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Barry Humphries. 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.
Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries at the reopening of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, in 2021. A master of disguise, he maintained to interviewers that as an individual he was utterly unremarkable.
Apr 22, 2023 · The Australian comedian Barry Humphries, best known for his drag character Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89. ” He was completely himself until the very end, never losing his brilliant mind ...
Apr 22, 2023 · Barry Humphries, the Australian comedian and actor best known for his creations Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, has died aged 89. In a seven-decade career spanning theatre, television ...
Apr 22, 2023 · John Barry Humphries was born in Kew, a Melbourne suburb, on Feb. 17, 1934. His father, Eric, was a prosperous builder; his mother, Louisa, was a homemaker.
Barry Humphries. Actor: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. His father was a well-to-do builder. Barry was a highly intelligent boy who attended Melbourne University. There, he began acting in revues and doing impersonations. He moved to London in 1959 and began his professional performing career on the West End and Broadway stages as Mr Sowerby ...
Apr 22, 2023 · Renowned Australian actor and satirist Barry Humphries has died at the age of 89. He was best known for his comic alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, but also appeared in more than ...
