Eddie Izzard Biography
Eddie Izzard is a stand-up comedian, actor, and campaigner from the United Kingdom whose comic technique appears to the audience to be rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime.
How old is Eddie Izzard? – Age
She is 61 years old as of 7 February 2023. She was born in 1962 in Aden, Yemen. Her real name is Suzy Eddie Izzard.
Eddie Izzard Family – Education
She is the daughter of Dorothy Ella Izzard and Harold John Michael Izzard. Her surname derives from the French Huguenots. Her mother was a midwife and nurse, and her father was an accountant working for British Petroleum in Aden at the time of her birth. Mark, her two-year-old brother, is her only sibling. When Izzard was a year old, his family relocated to Northern Ireland and settled in Bangor, where he remained until he was five years old. After that, the family relocated to Skewen, Wales. Izzard was six years old when her mother died from cancer. To pass the time while their mother was ill, she and Mark built a model train, which was ultimately presented to Bexhill Museum in 2016. Following his father’s death, Izzard attended Newton’s exclusive St John’s School, Eastbourne’s St Bede’s Prep School, and Eastbourne College. She attended the University of Sheffield and majored in drama.
Is Eddie Izzard still married? – Does Eddie Izzard have a child? – Pronouns – Wife
She has stated that she realized she was transgender at the age of four after seeing a boy forced to wear a dress by his sisters. Izzard describes herself as “somewhat boy-ish and somewhat girl-ish.” She uses the term “transgender” as a catch-all. She stated in March 2023 that she would begin using the name Suzy in addition to Eddie, stating that she is “going to be Suzy Eddie Izzard.” Izzard has previously identified as a transvestite and described herself as “a lesbian trapped in a man’s body” and “a complete boy plus half girl.” She first cross-dressed in public at the age of 23 with the support of a lesbian acquaintance and began to publicly identify as transvestite as early as 1992 in venues such as the Edinburgh Festival.
She claims that the way she dresses is neither part of her act or a sexual fixation. She has stated her personal belief that being transgender is caused by genetics and that this will be scientifically verified someday. She maintains her sexual life discreet, citing her companions’ requests not to become content for her show. Izzard’s ex-girlfriend was Irish singer Sarah Townsend.
How much money is Eddie Izzard worth? – Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
Eddie Izzard Dress to Kill
Izzard’s performance, Dress to Kill, is a continuation of the British comedian’s surrealist, ideas-based humor. The VHS was shot during a live concert in San Francisco, California, USA. The tour, however, was a worldwide one. During this tour, Izzard collaborated with David Quantick on the book Dress to Kill (photographs by Steve Double), which was released by Virgin Books in hardcover in 1998 and paperback in 2000.
Izzard won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2000 for her comedy special Dress to Kill: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program and Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program, while the special was nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special.
Eddie Izzard Marathon
In order to raise funds for Sport Relief, Izzard began seven weeks of consecutive marathon runs across the UK on July 27. She carried the flag of the nation in which she was competing as she ran from London to Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, and then back to London. For these accomplishments, she was given a special award in 2009 at BBC Sports Personality of the Year. In Walk 2010, she partook in the Game Alleviation Mile occasion. The BBC announced on February 16, 2016, that Izzard would attempt to run 27 marathons through South Africa in 27 days for Sport Relief.
On February 23, 2016, she completed her first marathon, and on March 20, 2016, she completed the marathon challenge. Izzard made the announcement on December 8, 2020, that she would attempt to raise funds for a variety of charities by participating in 31 stand-up comedy shows and running 31 marathons during the 31 days of January 2021. The series of long-distance races brought up an overabundance of £275,000.
Eddie Izzard Stand-Up
While Izzard was attending university with her friend Rob Ballard, she got into comedy. The two performed on the streets, frequently in London’s Covent Garden neighborhood. She worked as a street performer in Europe and the United States for the majority of the early 1980s after breaking up with Ballard. She says that she fostered her comedic voice by conversing with the crowd while doing solo getaway from acts. She then, at that point, moved her demonstration to the stand-up parody scenes of England, playing out her daily practice interestingly at the Banana Supper club in London’s Balham region.
Izzard made her debut on the stage for the first time in 1987 at the Comedy Store in London. In the early 1990s, she began earning recognition through improvisation, in part at her own club, Raging Bull in Soho, where she refined her comedy material throughout the 1980s. Her advancement came in 1991 after she played out her “raised by wolves” routine on the broadcast Madness 3 Guides benefit.
In 2000, for her parody exceptional Dress to Kill, Izzard won two Early evening Emmy Grants: The special was nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special, in addition to Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program and Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program.
Izzard is conversant in French and has performed stand-up shows in the language; She has started performing in Arabic, German, Russian, and Spanish, all of which she did not know before.
Eddie Izzard Movies
♦ 2023 – Doctor Jekyll
♦ 2020 – The High Note
♦ 2020 – Six Minutes to Midnight
♦ 2019 – Get Duked!
♦ 2019 – Abominable
♦ 2019 – The Song of Names
♦ 2017 – The Lego Batman Movie
♦ 2017 – Victoria & Abdul
♦ 2016 – Whisky Galore!
♦ 2016 – Rock Dog
♦ 2015 – Absolutely Anything
♦ 2015 – Day Out of Days
♦ 2014 – Boychoir
♦ 2011 – Cars 2
♦ 2011 – Lost Christmas
♦ 2010 – Every Day
♦ 2009 – Rage
♦ 2009 – Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story
♦ 2008 – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
♦ 2008 – Igor
Eddie Izzard TV Shows
♦ 2022 – The Kids in the Hall
♦ 2021 – The Lost Symbol
♦ 2021 – Stay Close
♦ 2019 – The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
♦ 2019 – Green Eggs and Ham
♦ 2018 – Travel Man
♦ 2016 – The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
♦ 2015 – Powers
♦ 2015 – The Devil You Know
♦ 2014 – Castles in the Sky
♦ 2013 – Meet the Izzards
♦ 2013–2015 – Hannibal
♦ 2012 – The Secret Policeman’s Ball
♦ 2012 – Treasure Island
♦ 2011 – The Good Wife
♦ 2010 – Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man
♦ 2010 – The Simpsons
♦ 2009 – The Day of the Triffids
♦ 2008 – The Secret Policeman’s Ball
♦ 2007 – Kitchen