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John Barry Humphries
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Barry Humphries
Active -
1967 - 2019
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Born -
Feb 17, 1934 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Genres -
Comedy
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Performed with Australia's Union Theatre Repertory Company during his early career.
Is best known for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage, a character that he first introduced in 1955.
Has written two autobiographies:
More Please
(1992) and
My Life as Me
(2002).
Is a successful landscape painter; studied under Australian painter George Bell.
Received an honorary doctorate of law from the University of Melbourne in 2003.
Was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007.