Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Eddie Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. He has a very individual style of rambling, surreal monologue, and tries, when possible, to perform his shows in the local language. Izzard describes himself as an 'executive' or 'action' transvestite and as 'a male tomboy'. He regularly cross-dresses both on and off stage and makes it clear that cross-dressing is, for him, not a sexual thing - he simply enjoys wearing make-up and clothing which is traditionally perceived in the West as female-only (elsewhere in the world, men often utilize varieties of 'skirts', 'dresses' and cosmetics). He was born in Aden, Yemen, as the youngest son of John and Ella Izzard. He grew up in Belfast (Northern Ireland), Skewen (Wales), and Bexhill-on-Sea (East Sussex, England). His mother died in March, 1968. Eddie Izzard briefly attended the University of Sheffield. In July 2003, he was made an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England for 'pro-Europe campaigning', 'his contribution to promoting modern languages and tolerance of other cultures and lifestyles' and for having 'transcended national barriers' with his humour. His current (2003) world tour is titled Sexie. Videos Live at the Ambassadors Unrepeatable Glorious Definite Article Dress to Kill Circle External link Official site This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.