Dame Edna Everage is a fictional Australian housewife invented and performed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries. She recognised by her brightly coloured lilac hair and cat eye glasses. Barry Humphries, an Australian comedian,satirist, author and also the actor of Dame Edna has a net worth of 12 million dollars. He has earned his net worth through the famous Dame Edna Everage. Barry also has two other characters; Les Patterson and Sandy Stone.
Dame Edna Everage has four children Bruce, Kenny, Lois and Valmai. Unfortunately, Lois was believed to have been abducted by a 'rogue koala' but survived and became a catholic nun. Valmai assisted Dame Edna on her recent programmes, including The Dame Edna Treatment. Bruce works as an engineer and Kenny is a fashion designer…show more content… After relocating to Sydney in 1957, Barry revived the 'Olympic Hostess' in Philip Street Revue Theatre and the character of Edna seemed to be a big hit, resulting in eight shows a week for 14 months.
Dame Edna's fame and popularity grew after her performances in London in the 1960s and soon she appeared in films and evolved to 'Housewife and Superstar', then 'Megastar' and finally 'Gigastar'. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Dame Edna's became increasingly known and popular in North America after multiple stage and television appearances. Although Dame Edna is just a fictional character, she wrote an autobiography called My Gorgeous Life. Her fame was increasingly popular in many countries, ranging from Argentina to the Philippines.
On 7 March 2007, Melbourne renamed a street in her honour: Dame Edna Place, formerly Brown Alley off Little Collins Street, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, John So. Dame Edna was not at the renaming ceremony but was represented by ten look-alike Dames. Everage Street in suburban Moonee Ponds has also been named in her
