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Barry Humphries

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Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Birth Name

John Barry Humphries

Gender

Male

Also Known As

Edna Everage, John Barry Humphries, Dame Edna, Dame Edna Everage

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Comic performer and satirical writer, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He studied at Melbourne University, and made his theatrical debut at the Union Theatre, Melbourne (1953--4). In Britain from 1959, he made his London debut in The Demon Barber (1959) and subsequently appeared in Oliver! (1960, 1963, 1968).…more

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Star (15)

Role
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  Great Goblin
  2012
- Mary and Max
  Narrator (voice)
  2009
- I'd Do Anything
  Judge
  - S 1: Ep 22 Live Show 10: The Final Results
    5/31/08
  - S 1: Ep 21 Live Show 10: The Final
    5/31/08
  - S 1: Ep 20 Live Show 9: The Results
    5/25/08
  - S 1: Ep 19 Live Show 9
    5/24/08
  - S 1: Ep 18 Live Show 8: The Results
    5/18/08
  - + 16 More Credits
- The Dame Edna Treatment
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    6/30/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    4/28/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    4/21/07
- The Dame Edna Treatment
  Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    4/14/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    3/31/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    3/24/07
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    3/17/07
- Finding Nemo
  Bruce
  2003
- Nicholas Nickleby
  Star
  2002
- Spice World
  Kevin McMaxford
  1998
- Dame Edna Kisses It Better
  Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dame Edna Kisses It Better
    12/26/97
- Immortal Beloved
  Star
  1994
- Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
  Star
  1994
- Dame Edna's Hollywood
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 3
    1/2/93
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 2
    5/9/92
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 1
    11/30/91
- Shock Treatment
  Star
  1981
- An Audience With...
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 2: Ep 1 An Audience With Dame Edna
    12/26/80
- Bedazzled
  Envy
  1967
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Dame Edna Everage - Guest
  - S 14: Ep 177 Billy Crystal; Dame Edna; Augustana
    3/28/06
  - S 14: Ep 122 Terry Bradshaw; Dame Edna; the Blind Boys of Alabama
    12/22/05
  - S 12: Ep 73 Show #2569
    10/2/03
  - S 11: Ep 134 Show #2408
    1/14/03
  - S 10: Ep 181 Show #2247
    4/17/02
  - + 1 More Credits
- Ally McBeal
  Claire Otoms
  - S 5: Ep 22 Bygones
    5/20/02
  - S 5: Ep 21 All of Me
    5/13/02
  - S 5: Ep 20 What I'll Never Do for Love Again
    5/6/02
  - S 5: Ep 19 Another One Bites The Dust
    4/29/02
  - S 5: Ep 18 Tom Dooley
    4/22/02
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (47)

