John Cleese
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
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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
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Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
