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Son of Marianne Fry and physicist/inventor Alan Fry Older brother, Roger, and a younger sister, Jo MAC fanatic, Usenet lurker, Internet/WWW enthusiast. Cricket fan, Sherlockian, charter member Groucho Club (Soho). Rector of Dundee University and hon. doctorate from that institution (July 1995). Flies his own classic biplane. Claims the UK record for saying 'fuck' on television most times in one live broadcast. He's regarded in the UK as 'Britain's Favourite Teddy Bear' and is a keen teddy bear collector himself. He hosted the 2001 and 2002 British Academy Awards (BAFTAS), which have been their 2 most successful years A regular guest on the BBC quiz "Have I Got News for You" (1990) for many years, he now allegedly refuses to appear on the show as a protest against the sacking of former host, Angus Deayton. Narrates the audiobook versions (British releases) of the wildly popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Was nominated for Broadway's 1987 Tony Award as one of several writers, including the deceased L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber as well as collaborator Mike Ockrent, as Best Book (Musical) for "Me and My Girl." He was one of the guests at Prince Charles's and Camilla Parker-Bowles's wedding. Smokes a pipe. With Nick Green, co-founded the Bear Rescue Foundation, a charitable trust to rescue and nurture distressed bears. Godfather to Hugh Laurie and Jo Green's three children A book has recently been published in the U.K. entitled 'Tish and Pish: How to Be of a Speakingness Like Stephen Fry' (author: Stewart Ferris). It's a humorous tribute to Stephen's wonderful use of the English language. Is a fan of Jethro Tull Father is a scientist Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blankety Blank on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live. He won against contestant Chantelle Houghton. In the Independent on Sunday 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - he came no. 23, down from 21. He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and in 1981, along with Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Paul Dwyer and Paul Shearer, became the first winner of The Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh fringe festival. He was a good friend of author Douglas Adams.