Role
- The Rob Brydon Show
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 2.5
    8/19/11
- Piers Morgan Live
  Guest (Dame Edna Everage)
  - S 1: Ep 72 April 27, 2011 - Royal Wedding
    4/27/11
- QI
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 12 Gravity
    2/12/10
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 16: Ep 24 Bono, The Edge, Anjelica Huston, Dame Edna Everage, Noisettes.
    7/17/09
- The Andrew Marr Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 39 14th June, 2009
    6/14/09
- Loose Women
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 12: Ep 233 Friday 8th August
    8/8/08
- When Jordan Met Peter
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter - Episode 14
    6/12/08
- The Graham Norton Show
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 3: Ep 7 Episode 37
    5/29/08
- Spicks & Specks
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 2: Ep 42 Another Specky Christmas
    12/17/06
- Rove Live
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 7: Ep 38 October 31st, 2006 - Bono Helliar
    10/31/06
- Parkinson
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 5: Ep 2 Helen Mirren, Trinny & Susannah, Dame Edna Everage
    9/23/06
  - S 1: Ep 10 Judi Dench, Dame Edna Everage, Sharon Osbourne, Scissor Sisters
    10/30/04
- The South Bank Show
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 12 Little Britain
    12/25/05
- Kath & Kim (Australia)
  Mysterious man in brown cloak
  - S 3: Ep 9 Da Kath and Kim Code
    11/27/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 132 Episode 132
    4/19/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 12: Ep 106 Drew Barrymore, Dame Edna, Sarah Vowell
    4/8/05
- The View
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 8: Ep 72 Gifford/Dame Edna
    12/8/04
- The Crocodile Hunter Diaries
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 3: Ep 3 Backstage Bedlam
    3/17/04
- The Osbournes
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Show Must Go Oz
    1/27/04
- This is Your Life (Australia)
  Dame Edna Everage
  - — The Australian Women's Weekly
    10/9/03
- Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Barry Humphries
    5/26/03
- Micallef Tonight
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Barry Humphries/ Kath & Kim/ Jamie Durie/ Dannii Minogue
    5/12/03
- It Shouldn't Happen to A...
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 It Shouldn't Happen to A... Chat Show Host
    10/31/00
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 84 Show #708
    1/20/00
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself / Edna Everage
  - S 4: Ep 5 Barry Humphries
    10/30/99
- Live! with Kelly and Michael
  Himself (as Dame Edna Everage)
  - S 12: Ep 14 September 16, 1999
    9/16/99
- The Panel
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 13 2.13 May 5 1999
    5/5/99
- The Roseanne Show
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dame Edna Everage
    9/25/98
- Parkinson (1998)
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 8 Kiri TeKanawa, Dame Edna Everage
    2/27/98
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 25 Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
    12/19/95
  - S 11: Ep 9 Nostalgia
    3/3/77
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 1 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/93
- Pebble Mill
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 109 Episode 159
    11/2/92
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 74 May 7, 1992
    5/7/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Dame Edna Everage - Guest
  - S 30: Ep 109 Show #4520
    5/5/92
  - S 30: Ep 32 Show #4443
    11/28/91
- Live! with Kelly and Michael
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 65 November 29, 1991
    11/29/91
- The South Bank Show
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 13: Ep 9 Dame Edna Everage
    11/19/89
- Aspel & Company
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 6: Ep 14 Lauren Bacall, Richard Gere, Dame Edna Everage
    2/18/89
  - S 2: Ep 5 David Essex, Claire Rayner, Dame Edna Everage
    2/9/85
- The Last Resort (1987)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 16
    9/25/87
- The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 5 Crowded House, Dame Edna, Geraldo Rivera
    4/13/87
- Sunday Sunday
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 2 Series 1 Show 2
    11/14/82
- Parkinson (1971)
  Dame Edna Everage/Sir Les Patterson
  - S 11: Ep 18 Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson
    1/30/82
- Arena (1975)
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 1: Ep 11 La dame aux gladiolas
    3/19/79
- Parkinson (1971)
  Dame Edna Everage
  - S 8: Ep 14 Dame Edna Everage, Olivia Newton-John, Gloria Swanson
    12/2/78
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal
    10/8/77
- Omnibus (UK)
  Various
  - S 10: Ep 35 Pleasure At Her Majesty's
    12/29/76
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 14 Film '73 Episode 14
    10/2/73
  - S 1: Ep 2 Film '72 Episode 2
    2/15/72
- Frost on Saturday
  Dame Edna
  - S 2: Ep 1 Frankie Howerd, Dusty Springfield, George Best, Dame Edna, Manitas DePlata
    11/15/69
- Not Only... But Also
  -
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    2/6/65
  - S 3: Ep 8 Special 2, Episode 23
    12/24/70
  - S 3: Ep 3 Episode 18
    3/18/70
Writer (1)

Role
- Dame Edna Kisses It Better
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dame Edna Kisses It Better
    12/26/97

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- In September 2005, Barry's Dame Edna Everage character was one of the first 100 names to be honoured with his name set into the pavement in London's 'Avenue of the Stars' in Convent Garden.
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- She claims to be the most popular and gifted woman in the world today.
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- Barry: (on audiences mistaking his 2006 show as his last) I hardly think that it means it's my swan song. I wonder what they mean. I suppose they mean I can't go on forever, but whenever people ask me, "How do you do so much?" I say, How do you do so little?"
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