“As hilarious in private as he was as the iconic Dame Edna.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/tributes-pour-across-the-globe-for-barry-humphries-c-10426441

Best known for his portrayal of Dame Edna Everage.

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Dame Edna was introduced by, on debut, Sir Les ('I'm as full as a bull's bum') Patterson.

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“For 89 years, Barry Humphries entertained us through a galaxy of personas, from Dame Edna to Sandy Stone,” Albanese tweeted, referring to the melancholic and rambling Stone, one of Humphries most enduring characters.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2023/4/22/23694122/dame-edna-dead-barry-humphries-obituary

Gai Hudson was a shy 21-year-old hairdresser from Newcastle when she met Barry Humphries and his alias Dame Edna Everage.

Source: https://newcastleweekly.com.au/newcastle-hairdressers-brush-with-barry-humphries/

In a purple wig, garish outfits and outrageous spectacles, Barry Humphries was instantly recognisable as Dame Edna Everage.

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It wasn’t until 2000 that New York was conquered with Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, which won a special Tony award and two National Broadway Theatre awards.

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King Charles, who had been subjected to the Dame Edna treatment, passed on his personal condolences to the Humphries family.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/high-profile-australians-awarded-kings-birthday-honours-c-10947478

That changed in 2000, when he was 66, and his Broadway performance in Dame Edna: The Royal Tour landed him a Tony Award and a role in the sitcom Ally McBeal.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/barry-humphries-dame-edna-dies/

That drag artists have hit mainstream light entertainment on TV is nothing new to anyone who can remember Danny La Rue, Dame Edna Everage and Lily Savage, but their rollout into public spaces and to children is unprecedented.

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The comic famed for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage is receiving treatment in a hospital after suffering from complications following a hip replacement surgery.

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The moment he donned those rhinestone glasses, Mr. Humphries often said, Dame Edna became real to him too, an entirely separate law unto herself.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/theater/barry-humphries-dead.html