John Cleese
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 84 |
Date of birth | October 27,1939 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Weston-super-Mare |
United Kingdom | |
Height | 196 (cm) |
Spouse | Jennifer Wade |
Books | So, Anyway. . . |
Professor at Large: The Cornell Years | |
Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide | |
Monty Python's Flying Circus | |
The Pythons | |
So, Anyway... | |
Awards | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance | |
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Screenplay | |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series | |
Children | Cynthia Cleese |
Camilla Cleese | |
Parents | Muriel Cleese |
Reg Cleese | |
Grandchildren | Olivia Solomon |
Evan Solomon | |
Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 409285 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Time Bandits
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Clockwise
Shrek 2
Rat Race
Fierce Creatures
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Trolls
And Now for Something Completely Different
Die Another Day
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
The World Is Not Enough
At Last the 1948 Show
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Shrek the Third
Monty Python's Personal Best
The Pink Panther 2
George of the Jungle
Charlotte's Web
Silverado
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Splitting Heirs
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Erik the Viking
How to Irritate People
Absolutely Anything
Shrek Forever After
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
The Swan Princess
Winnie the Pooh
Around the World in 80 Days
The Out-of- Towners
The Great Muppet Caper
George of the Jungle 2
Valiant
Planet 51
A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Planes
Isn't She Great
The Magic Christian
Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python
Igor
Hold the Sunset
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Yellowbeard
Life of Brian
Fawlty Towers
A Fish Called Wanda
John Cleese Life story
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report.
Early Life and Education
John cleese was born in weston-super-mare. England on october 27. 1939. He was raised in a middle-class family. With his mother muriel and father reginald being boht active in local business. He attended clifton college. An independent scholo in bristol. Where he was a member of the school s cricket team and was also in the school s drama society. He later attended downing college. Cambridge. Where he stduied law. But eventually decidde to pursue a career in comedy.Career in Comedy
John cleese first gained fame as part of the british comedy troupe monyt pythons flying circus. He co-wrote and starred in several british television shows. Including fawlty towers. Which is considered one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. He also wrtoe and starred in a number of feature films. Including a fish called wanda. Which won him an oscar nomination for best screenplay.Theatrical Performances
John cleese has also had success on the stage. He has written and starred in a number of theatrical performancesi. Ncluding the west end production of the secret policemans ball and the broadway comedy show monty python live at the hollywood bowl.Writing and Directing
John cleese has written and directed a number of television and film projects. He wrote and directed fiecre creatures. A 1997 comedy film starring jamie lee curtis and kevin kline. He also wrote and directed the 2001 film. The wolrd is not enough.Voice Acting
John cleese has lent his voice to a number of animated filsm and television shows. Including the simpsons. Shrek 2. And wallace & gromit: the curse of the were-rabbit. He also voiced the character of king harold in the 2010 disney film. Shrek forever after.Acting in Other Mediums
John cleese has also had success in other mediums. He has appeared in a numebr of video gamesi. Ncluding the popular grand theft auto series. He also starred in the television series will & grace. And the film the man who knew too ilttle.Awards and Achievements
John cleese has been recognized for his contributions to the world of comedy. In 2005. He was made a cmomander of the order of the british empire for services to television. He has also won several bafta awards for his work in television and film.Personal Life
Jonh cleese has been married four times and has three children. He is an avdi cricket fan and is a patron of the charity chance to shine. He is also a supporter of the liberal democrats. A political party in the united kingdom.Important Event
In cleese and his comedy troupe. Monty python. Staged their fianl performance at the arena in london. The show was attended by over people and was heralded as one of the most significant comedy events of the 20th century.Interesting Fact
John lceese is an avid collector of calssic cars. His collection includes a 1932 austin 7. A 1938 rolls royce. And a 1947 jaguar xk140.Olivier Awards: Seven things we learned at the ceremony
... Beverley Knight compares herself with John CleeseKnight looked amazing when she arrived in head-to-toe black latex adorned with gold snakes - she even had someone carrying the back of her dress, so it didn t drag on the grassy, sustainable green carpet...
