http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/EddieIzzard

"Je suis un travesti executif... un travesti d'action!"

"So... uh... I'd better explain the tits. Um... didn't have those at school. Wanted to, but not in the school curriculum, even though I asked."

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So, uh... yeah. So! Eddie Izzard! Born Edward John Izzard on February 7, 1962 in Aden, Yemen, he's a British stand-up comedian and actor, notable for his style of rambling, free-associating monologues with pantomimic sketches, with Conversational Troping by the fistful should he veer onto the subjects of TV and cinema (which he will) and even uses Wikipedia to do his research. He is known for being an "action!" Transvestite (or, if you prefer, Executive Transvestite) as well his numerous, various roles in film and TV.

He's one of the few comedians who can perform in multiple languages: starting as bit parts about learning European languages (like Latin), he has gone on to do entire gigs in French and German. He's even done Labour Party gigs. As for his acting career, Izzard has appeared in several movies and theatre productions and has covered a wide range of both serious and eccentric roles (several of which are supervillains). As with most comedians, you can expect to spot him here and there — some of his most notable roles in the past decade cover master thief, Nazi defector, serial killer and... a talking car. And a talking mouse too.

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On 27 July 2009, Izzard began a seven week mega-marathon run around the UK to raise money for Sport Relief. He had never done any serious running until the month before. He ran six days a week for 51 days, covering at least 27 miles per day, carrying a flag for each county in which he rannote although he used a custom designed "peace" flag while in Northern Ireland to avoid causing offense to either side of the conflict, from London to Cardiff to Belfast to Edinburgh and back to London. He completed his 1,110 mile run on 15 September 2009 at Potters Bay and rescued a kitten along the way. Izzard was 47 years old at the time, and had completed his first marathon just three months before. In 2016, he ran 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa, in tribute to Nelson Mandela (one marathon for each of his years in prison). More recently, Eddie has been aiming to finally perform his twenty-seven marathons across Africa for Sport Relief, doing so despite being fifty-four.

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In addition to crossdressing, he's spoken publicly about his non-binary gender identity. He has expressed an interest in running for Mayor of London in the 2020 city elections too.

This man is so highly thought of as a comedian and performer that Thy Lord the Comedy God Himself, John Cleese, described him as the "Lost Python" (Izzard hosted a documentary and appeared with the remaining members of the troupe on BBC Two for their 30th anniversary). Eddie's most recent show Force Majeure was successful enough to continue across five continents - despite starting in 2013, and having the show released on home video while still touring, he still continued to sell out venues, playing dates in the USA up until July of the following year.

"Wo ist das Trope, mein Herr? Wo ist das Trope?"

So... yeah.