He became sober and said he never touched another drink. Mr. Humphries found projects outside Dame Edna, including as the voice of Bruce the shark in “Finding Nemo” (2003). Edna was always in ...

With a doctor’s help, Mr. Humphries became sober soon afterward; he did not take a drink for the rest of his life. He dusted off Dame Edna and, little by little, de-dowdified her. By the late ...

He would often appear looking dishevelled and red-faced, dressed in a dirty suit, with a drink and cigarette in hand. Sir Les popped up in pre-recorded segments of Dame Edna’s talk show ...

The presenter, who interviewed Dame Edna on The Jonathan Ross Show several times, says in the film: “When he first came over, when he was trying to make a go of it, ‘another drink’ became a ...

The son of Dame Edna Everage actor Barry Humphries was taken ... It is believed Oscar told them he had swallowed the drink and drugs. Last night, Chloe's older sister, Louise, 29, said: 'I was ...

In the 1974 sequel, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Edna is created a dame by the then Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. But his success came at a price. He had begun to drink heavily during ...

Dame Edna Everage, housewife superstar ... it was less a decision to not drink, as to not die. By then he had created Sandy and Les, and the shows, a dozen in various combinations in 20 years ...

Perry's character was often the butt of Dame Edna's jokes And, because the character was supposed ... and there I saw a figure in a pink leisure suit, holding a drink with many umbrellas, reading an ...

Known for her wisteria-colored hair, cat-eye spectacles, regal composure and biting wit, Australian comedy goddess Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) has been entertaining audiences for nearly a half ...