Eddie Izzard

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Eddie Izzard

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When Izzard was a year old, the family moved to Northern Ireland and settled in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], where they lived until Izzard was five. The family then moved to Wales, where they lived in [[Skewen]].
When Izzard was a year old, the family moved to Northern Ireland and settled in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], where they lived until Izzard was five. The family then moved to Wales, where they lived in [[Skewen]].


Izzard was six when her mother died of cancer. The siblings built a model railway to occupy their time while their mother was ill, which was later donated to [[Bexhill Museum]] in 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-36769982 |title=Eddie Izzard opens museum exhibit of childhood model railway |work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 July 2016}} Following the death, Izzard attended the [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[St Clare's School, Newton|St John's School]] in [[Newton, Porthcawl|Newton]], [[Bede's School, Eastbourne|St Bede's Prep School]] in [[Eastbourne]],{{cite web |author=Ciaran Brown |url=http://www.ciaranbrown.com/izzard.html|title=Ciaran Brown meets actor and comedian Eddie Izzard |publisher=Ciaranbrown.com |date=26 September 2006 |access-date=14 August 2012}} and [[Eastbourne College]].{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114055523/http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 January 2013 |title=Olympic Torch Relay – Live Relay|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 July 2013}} She has said that she knew she was [[transgender]] at the age of four, after watching a boy being forced to wear a dress by his sisters,{{cite web |first=Jennifer|last=Ruby |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/eddie-izzard-gives-inspiring-speech-on-being-transgender-as-he-takes-a-break-from-marathon-to-get-a3204136.html |title=Eddie Izzard gives inspiring speech on being transgender as he takes a break from marathon to get his nails done |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=15 March 2016 |access-date=28 March 2016}} and knew she wanted to be an actor at the age of seven.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh1JrJ7HYKk&NR=1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604220939/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh1JrJ7HYKk| archive-date=4 June 2011 | url-status=dead|title=Eddie Izzard on Q TV |via=YouTube |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=13 July 2013}}
Izzard was six when her mother died of cancer. The siblings built a model railway to occupy their time while their mother was ill, which was later donated to [[Bexhill Museum]] in 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-36769982 |title=Eddie Izzard opens museum exhibit of childhood model railway |work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 July 2016}} Following the death, Izzard attended the [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[St Clare's School, Newton|St John's School]] in [[Newton, Porthcawl|Newton]], [[Bede's School, Eastbourne|St Bede's Prep School]] in [[Eastbourne]],{{cite web |author=Ciaran Brown |url=http://www.ciaranbrown.com/izzard.html|title=Ciaran Brown meets actor and comedian Eddie Izzard |publisher=Ciaranbrown.com |date=26 September 2006 |access-date=14 August 2012}} and [[Eastbourne College]].{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay |url-status=dead |title=Olympic Torch Relay – Live Relay|publisher=BBC|access-date=13 July 2013}}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}} She has said that she knew she was [[transgender]] at the age of four, after watching a boy being forced to wear a dress by his sisters,{{cite web |first=Jennifer|last=Ruby |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/eddie-izzard-gives-inspiring-speech-on-being-transgender-as-he-takes-a-break-from-marathon-to-get-a3204136.html |title=Eddie Izzard gives inspiring speech on being transgender as he takes a break from marathon to get his nails done |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=15 March 2016 |access-date=28 March 2016}} and knew she wanted to be an actor at the age of seven.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh1JrJ7HYKk&NR=1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604220939/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh1JrJ7HYKk| archive-date=4 June 2011 | url-status=dead|title=Eddie Izzard on Q TV |via=YouTube |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=13 July 2013}}


She studied drama at the [[University of Sheffield]].{{Cite web|date=30 November 2021|title=Notable alumni| url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/notable-alumni|access-date=22 February 2022|website=sheffield.ac.uk}}
She studied drama at the [[University of Sheffield]].{{Cite web|date=30 November 2021|title=Notable alumni| url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/notable-alumni|access-date=22 February 2022|website=sheffield.ac.uk}}
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In 2007, Izzard was listed as number 3 of the 100 Greatest British National Comedians (behind [[Peter Kay]] at number 2 and [[Billy Connolly]] at number 1) as part of British television station Channel 4's ongoing ''[[100 Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest ...]]'' series, and was ranked 5th in 2010.
In 2007, Izzard was listed as number 3 of the 100 Greatest British National Comedians (behind [[Peter Kay]] at number 2 and [[Billy Connolly]] at number 1) as part of British television station Channel 4's ongoing ''[[100 Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest ...]]'' series, and was ranked 5th in 2010.


