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<h2>Early Life and Education</h2>
<a href="/biography/eddie-izzard">Edward John "Eddie" Izzard</a> was born on February 7, 1962, in the British Colony of Aden (now Yemen). His father, Harold John Izzard, was an accountant for British Petroleum, while his mother, Dorothy Ella, worked as a midwife and nurse. After spending a year in Aden, the family relocated to Bangor and later to Skewen, Wales. Eddie's mother passed away from cancer when Eddie was just six years old. Following her death, Eddie attended various boarding schools across Ireland and Wales.

<h2>From Accounting to the Stage</h2>
Eddie enrolled at the University of Sheffield to study accounting but ultimately felt drawn to performance. She began experimenting with street performance, touring across Europe and the United States in the 1980s. Returning to the United Kingdom, she performed her first comedy gig at the Banana Cabaret in London. Over time, Eddie transitioned from street theatre and comedy clubs to crafting a unique and intelligent brand of stand-up comedy.

<h2>Breakthrough in Stand-Up Comedy</h2>
Eddie gained early recognition through her appearance at Hysteria 3, an AIDS benefit hosted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry_and_Laurie">Fry and Laurie</a>. In 1993, she found significant success with her one-woman show, Live at the Ambassadors, which earned her a Laurence Olivier Award nomination and her first British Comedy Award. Building on this momentum, she followed up the next year with Unrepeatable, and made her theatrical debut in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet">David Mamet</a>’s West End play The Cryptogram. This led to her role in 900 Oneonta, a dark comedy stage production.

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<h2>Theatrical and Cinematic Ventures</h2>
Eddie went on to portray the titular character in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe">Christopher Marlowe</a>’s pioneering drama Edward II. Her film debut came in 1996 with The Secret Agent. That same year, she earned her second British Comedy Award for her one-woman show Definite Article, which she took on a successful tour.
Upon her return, Eddie created two additional live shows: Glorious and One Word Improv, both of which were performed in London’s West End. In 1998, she expanded her film portfolio with a role in Velvet Goldmine and made a cameo with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python">Monty Python</a> team. Eddie's groundbreaking 1999 show, Dress to Kill, garnered her two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2000 for Outstanding Individual Performance and Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program.

<h2>Acting Acclaim and Television Success</h2>
By the end of 2000, Eddie was cast as controversial comic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce">Lenny Bruce</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hall_(director)">Peter Hall</a>’s production of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce">Lenny</a>. She continued to tour with her show Circle and took on roles in several notable films and television series, including The Criminal, Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Cat’s Meow (2001) as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin">Charlie Chaplin</a>, and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (2002).
In 2007, she starred in the lead role of the dramedy series The Riches on FX, which ran for two seasons. Her film appearances include Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen, Valkyrie, and My Super Ex-Girlfriend. She also lent her voice to several animated projects, including The Wild (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), and Cars 2 (2011). Television credits from 2009 onward include The Day of the Triffids, United States of Tara, and NBC's Hannibal (2013–2015).

<h2>Political Views and Public Recognition</h2>
Eddie Izzard identifies as a British-European and has been an outspoken advocate for the United Kingdom’s continued integration with the European Union. For her activism and contribution to public discourse, she received honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield.

<h2>Social Media and Net Worth</h2>
Eddie Izzard is widely followed on social media, particularly on Twitter, where she has over 4.58 million followers under the handle @eddieizzard. As of recent estimates, her net worth is approximately $18 million.

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