John Cleese
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 27, 1939 (85 years old)
Place of Birth: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cleese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Life Of Brian Screenplay
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Igor
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The Seventh Python
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We Are Most Amused
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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
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Monty Python Conquers America
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Life Of Brian Screenplay
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L'Entente cordiale
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Man About Town
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Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best
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Charlotte's Web
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The Art of Football from A to Z
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The South Bank Show: Spamalot
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The Art of Football from A to Z
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Valiant
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
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Fawlty Towers Revisited
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The Roots of Monty Python
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Return of the Goodies
Actor Noted Behavioral Scientist / Noted Doctor / Leading Social Scientist / Leading Orthopedic Surgeon
Complete Guide to Guys
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Actor Grizzled Sergeant
Around the World in 80 Days
Actor King Harold (voice)
Shrek 2
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Wine for the Confused
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
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The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash
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Die Another Day
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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
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Best Ever Bond
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Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
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Making Rat Race
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Quantum Project
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The Magic Pudding
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Isn't She Great
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Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
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Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
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The Life of Python
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
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Quark the Dragon Slayer
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Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
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The Big Picture
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The Movie Life of George
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Bosses From Hell
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Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
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Life of Brian
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The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
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...To Norway, Home of Giants!
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Doctor Who: City of Death
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Away from It All
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Golden Gordon
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Life of Brian
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Away from It All
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Away from It All
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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How Not to Exhibit Yourself
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Awkward Customers
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More Awkward Customers
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Awkward Customers
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And Now for Something Completely Different
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The Statue
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Euroshow '71: May Day Special
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The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
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And Now for Something Completely Different
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The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
