Ruby Wax OBE is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television personality, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax was with the Royal Shakespeare Company for five years and co-starred on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985–1986).
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She came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style, on television shows including The Full Wax (1991–1994), Ruby Wax Meets… (1994–1998), Ruby (1997–2000), and The Ruby Wax Show (2002).
She was a script editor for the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), also appearing in two episodes. Wax holds both American and British citizenship and has resided in the United Kingdom since the 1970s.
In 2013, she gained a master’s degree in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy from Kellogg College, Oxford. Wax was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Special Honours for services to mental health.
Her memoirs How Do You Want Me? (2002) and Sane New World (2013) both reached number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list.
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Ruby Wax Children: Meet Marina Bye, Max Bye, Madeline Bye
Wax and Bye have three children together
Max Bye
Max was born in 1988.
He prefers to avoid the spotlight and little is known about Ruby’s first child.
Wax revealed to the Mirror in September 2020 that he works as a “coder”.
Madeline Bye
‘Maddy’ Bye was born in 1990 and initially went into PR after leaving university.
She later discovered her bosses had worked with the publicist Lynne Franks – the inspiration behind Edina in Ab Fab, for which their mum was the script editor.
Her godfather Alan Rickman was the one to inspire her to go into comedy.
Madeline and Marina have performed as the double act Siblings.
Marina Bye
Marina was born in 1993 and has forged her own career as an actress appearing in a number of films including A Caribbean Dream, How to Talk to Girls at Parties and Breathe.
She developed her love of drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, playing Shakespearean heroines.
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