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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.

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 SussexEast Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex and, to the south, by the English Channel. The county town of East Sussex is Lewes. The county of Sussex was divided into an eastern and western, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England). His mother died in March, 1968.

Eddie Izzard briefly attended the University of SheffieldUniversity of Sheffield Rerum Cognoscere Causas (To discover the causes of things) Established 1897 (became university 1905) School type State Religious affiliation None Vice-Chancellor Bob Boucher Location Sheffield, England Enrolment 25,504 (18,651 unde. He has engaged in campaigning work, including opposing the closure of the departments of Drama and Languages, Linguistics and Translation at the University of East AngliaThe University of East Anglia (UEA is a Campus university located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, founded as part of the British Government's New Universities programme in the 1960s. UEA admitted its first students in 1963 in temporary accommodation in Earl and supporting the further integration of the UK into the European UnionFor other uses, see EU (disambiguation). The European Union or EU is a supranational organisation of 25 European states. It was established with that name by the Treaty on European Union (commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty) in 1992 but many aspects o. As part of his integration campaigning, he was one of the first people to spend a EuroThe euro ISO 4217 code EUR is the currency of twelve of the twenty-five nations that form the European Union (and four outside it, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo), which form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). It is the result of the most significan in London. This pan-European aspect has influenced his work as well; he regularly performs in FrenchFrench le francais la langue francaise is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered only by Spanish and Portuguese. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother to, an acquired language, in addition to EnglishThe English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. It is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the mil. 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.

Izzard's 2003 world tour was titled Sexie.