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John Cleese

English comedian and actor (born 1939)

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Born: October 27, 1939
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in The PeerageRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-10
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Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2019-04-18
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, television actor
, film actor
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Education: Clifton College
, Downing College
, University of Cambridge
Employer: Cornell University
Spouse: Connie Booth(1968–1978)
, Barbara Trentham(1981–1990)
, Alyce Cleese(1992–2008)
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Overview

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John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and television 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 (1966–1967). In the late 1960s, he cofounded Monty Python, the comedy troupe that created the surreal sketch comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974). Along with his Python costars Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, Cleese starred in the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979), and The Meaning of Life (1983).

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Scorched(2002)
Pinocchio(2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash(2002)
Die Another Day(2002)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(2001)
Rat Race(2001)
The Human Face(2001)
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big(2000)
Isn't She Great(2000)
Casper & Mandrilaftalen(1999)
The Out-of-Towners(1999)
The World Is Not Enough(1999)
Monty Python Live at Aspen(1998)
Parting Shots(1998)
George of the Jungle(1997)
Fierce Creatures(1997)
The Wind in the Willows(1996)
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book(1994)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1994)
Splitting Heirs(1993)
Life of Python(1990)
Bullseye!(1990)
The Big Picture(1989)
Erik the Viking(1989)
A Fish Called Wanda(1988)
True Stories: Peace in Our Time?(1988)
Clockwise(1986)
Silverado(1985)
Yellowbeard(1983)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983)
Whoops Apocalypse(1982)
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball(1982)
Privates on Parade(1982)
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl(1982)
Time Bandits(1981)
The Great Muppet Caper(1981)
The Taming of the Shrew(1980)
Monty Python’s Life of Brian(1979)
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It(1977)
Fawlty Towers(1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975)
Romance with a Double Bass(1974)
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus(1972)
And Now for Something Completely Different(1971)
Communist Quiz sketch(1970)
Mr Hilter and the Minehead by-election(1970)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer(1970)
Monty Python's Flying Circus(1969)
The Best House in London(1969)
Sez Les(1969)
The Magic Christian(1969)
Interlude(1968)
How to Irritate People(1968)
At Last the 1948 Show(1967)
This Mortal Coil
Na plovarne
Class sketch
Father Christmas Is Back
Argument Clinic

Directed

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AA Fish Called Wanda1988 · 1988 British-American heist comedy film

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Website: johncleese.com language: English
Given name: John
Awards: honorary doctorate(September 17, 2016) conferred by: The Open University
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1.www5.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/sites/www.open.ac.uk.students.ceremonies/files/files/Honorary%20graduate%20cumulative%20list(7).xlsx
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Rose d'Or(September 13, 2016)
European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award(2001) statement is subject of: 14th European Film Awards · together with: Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam · subject named as: Monty Python
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1.europeanfilmacademy.org/European-Film-Awards-Winners-2001.72.0.htmlRetrieved 2019-12-15
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BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role(1989) for work: A Fish Called Wanda
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series(1987) statement is subject of: 39th Primetime Emmy Awards · for work: Cheers
Child: Cynthia Cleese
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay(February 15, 1989) for work: A Fish Called Wanda · statement is subject of: 61st Academy Awards · together with: Charles Crichton
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Member of: Monty Python
Member of political party: Liberal Democrats
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2019-04-18
3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-03
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Family name: Cleese
Start of work period: 1961
Name in native language: John Cleese
Social media followers: 5,700,197(February 8, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 10810102
5,697,913(January 7, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 10810102
5,776,576(January 1, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 10810102
Related category: Category:Films with screenplays by John Cleese category contains: film with screenplay by this person
Category:Works by John Cleese
Category:Books by John Cleese
Category:Songs written by John Cleese category contains: song by songwriter
Category:Films produced by John Cleese category contains: film produced by this person
Category:Characters created by John Cleese
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Cleese, John
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1.Stated in performing-arts.chRetrieved 2022-08-29
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Has list: John Cleese on screen and stage
Filmography: John Cleese on screen and stage
Work location: United Kingdom
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Notable role: King Harold(2004–2010) applies to work: Shrek 2, Shrek the Third
Albert the Magic Pudding(2000) applies to work: The Magic Pudding
Nearly Headless Nick(2001–2002) applies to work: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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