Stephen was born in hampstead, london, on august 24, 1957, making him 61 years old. Fry has a formidable intellect which i find myself constantly in awe of i love hearing his views on science, religion, technology, history and the arts. Stephen fry gives a very touching and personal description of what it is like to like with bipolar disorder or manic depression. Are stephen fry and his husband elliot spencer still.
Wordsmith, provocateur extraordinaire, stupendously intelligent, extraordinary wit, deliciously good author and person with bipolar. Jan 18, 2019 stephen was born in hampstead, london, on august 24, 1957, making him 61 years old. Stephen frys brain is normal, he doesnt take psych meds. He hosted over 180 episodes of qi, and has narrated all seven of the harry potter novels for the audiobook recordings. Stephen fry discusses mental health and battle with bipolar disorder. A thoughtful piece as always from stephen fry, discussing his experience of depression. Jun 05, 2011 a thoughtful piece as always from stephen fry, sharing his experiences of depression.
While most of the book is written in standard prose, a couple of chapters are written in the format of a screenplay. Stephen fry is an awardwinning comedian, actor, presenter and director. Stephen john fry is an english actor, comedian and writer. His answer is being investigated by police why should i respect a capricious, meanminded, stupid god who creates a world that is so.
It is my own voice, telling me what a worthless lump of shit i am. Stephen fry, in full stephen john fry, born august 24, 1957, london, england, british actor, comedian, author, screenwriter, and director, known especially for his virtuosic command and comical manipulation of the english languagein both speech and writing. It explores the effects of living with bipolar disorder on other celebrities and members of the public. He was best known as half of the comic double act fry. Some people, as some people always will, cannot understand that depression or in my case cyclothymia, a form of bipolar disorder is an illness and they are themselves perhaps the sufferers of a malady that one might call either an obsession with money, or a woeful lack of imagination. Stephen fry has married his partner elliott spencer, ten days after announcing their engagement. Making history 1996 is the third novel by stephen fry. Stephen fry 1957 is a modern day renaissance man comedian, author, actor, playwright, director, documentarymaker, tv host, radio host, journalist and allaround creative titan.
Fry was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1995 after suffering a nervous breakdown. Stephen fry talks about his depression the house partnership. With stephen fry, andy behrman, jo brand, jo crocker. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The 57yearold took to twitter to share the happy news, posting a photograph of he and his stand. The book won the sidewise award for alternate history.
In your case, your premature departure from uppingham, and your adventures immediately afterwards, were documented in your wonderful book, moab is my washpot. This clip is edited from a longer film by the open. If he did take psychotropic medications for his mood disorder the brain scan would most likely show brain damage. Your subsequent openness about your own mental health difficulties, for which i salute you, has been an inspiration to other mental health sufferers. Writer, actor, comedian, doer of good works, excellent good friend to the famous and not, fry lives in his london sw1 flat and his norfolk house when not traveling. The secret life of the manic depressive is a 2006 twopart television documentary directed by ross wilson and featuring british actor and comedian stephen fry. The past three decades have seen an exponential growth in the understanding and treatment options for depression, despite the fact that for much of that time, mental illness has remained a taboo subject in popular discourse. He was best known as half of the comic double act fry and laurie with collaborator hugh laurie. Nov 10, 2019 stephen john fry is an english actor, comedian and writer. Unforgettable and important stephen fry this book will help people to.
Your subsequent openness about your own mental health difficulties, for which i salute you, has been an inspiration to. What i wish stephen fry understood about mental health spectator. Stephen fry tries to eplain the feeling of manic depression. A thoughtful piece as always from stephen fry, sharing his experiences of depression. In 2006, stephen fry made a series called the secret life of the manic depressive in which he spoke with searing candour about his own mental illness. The fry chronicles, stephen frys second volume of autobiography. But to a young woman, an ordinary viewer of his programmes, stephen fry is a. Stephen fry announces marriage to elliott spencer on. Fry fears the growing intensity of his attacks of depression and says he is in a very sort of black state but remains undecided about whether he needs medical treatment. Jan 19, 2012 because stephen fry is famous and you see a great deal of him on television at times the book takes on the format of an audio book,which makes the reading of it that much more enjoyable. There are no abnormalities in a mentally ill persons brain. You can actually imagine him waxing lyrically about his love affair with gadgets and computers in particular. His answer is being investigated by police why should i respect a capricious, mean.
The website content is created by fry and produced by andrew sampson. The past three decades have seen an exponential growth in the understanding and treatment options for depression, despite the fact that for. There isnt any point in denying that the outburst of sympathy and support that followed my confession to an attempt at selfslaughter last year richard herring podcast has touched me very deeply. There comes a time when the blankness of future is. Then, of course, hed be told that it was from his mental illness.
The 57yearold took to twitter to share the happy news, posting a. I have two months to start a book before i go off to broadway for a run of. The following letter, addressed to stephen fry, is written by richard bentall, professor of. Stephen gets wired a bit of fry and laurie bbc comedy by bbc studios. Weve also seen a popularization of candid discussions about the illness, leading to a spate of clickbaity articles like 20 celebrities who battled depression and serious, seemingly weekly features on social media depression.
Stephen fry is the brave face of suicidal depression. In february 2008, fry launched his private podcast series, stephen fry s podgrams defunct, and a forum, including discussions on depression and activities in which fry is involved. Stephen fry is the brave face of suicidal depression telegraph. This clip is edited from a longer film by the open university. Stephen fry responded to fans plea for help with a heartfelt letter he is many things to many people. Stephen embarks on an emotional journey to meet fellow sufferers, and discuss the literal highs and lows of being bipolar.
