Barry Humphries

John Barry Humphries AO (b. 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. Humphries is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an "award-winning" author and an accomplished landscape painter.

Awards

• 1982 - Order of Australia
• 1993 - J.R. Ackerley prize for his autobiography More, Please
• 1994 - Honorary Doctorate at Griffith University
• 1997 - Sir Peter Ustinov Award for Comedy presented at the Banff Television Festival
• 2000 - Special Tony Award for a live theatrical event at the 55th Annual Tony Awards for Dame Edna: The Royal Tour
• 2000 - Special Achievement Award by the Outer Critics Circle for The Royal Tour
• 2000 - Best Play from the National Broadway Theatre Awards for The Royal Tour
• 2003 - Honorary Doctorate of Law at his alma mater, University of Melbourne