Humphries played iconic 'Housewife Gigastar' Dame Edna for more than 60 years
Born in Melbourne in the 1930s, Humphries got his start on the Australian stage, where he first debuted Dame Edna in a Melbourne University sketch show in 1955. In 1959, Humphries moved to London, where he made friends with the likes of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
, adding in various touches like her distinctive eyeglasses and an increasingly sharp and satirical worldview.1980s, as Dame Edna became a sensation on both sides of the pond , helped by a series of talk show appearances in which Humphries displayed his talent with a quick verbal rejoinder while remaining firmly
in character. Although he appeared, in and out of character, in a number of films—including infamous flops like
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