John Cleese

Born: 1939-10-27, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

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.

Filmography

• Entourage (2004)
• Will & Grace (1998)
• Cheers (1982)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Shrek the Third (2007)
• Shrek 2 (2004)
• Over the Garden Wall (2014)
• Mickey Mouse Works (1999)
• TFI Friday (1996)
• Speechless (2016)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
• Trolls (2016)
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Life of Brian (1979)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• Whitney (2011)
• Planes (2013)
• Charlotte's Web (2006)
• Planet 51 (2009)
• Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
• Winnie the Pooh (2011)
• George of the Jungle (1997)
• Casper & Mandrilaftalen (1999)
• Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (2011)
• Rat Race (2001)