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Eddie Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British cross-dressing stand-up comedian and actor. As a comedian, he has a style of rambling, surreal monologue. He has turned his attention to acting as well as maintaining his demanding touring schedule.
Career
Early Years
Izzard was born Edward John Izzard in Aden, Yemen, and is the youngest son of Harold John and Ella Izzard. In 1963, shortly before Britain abandoned the capital of Aden, the Izzards moved to Northern Ireland. He lived in Bangor, County Down until 1967, when troubles started brewing there as well, and the family moved to Skewen, Wales, and Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, where he studied at Eastbourne College. His mother died in March, 1968, of cancer.Izzard found some degree of solace in comedy after the death of his mother. He drew particular comfort from the works of Monty Python, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, and the early Benny Hill. He began to toy with stand-up at college and, after being ingloriously kicked out of school, he took his act to the streets. Having spent a great deal of the 1980s working as a street performer in Europe and the United States, Izzard moved his act into the standup comedy venues in Britain, first appearing at The Comedy Store in London in 1987. He refined his material throughout the '80s, and in the early '90s, he finally began earning some measure of recognition, though originally he did not perform in women's clothing.
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