work in theatre.

2010

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.

2011

Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind.

2012

In 2012 he played Malvolio in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe.

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.

Fry is also a prolific writer, contributing to newspapers and magazines, and has written four novels and three autobiographies.

He has lent his voice to numerous projects including the audiobooks for all seven of the Harry Potter novels and Paddington Bear novels.