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Stephen john fry born 24 august 1957 is an english actor, comedian and writer. Join facebook to connect with stephen wagner and others you may know. Fry played the lead in the film wilde, was melchett in the blackadder television series and. Standing ovation for wagner, reeve and fry queens college.