John Cleese

John Cleese

1939-10-27

Biography

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

Also appears in

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

7.9

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7.7

Shrek 2

Shrek 2

7.3

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

6.4

Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third

6.3

Planes

Planes

5.9

Trolls

Trolls

6.6

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

6.3

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

5.5

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

5.6

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog

7.2

Planet 51

Planet 51

5.9

Silverado

Silverado

7.0

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

7.8

Die Another Day

Die Another Day

6.0

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

5.9

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

6.9

The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2

5.7

Life of Brian

Life of Brian

7.8

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

6.3