Eddie Izzard

As a child, he broke a tooth and gave it to his brother inside a homemade cufflink. Began cross-dressing as a child and went public as a transvestite in his early 20s. Discovered his comedic inspiration, Peter Sellers, via his father's records. Won the British Comedy Award for Top Stand-up Comedian in 1993 and '96. In 2006, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield, where he once studied accounting and finance management for one year. Despite having no prior history… Show more of long-distance running, he ran more than 1110 miles in 51 days, raising more than £1.8 million for the charity Sport Relief in 2009; he was named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for his achievements. Has been called the "Lost Python" by Monty Python star John Cleese, one of his comedy idols. Is fluent in French and German. ~ Rovi

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