John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid 1970s, Cleese and his first wife Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded the production company Video Arts, responsible for making entertaining training films.
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Known For
279 titles
Employees From Hell
Stupidity
The Art of Football from A to Z
The Secret Life of Brian
Communicators From Hell
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
The Movie Life of George
The Roots of Monty Python
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
The Meaning of Monty Python
John Cleese Packs It In
The Taming of the Shrew
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
The Monty Python Story
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Anatomy of a Liar
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
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