Stephen fry talks about bipolar disorder and mental health. Stephen fry has spoken of his battle with manic depression for a new bbc2 show he hopes will break the taboos surrounding mental health. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the tatler back in the 1980s, emma thompson has characterised her friend as 90 percent gay, 10 percent other. Latinautor peermusic, sodrac, audiam publishing, third side music, latinautor, ascap, and 11 music rights societies. Stephen fry if you know someone whos depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Apr 03, 2020 stephen fry, british actor, comedian, author, screenwriter, and director, known especially for his virtuosic command and comical manipulation of the english languagein both speech and writing. Yet memoirs of manic depression by stephen fry and others suggest the new diagnosis, treated with drugs, risks ignoring the crucial details of. Quotations by stephen fry, british comedian, born august 24, 1957. Stephen fry is the brave face of suicidal depression the tv personality has made a courageous stand against the prejudice that stigmatises the condition. Stephen fry was asked what he would say to god if they met.
May 07, 2017 stephen fry was asked what he would say to god if they met. The secret life of the manic depressive is a 2006 twopart television documentary directed by ross wilson and featuring british actor and. He rose to fame alongside hugh laurie in a bit of fry and laurie which he cowrote with laurie and jeeves and wooster, and was unforgettable as general melchett in blackadder. Everything you need to know about bipolar disorder 2. Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, more fool me is a brilliant, eloquent account by a man driven to create and to entertain revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden. And of course you are mad, if by a madman we mean a mind that questions and rejects every civilized norm. Stephen fry presents this documentary exploring the disease of manic depression. Yesterday, stephen fry revealed that in 2012 he had attempted suicide. Yet memoirs of manic depression by stephen fry and others suggest the new diagnosis, treated with drugs, risks ignoring the crucial details of each patients condition. The entertainment world has been stunned by the news of stephen frys prostate cancer battle but few will be more surprised than his husband, elliott spencer. Stephen fry announces marriage to elliott spencer on twitter.
He currently divides his time between new york and his english homes in london and norfolk. Stephen fry says no to enhanced twitter experience by t3. Stephen fry is an advocate for the diagnosing of bipolar in children. He is especially admired for his ability to desacralize even the most serious or taboo of topics. I always heard voices in my head saying what a useless bastard i am, but the voice is my own, says stephen fry. How old is stephen fry, when was he diagnosed with prostate. He rose to fame alongside hugh laurie in a bit of fry and laurie. How old is stephen fry, when was he diagnosed with. We can credit actor and writer stephen fry for a lot of our current familiarity and comfort level with the disease. Some people, as some people always will, cannot understand that depression or in my case cyclothymia, a form of bipolar disorder is an illness and they are themselves perhaps the sufferers of a. Jul 21, 2006 stephen fry has spoken of his battle with manic depression for a new bbc2 show he hopes will break the taboos surrounding mental health.
Discussing depression and bipolar disorder with stephen fry. How stephen fry beats bipolar how i beat depression. Shameless from the winter 2015 issue of bp magazine. Stephen fry explores the world of manic depression, from which he also suffers.
Jun 07, 20 stephen fry is the brave face of suicidal depression the tv personality has made a courageous stand against the prejudice that stigmatises the condition. Stephen john fry born 24 august 1957 is an english actor, comedian and writer. Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder that causes periods of depression and abnormally elevated moods. Sep 25, 2014 buy more fool me by fry, stephen isbn. Oct 06, 2010 stephen fry tries to eplain the feeling of manic depression. Jan 17, 2015 stephen fry has married his partner elliott spencer, ten days after announcing their engagement. This publication embraces a trio of publishing platforms, combining the traditional with the modern. Depression isnt a straightforward response to a bad situation if you know someone whos depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Stephen has cyclothymic disorder, a mild form of bipolar where a person has mood swings over a period of years that go from mild depression to euphoria and excitement.
Feb 23, 2018 the entertainment world has been stunned by the news of stephen fry s prostate cancer battle but few will be more surprised than his husband, elliott spencer. With a new memoir out, more fool me, the iconic british comedian continues to spit in stigmas eye with honest talk on tough subjects. Stephen frys 1991 shift to fiction with the liar was met with universal acclaim, allowing the actor and comedian an almost unique parallel career as a novelist. What i wish stephen fry understood about mental health. If he did take psychotropic medications for his mood disorder the brain scan would most likely show brain damage then, of course, hed be told that it was from his mental illness. Stephen king depression, dark, blow he realized now that a lot of the problem had been his own mind, which was usually moving at a speed ten or twenty times that of his classmates. Witty, brilliant, and featuring a close attention to the play of language, his debut set an enviable stall for the bestsellers that followed. Stephen fry since january 1984 when i bought my first apple macintosh, through the dark late 80s and mid 90s when the company had all but 3% of the personal computer market, i have developed the thickest of skins when it comes to applehaters. Stephen fry has spoken out about the struggles that hes faced throughout his life dealing with mental health issues, stating. Because stephen fry is famous and you see a great deal of him on television at times the book takes on the format of an audio book,which makes the reading of it that much more enjoyable. The plot involves the creation of an alternative historical time line, one where adolf hitler never existed. Fry himself suffers from a less severe version of the illness called cyclothymia. Stephen fry the secret life of the manic depressive part 1. Mar 01, 2016 in your case, your premature departure from uppingham, and your adventures immediately afterwards, were documented in your wonderful book, moab is my washpot.