Fawlty Towers: John Cleese to revive series with daughter
... John Cleese, who played Basil Fawlty, will be returning to write and star alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese...
Jacob Rees Mogg to host GB News show
... Other presenters include Nigel Farage, John Cleese and Eamonn Holmes...
BBC 100: 40 interesting facts about its biggest programmes
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Bardney Festival: The UK's answer to Woodstock that almost never was
... " One cannot really underestimate the opposition to this event, " says Sir Michael Palin, who travelled with his Monty Python colleagues John Cleese and Terry Jones to perform...
Barry Cryer obituary: A life dedicated to laughter
... There he found himself working alongside a number of future stars, including John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Marty Feldman and Graham Chapman...
John Cleese to complain over BBC interview
... Media caption, Watch John Cleese s pre-recorded interview with BBC presenter Karishma Vaswani in fullJohn Cleese has said he intends to put in a formal complaint about the " deception, dishonesty and tone" of recent BBC interview he took part in...
Christmas movie production snowballs to reach new record
... Streaming platforms are tapping into the seasonal demand too, with Netflix offering a dozen original films starring big names like John Cleese, Kelsey Grammar and Brooke Shields...
Goodies Brooke-Taylor dies with coronavirus
comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor died at the Age Of 79 years with the coronavirus, his agent has confirmed to The Bbc .
The Entertainer who is best known as One Third of the popular mid-1970s, The Goodies , and I'm sorry, I Have no idea, died on Sunday.
The Goodies co-star Bill Oddie called him "a true visual comic and a great friend."
The Third member of The Trio , Graeme Garden , said that he was "terribly sad over The Loss of a Dear Colleague and close friend of over 50 Years ".
"He was funny, gregarious, generous man, it was a pleasure to work with. The audience found him not only hilarious, but also endearing. "
Oddie added, reminded of some of The Goodies , the' sketches in his tribute tweet: "no one could wear silly costumes, or do dangerous stunts like Tim. I know that it hurt cos he used to cry a lot. Sorry Timbo. "
Brooke-Taylor ' s career More Than six decades, and his comedic roots spans are in the Cambridge Footlights Club, for which he since 1960.
membership in the spotlight brought him in contact with both the garden and Oddie and later Monty Python stars John Cleese and Graham Chapman .
Cleese paid tribute by saying: "Tim was one of my oldest friends, And One that I used To Love performing with. He had 'fear' is better than any other. ".
And another member of Monty Python , Eric Idle , revealed that his career began in 1963, when he revue voice of Brooke-Taylor for an annual comedy.
Brooke-Taylor began his own broadcasting career on BBC radio before he made The Goodies , with garden and Oddie and later to long-time Panelist on Radio 4 's I' m Sorry, I Have no idea.
have paid for A variety of comedians, tribute to Brooke-Taylor in the Social Media .
the comedian Jack Dee , the current host of I'm sorry I said no idea: "It has come to hear devastating news that Tim succumbed to this terrible Virus - especially when we all thought he was recovering.
"Tim was a lovely man" and never anything but great company. It has always been one of The Great pleasures of my career to work with someone who was part of The Comedy landscape of My Childhood . "
One of his greatest contributions to British Comedy was write to co and play the famous Four Yorkshiremen sketch, with John Cleese , Chapman and Marty Feldman , originally for the ITV comedy program At Last , The 1948 Show! The sketch was later to become a popular part of the Monty Python live shows, and was carried out in the rule of Chapman, Eric Idle , Terry Jones and Michael Palin .
Bill Oddie , Graeme Garden , Tim Brooke-Taylor had a career as a Top 40 hit with the Funky GibbonAs part of The Goodies , he also enjoyed an unlikely pop. At a time, as a novelty, comedy songs regularly in The Charts , The Trio has scored five Top 40 hits, the biggest of 1975, is The Funky Gibbon , the most memorable is performed on Top of The Pops .
The Trio found international fame through the treats, The shows to household names in Australia and New Zealand , attracting millions of TV-viewers.
In 2011, Brooke-Taylor OBE for his services to the entertainment, to the accession of Oddie and garden, was appointed, with the same honor.
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Source of news: bbc.com