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Barry Humphries‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1934-02-17

Popularity

star6.6

Barry Humphries

Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia

Barry Humphries

Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1934-02-17

Popularity

star6.6

Biography

John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (17 February 1934 - 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, satirist, dadaist, artist, author and character actor, perhaps best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife and "gigastar", and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to the Court of St. James's. He was a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin. Humphries' characters, especially Dame Edna Everage, have brought him international renown, and he had appeared in numerous films, stage productions and television shows. Originally conceived as a dowdy Moonee Ponds housewife who caricatured Australian suburban complacency and insularity, Edna had evolved over four decades to become a satire of stardom, the gaudily dressed, acid-tongued, egomaniacal, internationally feted Housewife Gigastar, Dame Edna Everage. Humphries' other major satirical character creation was the archetypal Australian bloke Barry McKenzie, who originated as the hero of a comic strip about Australians in London (with drawings by Nicholas Garland) which was first published in Private Eye magazine. The stories about "Bazza" (Humphries' nickname, as well as an Australian term of endearment for the name Barry) gave wide circulation to Australian slang, particularly jokes about drinking and its consequences (much of which was invented by Humphries), and the character went on to feature in two Australian films, in which he was portrayed by Barry Crocker. Humphries' other satirical characters include the "priapic and inebriated cultural attaché" Sir Les Patterson, who has "continued to bring worldwide discredit upon Australian arts and culture, while contributing as much to the Australian vernacular as he has borrowed from it", gentle, grandfatherly "returned gentleman" Sandy Stone, iconoclastic 1960s underground film-maker Martin Agrippa, Paddington socialist academic Neil Singleton, sleazy trade union official Lance Boyle, high-pressure art salesman Morrie O'Connor and failed tycoon Owen Steele. Humphries died following complications from hip surgery at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney on 22 April 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Humphries, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo‌
star7.8
calendar 2003

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie‌
star5.2
calendar 1972

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own‌
star5.4
calendar 1974

Welcome to Woop Woop

Welcome to Woop Woop‌
star5.9
calendar 1998

Mary and Max

Mary and Max‌
star7.8
calendar 2009

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment‌
star5.8
calendar 1981

Immortal Beloved

Immortal Beloved‌
star7.1
calendar 1994

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?‌
star4.8
calendar 2004

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band‌
star4.4
calendar 1978

The Leading Man

The Leading Man‌
star5.2
calendar 1996

Da Kath & Kim Code

Da Kath & Kim Code‌
star6.9
calendar 2005

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‌
star7.4
calendar 2012

Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch

Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch‌
star0.0
calendar

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Bedazzled

Bedazzled‌
star6.2
calendar 1967

Barry Humphries at the BBC

Barry Humphries at the BBC‌
star7.6
calendar 2023

The Naked Bunyip

The Naked Bunyip‌
star5.7
calendar 1970

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

Pleasure at Her Majesty's‌
star6.5
calendar 1976

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Percy's Progress

Percy's Progress‌
star3.9
calendar 1974

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Justin and the Knights of Valour‌
star5.9
calendar 2013

Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers

Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Parkinson at 50

Parkinson at 50‌
star10.0
calendar 2021

Side by Side

Side by Side‌
star6.5
calendar 1975

The Great MacArthy

The Great MacArthy‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Salvation

Salvation‌
star5.0
calendar 2009

Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish: Dead Point‌
star6.9
calendar 2014

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage‌
star1.0
calendar 1980

Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler‌
star7.0
calendar 1991

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Les Patterson Saves the World

Les Patterson Saves the World‌
star4.8
calendar 1987

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Dame Edna Rules The Waves

Dame Edna Rules The Waves‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills‌
star3.7
calendar 1997

We Are Most Amused

We Are Most Amused‌
star7.2
calendar 2008

An Audience with Jackie Mason

An Audience with Jackie Mason‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’

Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Blinky Bill the Movie

Blinky Bill the Movie‌
star5.4
calendar 2015

The Getting of Wisdom

The Getting of Wisdom‌
star5.5
calendar 1977

An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna

An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby‌
star6.9
calendar 2002

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

The Rocky Horror Treatment

The Rocky Horror Treatment‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Spice World

Spice World‌
star4.8
calendar 1997

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie‌
star5.3
calendar 2016

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show‌
star8.0
calendar 2015

A Toast to Melbourne

A Toast to Melbourne‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Joan Rivers: Abroad in London

Joan Rivers: Abroad in London‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Standing Up for Sunny

Standing Up for Sunny‌
star5.8
calendar 2019

A (BBC Arena) Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage

A (BBC Arena) Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood‌
star6.8
calendar 2008

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom‌
star6.7
calendar 1968

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

Dr. Fischer of Geneva‌
star6.8
calendar 1984

Kath & Kimderella

Kath & Kimderella‌
star5.3
calendar 2012

Napoleon

Napoleon‌
star6.1
calendar 1995

Howling III: The Marsupials

Howling III: The Marsupials‌
star4.5
calendar 1987

Making Mary and Max

Making Mary and Max‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

It Started with Swap Shop

It Started with Swap Shop‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Tv Credits

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show‌
star6.1
calendar 2004

Little Britain

Little Britain‌
star7.1
calendar 2003

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal‌
star6.6
calendar 1997

The One Show

The One Show‌
star4.6
calendar 2006

QI

QI‌
star8.0
calendar 2003

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

The Dame Edna Treatment

The Dame Edna Treatment‌
star7.0
calendar 2007

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch

Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch‌
star5.3
calendar 1992

Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill‌
star3.1
calendar 1991

The Dame Edna Experience

The Dame Edna Experience‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

Russell Harty

Russell Harty‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Betjeman and Me

Betjeman and Me‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

A Comedy Roast

A Comedy Roast‌
star6.0
calendar 2010

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

Brilliant Creatures

Brilliant Creatures‌
star0.0
calendar 2014

I'd Do Anything

I'd Do Anything‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Dame Edna's Hollywood

Dame Edna's Hollywood‌
star1.0
calendar 1991

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?‌
star2.8
calendar 2008

The One Show

The One Show‌
star4.6
calendar 2006

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

An Audience with...

An Audience with...‌
star5.3
calendar 1978

An Audience with...

An Audience with...‌
star5.3
calendar 1978

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares‌
star6.5
calendar 1998

Wogan

Wogan‌
star4.5
calendar 1982

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

A Granny's Guide to the Modern World

A Granny's Guide to the Modern World‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Micallef Tonight

Micallef Tonight‌
star9.0
calendar 2003

Magical Land of Oz

Magical Land of Oz‌
star8.5
calendar 2019

RTL Samstag Nacht

RTL Samstag Nacht‌
star8.2
calendar 1993

Little Britain

Little Britain‌
star7.1
calendar 2003

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio‌
star6.0
calendar 1991

Q&A

Q&A‌
star3.8
calendar 2008