In 2013, Izzard received the 6th Annual Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism,{{cite web |url=http://harvardhumanist.org/2013/01/23/eddie-izzard-lifetime-achievement-award |title=Eddie Izzard: Lifetime Achievement Award: The Humanist Community Project |publisher=Harvardhumanist.org |date=23 January 2013 |access-date=13 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140517015751/http://harvardhumanist.org/2013/01/23/eddie-izzard-lifetime-achievement-award |archive-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/60515051 |title=Eddie Izzard accepts the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism on Vimeo |via=Vimeo |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=13 July 2013}} which is presented at Harvard University each year by the Humanist Community at Harvard,{{cite web |url=http://harvardhumanist.org/ |title=The Humanist Community Project | From the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard |publisher=Harvardhumanist.org |access-date=13 July 2013}} the [[American Humanist Association]] and the Harvard Community of Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
In 2013, Izzard received the 6th Annual Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism,{{cite web |url=http://harvardhumanist.org/2013/01/23/eddie-izzard-lifetime-achievement-award |title=Eddie Izzard: Lifetime Achievement Award: The Humanist Community Project |publisher=Harvardhumanist.org |date=23 January 2013 |access-date=13 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}{{cite web |url=https://vimeo.com/60515051 |title=Eddie Izzard accepts the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism on Vimeo |via=Vimeo |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=13 July 2013}} which is presented at Harvard University each year by the Humanist Community at Harvard,{{cite web |url=http://harvardhumanist.org/ |title=The Humanist Community Project | From the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard |publisher=Harvardhumanist.org |access-date=13 July 2013}} the [[American Humanist Association]] and the Harvard Community of Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics.{{fact|date=December 2024}}


In 2015, Izzard was chosen by readers of ''[[The Guardian]]'' as their 2014 public language champion. The award was announced at the Guardian and British Academy 2014 Schools Language Awards as part of the annual Language Festival.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/nov/28/eddie-izzard-public-language-champion |title=Eddie Izzard named public language champion |first=Holly|last=Young |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=28 November 2014|access-date=6 February 2015}}
In 2015, Izzard was chosen by readers of ''[[The Guardian]]'' as their 2014 public language champion. The award was announced at the Guardian and British Academy 2014 Schools Language Awards as part of the annual Language Festival.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/nov/28/eddie-izzard-public-language-champion |title=Eddie Izzard named public language champion |first=Holly|last=Young |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=28 November 2014|access-date=6 February 2015}}
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{{cite web|last=Izzard|first=Eddie|title=Did You Die On Stage for Years?|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-london-eddie-izzard/id305338464|work=Live from London: Eddie Izzard|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=10 May 2011|author2=Simon Amstell|location=Did You Die On Stage for Years?|format=audio|date=11 February 2009}}
{{cite web|last=Izzard|first=Eddie|title=Did You Die On Stage for Years?|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-london-eddie-izzard/id305338464|work=Live from London: Eddie Izzard|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=10 May 2011|author2=Simon Amstell|location=Did You Die On Stage for Years?|format=audio|date=11 February 2009}}


{{cite web|last=Dessau |first=Bruce |title=Going for bust |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-8272409-going-for-bust.do |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505090725/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-8272409-going-for-bust.do |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |work=London Evening Standard |location=UK |access-date=10 May 2011 |date=19 December 2003 }}
{{cite web|last=Dessau |first=Bruce |title=Going for bust |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-8272409-going-for-bust.do |url-status=dead |work=London Evening Standard |location=UK |access-date=10 May 2011 |date=19 December 2003 }}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}


{{cite news|last=Brantley|first=Ben|title=A New Team Tackles Mamet's Moral Fable of Pride, Prejudice and Susceptibility|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/theater/reviews/01race.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=9 May 2011|date=30 June 2010}}
{{cite news|last=Brantley|first=Ben|title=A New Team Tackles Mamet's Moral Fable of Pride, Prejudice and Susceptibility|url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/theater/reviews/01race.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=9 May 2011|date=30 June 2010}}
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{{cite news |last=Hoggard|first=Liz|title=Interview: Sarah McGuinness, singer and producer|url=http://news.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Sarah-McGuinness-singer-and.6635412.jp|work=The Scotsman|location=UK|access-date=10 May 2011|date=24 November 2010}}
{{cite news |last=Hoggard|first=Liz|title=Interview: Sarah McGuinness, singer and producer|url=http://news.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Sarah-McGuinness-singer-and.6635412.jp|work=The Scotsman|location=UK|access-date=10 May 2011|date=24 November 2010}}


{{cite news |last=Brownfield|first=Paul|title=Where He'll Stop, Nobody Knows|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/11/entertainment/ca-39615/4|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127171209/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/11/entertainment/ca-39615/4|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2013|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=10 May 2011|date=11 June 2000}}
{{cite news |last=Brownfield|first=Paul|title=Where He'll Stop, Nobody Knows|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jun/11/entertainment/ca-39615/4|url-status=dead|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=10 May 2011|date=11 June 2000}}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}}


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