Those excursions, coupled with his appearance-conscious upbringing, helped lay the foundation for Humphries' dishy and regrettably short-lived Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch, a prying, bizarre TV game show now on video. The show featured unwittingly pre-selected audience members who witnessed live-camera tours of their own homes, accompanied by Dame Edna's caringly acrid comments on the decor.
Over the past 50 years, Dame Edna -- and to a lesser extent, other Humphries creations including the decadent Sir Les Patterson -- enjoyed starring on stage and in TV series and spectaculars.
Her exquisite legs and peerless visage led to rumors that Dame Edna underwent cosmetic surgery. The rumors are untrue, Humphries said, though he once acknowledged that Dame Edna is no stranger to socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, called "the world's scariest celebrity" on the Web site www.awfulplasticsurgery.com.
Just the facts ma'am
* Dame Edna Everage is a housewife, investigative journalist, social anthropologist, talk show host, swami, children's book illustrator, spin doctor, megastar, and icon?
* Stage shows include: Housewife, Superstar, A Night with Dame Edna and countless command performances for the royal family.
* Broadway shows include: Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, which received the Tony Award for best Live Theatrical Event
* Television credits include: A Night on Mt. Edna and two series of her own innovative chat show, The Dame Edna Experience
* Her books include Dame Edna's Coffee Table Book, Dame Edna's Bedside Companion and her seminal autobiography, My Gorgeous Life.
* Other possible facts: She may be Jewish, is a widow, with three grown children. She spends her time visiting world leaders and jet-setting between her homes in Los Angeles, London, Sydney, Switzerland and Martha's Vineyard.?
* She is the founder and governor of Friends of the Prostate and the creator of The World Prostate Olympics.
Source: www.edna.com
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