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 the Third

Shrek the Third

6.3

Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

6.4

Trolls

Trolls

6.6

Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

6.9

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

5.5

Die Another Day

Die Another Day

6.0

Life of Brian

Life of Brian

7.8

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

6.3

Planes

Planes

5.9

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

5.9

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

7.8

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Clifford the Big Red Dog

7.2

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

5.6

George of the Jungle

George of the Jungle

5.6

Silverado

Silverado

7.0

The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess

6.6

Charlotte’s Web

Charlotte’s Web

6.2