John Cleese
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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.
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Known For
Saturday Night Live
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The One Show
Cheers
MADtv
The Graham Norton Show
Doctor Who
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Entourage
Wogan
Legends
Parkinson
Last of the Summer Wine
Will & Grace
3rd Rock from the Sun
Disney's House of Mouse
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Omnibus
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Over the Garden Wall
Movie Connections
LOL: Last One Laughing
The Muppet Show
Whitney
Misleading Cases
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Mickey's House of Villains
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Absolutely Anything
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Trolls
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Around the World in 80 Days
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Winnie the Pooh
Time Bandits
The World Is Not Enough
Making Rat Race
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Planes
The Taming of the Shrew
Shrek Forever After
Die Another Day
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Golden Gordon
Spike
Planet 51
Shrek 2
Shrek the Third
George of the Jungle 2
Three Piece Suite
Valiant
The Jungle Book
The Swan Princess
Father Christmas Is Back
Isn't She Great
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Return of the Goodies
George of the Jungle
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Charlotte's Web
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
The Palace
Rat Race
Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Out-of-Towners
Life of Brian
Monty Python's Flying Circus
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
The Frost Report
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Hold the Sunset
A Fish Called Wanda
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
The Human Face
Untitled Fawlty Towers Reboot
Production Credits
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