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 Best-known for her surreal and digressive stand-up, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, where her English parents -- Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant -- worked for British Petroleum.Izzard worked as a street performer and in smaller comedy venues throughout the mid-to-late 1980s; her big break came when she appeared in Hysteria III, a 1991 AIDS fundraiser held at the London Palladium, and did her now-famous "Raised by wolves" sketch. After that, she drew bigger and bigger audiences, and in 1993 hired the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End for the first of many successful solo shows. With Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors (1993), she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award (outstanding achievement) and won her first British Comedy Award for top stand-up comedian. She returned to the West End the next year with her second solo show, Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable (1994), and soon thereafter made her West End debut in a drama, as the lead in the world premiere of David Mamet's "The Cryptogram" with Lindsay Duncan; her success led to her second starring role, in "900 Oneonta".Izzard appeared in 1995 as the title character in Christopher Marlowe's groundbreaking "Edward II". In 1996, she made her big-screen debut alongside Bob Hoskins and Robin Williams in The Secret Agent (1996); she also staged another solo show, Eddie Izzard: Definite Article (1996), for which she received her second British Comedy Award. She then took "Definite Article" to major cities outside the UK, including New York, and returned to the West End with a new show, Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997), which included a month in New York City at PS122.In 1998, Izzard appeared in another film, Velvet Goldmine (1998), with Ewan McGregor, and also staged her breakthrough solo U.S. show, Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999) which aired on HBO and earned Izzard two Emmy Awards. Izzard next took on the challenge of appearing as Lenny Bruce in Peter Hall's West End production of "Lenny."Izzard started 2000 touring the world with Eddie Izzard: Circle (2002) and continued to act in films, among them The Criminal (1999); Shadow of the Vampire (2000) with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe; and Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow (2001), in which she played Charles Chaplin. She returned to the stage, in London and later in New York (her Broadway debut), with A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (2002), a version of which was televised.In 2003, Izzard was seen on the big screen in Alex Cox's Revengers Tragedy (2002) and on the small screen in a BBC mini-series _40 (2002)(TV)_. Her other films include The Avengers (1998), Ocean's Twelve (2004), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Ocean's Thirteen (2007) and Valkyrie (2008), and she has voiced roles in a handful of movies, including The Wild (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Cars 2 (2011).Izzard also has appeared in several television series, including a starring role in The Riches (2007), which lasted for two seasons on FX (from 2007-2008), and recurring roles in Hannibal (2013) and United States of Tara (2009).
Bio:
Best-known for her surreal and digressive stand-up, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, where her English parents -- Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant -- worked for British Petroleum.Izzard worked as a street performer and in smaller comedy venues throughout the mid-to-late 1980s; her big break came when she appeared in Hysteria III, a 1991 AIDS fundraiser held at the London Palladium, and did her now-famous "Raised by wolves" sketch. After that, she drew bigger and bigger audiences, and in 1993 hired the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End for the first of many successful solo shows. With Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors (1993), she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award (outstanding achievement) and won her first British Comedy Award for top stand-up comedian. She returned to the West End the next year with her second solo show, Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable (1994), and soon thereafter made her West End debut in a drama, as the lead in the world premiere of David Mamet's "The Cryptogram" with Lindsay Duncan; her success led to her second starring role, in "900 Oneonta".Izzard appeared in 1995 as the title character in Christopher Marlowe's groundbreaking "Edward II". In 1996, she made her big-screen debut alongside Bob Hoskins and Robin Williams in The Secret Agent (1996); she also staged another solo show, Eddie Izzard: Definite Article (1996), for which she received her second British Comedy Award. She then took "Definite Article" to major cities outside the UK, including New York, and returned to the West End with a new show, Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997), which included a month in New York City at PS122.In 1998, Izzard appeared in another film, Velvet Goldmine (1998), with Ewan McGregor, and also staged her breakthrough solo U.S. show, Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999) which aired on HBO and earned Izzard two Emmy Awards. Izzard next took on the challenge of appearing as Lenny Bruce in Peter Hall's West End production of "Lenny."Izzard started 2000 touring the world with Eddie Izzard: Circle (2002) and continued to act in films, among them The Criminal (1999); Shadow of the Vampire (2000) with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe; and Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow (2001), in which she played Charles Chaplin. She returned to the stage, in London and later in New York (her Broadway debut), with A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (2002), a version of which was televised.In 2003, Izzard was seen on the big screen in Alex Cox's Revengers Tragedy (2002) and on the small screen in a BBC mini-series _40 (2002)(TV)_. Her other films include The Avengers (1998), Ocean's Twelve (2004), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Ocean's Thirteen (2007) and Valkyrie (2008), and she has voiced roles in a handful of movies, including The Wild (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Cars 2 (2011).Izzard also has appeared in several television series, including a starring role in The Riches (2007), which lasted for two seasons on FX (from 2007-2008), and recurring roles in Hannibal (2013) and United States of Tara (2009).
