The Wilde Life of Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry one of the most commemorated comedians, and actors of his generation came to humble beginnings in the cutthroat comedy Blackadder. Alongside other British comic heroes, Hugh Laurie, and Rowan Atkinson. Stephen Fry shined particularly as a man of witty comedy. His love of Greek culture, and reading would impact for the rest of his life, especially his acting career, directing, and lecturing career, his love of Bertrand Russell, and his love of empiricism would make him become one of the most loved writers’ actors, and comedians of his time.

Stephen Fry grew up in Hampstead England and spent most of his youth in prominent boarding schools. At age seven Stephen Fry was relocated far from his home in Norfolk to a boarding school where he gained a notoriety as a deceptive liar, jokester, and thief. Throughout Stephen’s boyhood, he often felt like an outsider to the crowd. He preferred reading to sports, and that set him apart as a celebrity. Stephen’s rise to a millionaire came from his royalties Noel Gay’s 1937 musical Me and My Girl.

Stephen suffered from bipolar, and attempted to take his own life at the age of 18. He engaged in malicious activity with the usage of credit cards which got him into a lot of trouble during his teens he was locked away for three months. Despite his trepidation, and wayward behavior Stephen gained a scholarship at Queens’…