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    Barry Humphries

    Australian comedian and actor

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  2. John Barry Humphries AC CBE (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. Humphries's characters brought him international renown.

    • 1953–2023
  3. Apr 30, 2024 · Barry Humphries (born February 17, 1934, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died April 22, 2023, Sydney, Australia) was an Australian actor best known for his character Dame Edna Everage, a sharp-tongued housewife and talk show host. Humphries attended Melbourne University but left to pursue acting.

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  4. Barry Humphries. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. February 17, 1934 · Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died. April 22, 2023 · Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (complications from hip surgery) Birth name. John Barry Humphries. Height. 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Mini Bio. His father was a well-to-do builder. Barry was a highly.

    • February 17, 1934
    • April 22, 2023
  5. Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89. Humphries was a master of provocation and glorious grotesquerie. Peter Coleman. Sat 22 Apr 2023 07.51 EDT.

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  6. Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries began his career as a Dadaist. His street performances around Melbourne in the early 1950s foreshadowed performance art in Australia. He was the most daring student prankster ...

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  7. Apr 22, 2023 · Australian entertainer Barry Humphries, best known for his comic character Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89. The star had been in hospital in Sydney after suffering complications following...

  8. Apr 22, 2023 · To be unflinchingly precise, Barry Humphries, the Australian-born actor and comic who for almost seven decades brought that divine doyenne of divadom, Dame Edna Everage, to delirious, dotty,...

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