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In August and September of 2009, Eddie ran marathons around the UK to raise money for Sport Relief, a biennial charity event run by Comic Relief (in association with BBC Sport). The route took her from London, England, to Cardiff, Wales, then to Belfast, Northern Ireland, then to Edinburgh, Scotland, and then finally back to London. She ran approximately 30 miles per day, for a total of about 1100 miles.She speaks French and German with such fluency that she has performed multiple comedy shows entirely in those languages.As of 2017, she has performed her stand-up gigs in over forty countries, in four languages (English, German, French, and Spanish).Her admirers include John Cleese and former Doctor Who (1963) star Tom Baker. During the television special Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999), which Izzard hosted, Cleese said that Izzard was the lost Python. Baker championed Izzard to play the Doctor when the Doctor Who series was revived in 2005. He described Izzard as "so mysterious and strange".She uses three distinct voices in most of her one-person shows: God (James Mason), Sean Connery (several, including Noah), and "Mrs. Badcrumble" (a Scottish clarinet teacher). In real life, Mrs. Badcrumble was Eddie's childhood piano teacher.In a 2005 poll to find the Comedian's Comedian, Izzard was voted as number 19 out of the Top 50 Greatest Comedy Acts in History by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.She was touring in New Zealand during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. She heard about the filming and, being such a big fan of the books, asked if he could make an appearance in the films. She was declined.Eddie was born in Yemen whilst his parents were there on business. She has an older brother named Mark. Their mother died when Eddie was six and her brother was eight.A lifelong supporter of South London football club Crystal Palace. In February 2018, Izzard was chosen by the club to be an Honorary Patron of the Palace For Life foundation. The charity uses football to help underprivileged youth in the club's Croydon neighborhood home, focusing on their physical and mental health, early intervention against drug use and criminal behavior, and assistance in transitioning to employment.Her comedy routines frequently contain the following elements: references to jam, banjos, bananas, monkeys, and the names Jeff, Kev, and Steve; world history; the Bible, using an impression of James Mason to portray God; pantomime; mumbling; and foreign languages, sometimes actually performing in French or German for English-speaking audiences.She campaigned for the Labour Party in the 2015 General Election, and announced her intention to run as Mayor of London for Labour.She made a surprise appearance as one of the Bruces in the "Philopher's Song" sketch during the 2014 reunion show for Monty Python's Flying Circus.She has said that he is sometimes mistaken for Kiefer Sutherland.She came out as being a transvestite in 1985 at age 23, stating that she was 'straight transgender' and a 'wannabe lesbian'. In 2020, she stated on Portrait Artist of the Year (2013) that he prefers she/her pronouns. She has identified as gender fluid, or under the umbrella term of transgender, since her initial coming out in 1985.She was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as 'Best Actor (Play)' for a revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.She auditioned for the role of Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man) in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), but lost out to Tony Curran.In 1991, she was nominated for the main prize of the Perrier Comedy Awards (now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards).Sarah Townsend composes the music for all of her shows.Glen Quagmire chooses Eddie Izzard over Dame Judi Dench in one of Peter Griffin's hypothetical "Who would you rather do?" games, in the Family Guy (1999) episode "Screams of Silence: the Story of Brenda Q".She actively campaigned in the Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014 for Scotland to stay in the UK, and then subsequently campaigned in the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in 2016 for the UK to stay in Europe. She was on the winning side in the first, and the losing side in the second.Eddie Izzard makes a joke about Pope Pius XII not castigating Hitler and therefore being more like Pope Gutless Bastard, but in actuality Pope Pius XII did covertly save a million Jews.She is a prominent celebrity supporter of Britain's Labour Party. She has made financial donations to the party, and appeared on stage at the 2009 party conference.In April 2007, she starred in the F/X series The Riches (2007), airing on Tuesday nights and repeating on Sunday and Monday nights.In June 2010, she replaced James Spader in the role of Jack Lawson in David Mamet's play 'Race' on Broadway.In 2003, she toured the United States, Australia, and New Zealand with his new show, "Sexie", from August to the end of the year.Originally played Darren McCarthy in Day 6 of 24 (2001). She dropped out due to scheduling conflicts after only one day of filming. He was replaced by David Hunt.In June 2013, United Kingdom, Europe, and South Africa: Touring with Force Majeure.In 2008, she toured the U.S. with his one-person show, "Stripped". In late spring of 2010, he toured the "Stripped" show in Canada. |
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Eddie Izzard |
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Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
Best-known for her surreal and digressive stand-up, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, where her English parents -- Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant -- wo |
