John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and presenter. 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. In the late 1960s, he cofounded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Along with his Python costars Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Graham Chapman, Cleese starred in Monty Python films, which include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979), and The Meaning of Life (1983).
| Date of Birth | 27th October 1939 |
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| Age | 84 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | Weston-super-Mare |
| Birth Place | Weston-super-Mare |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Education | Clifton College, Downing College, University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award, Rose d'Or, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Occupation | actor, television actor, film actor, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, writer, film producer, autobiographer, stage actor, film director |
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Movies / Shows by John Cleese
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