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Barry Humphries

1934-02-17 Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia

Image of Barry Humphries

Biografia

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.

Películas

Barry Humphries - A Life of Laughs Self (Archive) 2023-05-03
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh Self 2023-12-23
Barry Humphries at the BBC Self (archive material) / Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson 2023-05-28
Show of Titles "Anyone Can Whistle" Performer 2021-06-13
Parkinson at 50 Dame Edna Everage (archive footage) 2021-08-28
Standing Up for Sunny Barry Humphries 2019-06-12
Dame Edna Rules The Waves Dame Edna Everidge 2019-12-31
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches Self 2016-12-31
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Charlie / Dame Edna 2016-07-01
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show Self 2015-12-25
Blinky Bill the Movie Wombo (voice) 2015-08-21
Jack Irish: Dead Point Justice Logan 2014-04-13
Justin and the Knights of Valour Braulio (voice) 2013-08-09
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Great Goblin 2012-12-12
Kath & Kimderella Dame Edna Everage 2012-09-06
Making Mary and Max Self 2009-10-21
Mary and Max Narrator (voice) 2009-04-09
Salvation Client 2009-03-19
Gaybo Laughs Back Dame Edna 2008-11-09
Not Quite Hollywood Self 2008-08-28
The Man Inside Dame Edna Self/Dame Edna/Les Patterson 2008-01-09
We Are Most Amused Self 2008-11-15
Little Britain Down Under Dame Edna Everage 2007-05-27
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’ Self 2006-03-06
It Started with Swap Shop Self 2006-12-28
Da Kath & Kim Code John Monk 2005-11-27
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Self - Edna Everage 2004-12-09
Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers Sir Les Patterson/Owen Steele/Sandy Stone/Dame Edna Everage 2003-12-08
Finding Nemo Bruce (voice) 2003-05-30
Nicholas Nickleby Mrs. Crummies/Mr. Leadville 2002-12-27
Welcome to Woop Woop Blind Wally 1998-08-13
Sir Les And The Great Chinese Takeaway Les Patterson/Dame Edna 1997-06-28
Spice World Kevin McMaxford 1997-12-18
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills Bert / Lady Shopper / Manager 1997-10-07
The Leading Man Humphrey Beal 1996-12-12
Les Patterson 'Has A Stand Up' - Live & Rampant Les Patterson 1996-11-11
Napoleon Kangaroo (voice) 1995-06-30
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook Self 1995-12-19
Immortal Beloved Clemens Metternich 1994-12-16
Selling Hitler Rupert Murdoch 1993-04-20
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London Dame Edna Everage 1992-10-08
A Late Lunch With Sir Les Les Patterson 1991-12-27
The Life and Death of Sandy Stone Sandy Stone 1991-01-01
A Night on Mount Edna Dame Edna Everage 1990-12-14
Sandy Comes Home Sandy Stone 1990-06-03
An Audience with Jackie Mason 1990-12-27
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage Dame Edna Everage 1988-12-25
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch Self/Dame Edna 1988-01-01
Les Patterson Saves the World Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage 1987-04-09
Howling III: The Marsupials Academy Award Presenter 1987-05-15
An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson / Self 1986-04-14
Royal Variety Performance 1984 1984-11-25
Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage Dame Edna/Les Patterson 1984-12-30
A Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage Dame Edna/Sir Les Patterson 1984-02-17
Dr. Fischer of Geneva Richard Deane 1984-10-08
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Self - Various Roles 1982-03-01
A Toast to Melbourne 1981-01-01
Shock Treatment Bert Schnick 1981-08-21
The Rocky Horror Treatment (archive footage) 1981-02-04
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage Dame Edna 1980-12-26
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Our Guests at Heartland 1978-07-24
The Getting of Wisdom Rev. Strachey 1977-08-25
Pleasure at Her Majesty's Edna Everage 1976-12-29
Side by Side Rodney 1975-04-30
The Great MacArthy Col Ball-Miller 1975-08-04
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own Aunt Edna Everage / Dr. Meyer Delamphrey / Offensive Buck-toothed Englishman / Senator Douglas Manton 1974-12-12
Percy's Progress Dr. Anderson / Australian TV Lady 1974-08-01
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Aunt Edna Everage / Hoot / Dr. DeLamphrey 1972-10-12
The Naked Bunyip Edna Everage 1970-02-02
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Mr. Wainwright 1968-09-11
Bedazzled Envy 1967-10-30