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In August and September of 2009, Eddie ran marathons around the UK to raise money for Sport Relief, a biennial charity event run by Comic Relief (in association with BBC Sport). The route took her from London, England, to Cardiff, Wales, then to Belfast, Northern Ireland, then to Edinburgh, Scotland, and then finally back to London. She ran approximately 30 miles per day, for a total of about 1100 miles.She speaks French and German with such fluency that she has performed multiple comedy shows entirely in those languages.As of 2017, she has performed her stand-up gigs in over forty countries, in four languages (English, German, French, and Spanish).Her admirers include John Cleese and former Doctor Who (1963) star Tom Baker. During the television special Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999), which Izzard hosted, Cleese said that Izzard was the lost Python. Baker championed Izzard to play the Doctor when the Doctor Who series was revived in 2005. He described Izzard as "so mysterious and strange".She uses three distinct voices in most of her one-person shows: God (James Mason), Sean Connery (several, including Noah), and "Mrs. Badcrumble" (a Scottish clarinet teacher). In real life, Mrs. Badcrumble was Eddie's childhood piano teacher.In a 2005 poll to find the Comedian's Comedian, Izzard was voted as number 19 out of the Top 50 Greatest Comedy Acts in History by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.She was touring in New Zealand during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. She heard about the filming and, being such a big fan of the books, asked if he could make an appearance in the films. She was declined.Eddie was born in Yemen whilst his parents were there on business. She has an older brother named Mark. Their mother died when Eddie was six and her brother was eight.A lifelong supporter of South London football club Crystal Palace. In February 2018, Izzard was chosen by the club to be an Honorary Patron of the Palace For Life foundation. The charity uses football to help underprivileged youth in the club's Croydon neighborhood home, focusing on their physical and mental health, early intervention against drug use and criminal behavior, and assistance in transitioning to employment.Her comedy routines frequently contain the following elements: references to jam, banjos, bananas, monkeys, and the names Jeff, Kev, and Steve; world history; the Bible, using an impression of James Mason to portray God; pantomime; mumbling; and foreign languages, sometimes actually performing in French or German for English-speaking audiences.She campaigned for the Labour Party in the 2015 General Election, and announced her intention to run as Mayor of London for Labour.She made a surprise appearance as one of the Bruces in the "Philopher's Song" sketch during the 2014 reunion show for Monty Python's Flying Circus.She has said that he is sometimes mistaken for Kiefer Sutherland.She came out as being a transvestite in 1985 at age 23, stating that she was 'straight transgender' and a 'wannabe lesbian'. In 2020, she stated on Portrait Artist of the Year (2013) that he prefers she/her pronouns. She has identified as gender fluid, or under the umbrella term of transgender, since her initial coming out in 1985.She was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as 'Best Actor (Play)' for a revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.She auditioned for the role of Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man) in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), but lost out to Tony Curran.In 1991, she was nominated for the main prize of the Perrier Comedy Awards (now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards).Sarah Townsend composes the music for all of her shows.Glen Quagmire chooses Eddie Izzard over Dame Judi Dench in one of Peter Griffin's hypothetical "Who would you rather do?" games, in the Family Guy (1999) episode "Screams of Silence: the Story of Brenda Q".She actively campaigned in the Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014 for Scotland to stay in the UK, and then subsequently campaigned in the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in 2016 for the UK to stay in Europe. She was on the winning side in the first, and the losing side in the second.Eddie Izzard makes a joke about Pope Pius XII not castigating Hitler and therefore being more like Pope Gutless Bastard, but in actuality Pope Pius XII did covertly save a million Jews.She is a prominent celebrity supporter of Britain's Labour Party. She has made financial donations to the party, and appeared on stage at the 2009 party conference.In April 2007, she starred in the F/X series The Riches (2007), airing on Tuesday nights and repeating on Sunday and Monday nights.In June 2010, she replaced James Spader in the role of Jack Lawson in David Mamet's play 'Race' on Broadway.In 2003, she toured the United States, Australia, and New Zealand with his new show, "Sexie", from August to the end of the year.Originally played Darren McCarthy in Day 6 of 24 (2001). She dropped out due to scheduling conflicts after only one day of filming. He was replaced by David Hunt.In June 2013, United Kingdom, Europe, and South Africa: Touring with Force Majeure.In 2008, she toured the U.S. with his one-person show, "Stripped". In late spring of 2010, he toured the "Stripped" show in Canada. |
| Trademarks: |
Frequently imitates James Mason and Sean Connery during her stand-up comedy routine
Often wears her choice of "male" and "female" clothing during her stand-up acts |
| Quotes: |
I'd be happy to be taken as a woman -- and that's what I was initially trying to do when I started throwing on dresses and stuff. But that wasn't going to happen because everyone kept calling me sir. So I thought I'd change the method and just start wearing what I wanted to wear.
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I can go from blokey to girlie in 15 minutes and then I'm out the door. But that's the fastest I can do it. Becoming a woman takes work.
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I definitely have breast envy. When teenage girls were saying 'I wish I had breasts', I was thinking the same thing.
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My sexuality is straight transvestite or male lesbian. It seems we are beyond the idea that I am gay and hiding it. If I had to describe how I feel in my head, I'd say I'm a complete boy plus half a girl. I don't seem to have the sixth sense that women have or their stronger senses of taste and smell. Gay men can also have it but straight men don't.
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When I first came out, I thought, I want to walk like a real woman, I don't want to do mincing steps. And there was some girl I saw walking up Holloway Road in Islington who had this long languid walk and I thought, that's what I like, so I incorporated her walk into mine. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
Hosted Channel Izzard on Channel4
Starred as Lenny Bruce in a 1999 production of "Lenny" on London's West End.
Appearing in a new one-man show, "Circle", in New York through April 8, 2000
TV commercial (voiceover) for Recycle N |
| Parents: |
Dorothy Ella
Harold John Izzard |
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