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John Cleese
Cleese at the 1989 Academy Awards
Cleese at the 1989 Academy Awards
Pseudonym Kim Bread / John Otto Cleese / Basil Fawlty / John Spam / John Spam Cleese / John C. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Cleeseberg / John Ecles / Nigel Faquhar-Bennett / Montypython Flyingcircus / Spitting Image / Monty Python / The Usual Lot / John Cleese Whicker / Professor Cleese
Birth name John Marwood Cleese
Born 27 October 1939 (1939-10-27) (age 68)
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England
Influences Spike Milligan, The Goons, William Shakespeare
Spouse Alice Faye Eichelberger (1992–present)
Barbara Trentham (1981–1990)
Connie Booth (1968–1978)
Website [1]
Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series
1987 Cheers (1982) - Dr. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan KBE ( 16 April, 1918 &ndash 27 February 2002) known as Spike Milligan, was an Anglo The Goon Show was a British Radio comedy programme originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960 William Shakespeare ( baptised Constance Booth (born December 2, 1944) is an American Writer and Actress known for appearances on British television This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 Simon Finch-Royce
BAFTA Awards
BAFTA Film Award - Best Actor
1988 A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Archie Leach
BAFTA TV Award - Best Light Entertainment Performance
1980 Fawlty Towers (1975) - Basil Fawlty
British Comedy Awards
Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award
2002
Aftonbladet TV Prize - Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (Bästa utländska man)
1991
David di Donatello Awards - Best Screenplay - Foreign Film (Autore della Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniero)
1989 A Fish Called Wanda (1988} - Archie Leach
Peter Sellers Award for Comedy
1987 Clockwise (1986)

John Marwood Cleese (IPA: /ˈkliːz/; born October 27, 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and singer. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 Comedy film released by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 Basil Fawlty is the major character in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, played by John Cleese. The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year The Banff World Television Festival is among the most important international media events in Canada. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a Movie Award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 Comedy film released by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed Established in 1973 the Evening Standard British Film Awards are given to outstanding achievement in British film by the British newspaper Evening Standard. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy Film starring John Cleese. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.

Cleese is probably best known for his various roles in the British comedy Monty Python's Flying Circus, his role as Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers and his various roles in the British comedy The Frost Report. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as Flying Circus or during the final series just Monty Python) is a BBC Sketch comedy Basil Fawlty is the major character in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, played by John Cleese. Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and The Frost Report was a Satirical Television show hosted by David Frost. He is also known for his role as Archie Leach in the American / British comedy film A Fish Called Wanda. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 Comedy film released by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed

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Early life

Cleese was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, the son of Muriel (née Cross), an acrobat, and Reginald Francis Cleese, who worked in insurance sales. Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. North Somerset is a Unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] His family's surname was previously "Cheese", but his father changed his surname to "Cleese" in 1915, upon joining the army. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces [2]

Cleese was educated at St Peter's Preparatory School, Weston-super-Mare where he was a star pupil, receiving a prize for English and doing well at sports including cricket and boxing. At 13 he received an exhibition to Clifton College, an English public school in Bristol, he was a tall child and was well over 6ft when he arrived there. At the universities of Dublin, Oxford and Cambridge and at Westminster School and Winchester College, an exhibition is a financial Clifton College is a Coeducational public school in Clifton Bristol, England. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Whilst at the school he is said to have defaced the school grounds for a prank by painting footsteps to suggest that the school's statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig had got down from his plinth and gone to the toilet. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, [3]. Cleese played cricket for the first team and after initial indifference he did well academically, passing 8 O levels and 3 A levels in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification that Examination boards in the United Kingdom confer to students

After leaving school he went back to his prep school to teach science before taking up a place he had won at Downing College, Cambridge where he read Law and joined the Cambridge Footlights Revue. Downing College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge England, run by the students It was there that he met his future writing partner Graham Chapman. Graham Arthur Chapman (8 January 1941 &ndash 4 October 1989 was an English Comedian, Actor, Writer, Physician and one of the Cleese wrote extra material for the 1961 Footlights Revue I Thought I Saw It Move,[4][5] and was Registrar for the Footlights Club during 1962, as well as being one of the cast members for the 1962 Footlights Revue Double Take![4][5]. He graduated from Cambridge in 1963 with a 2:1 Degree.

Cleese was one of the script writers, as well as being a member of the cast for the 1963 Footlights Revue A Clump of Plinths,[4][5] which was so successful during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that its name was changed to Cambridge Circus, was taken to West End in London, and then on a tour of New Zealand and Broadway, with the cast also appearing in some of the revue sketches on The Ed Sullivan Show in September 1964. The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival. Cambridge Circus is a comedy revue that played in London in 1963. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, [5]

After Cambridge Circus, Cleese decided to stay on in America performing on and off-Broadway, including in the musical Half a Sixpence,[5] and it was during this time he met future Python Terry Gilliam and his future wife, American actress Connie Booth, whom he married on February 20, 1968. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. For the 1967 film adaptation see Half a Sixpence. Half a Sixpence is a Musical comedy written as a vehicle Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member Constance Booth (born December 2, 1944) is an American Writer and Actress known for appearances on British television Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [5]

As Cleese's comic reputation grew, he was soon offered a position as a writer with BBC Radio, where he worked on several programmes, most notably as a sketch writer for The Dick Emery Show. BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927 Richard Gilbert "Dick" Emery (19 February 1915 &ndash 2 January 1983 was an English Comedian and Actor whose career began on radio during the The success of the Footlights Revue led to the recording of a short series of half-hour radio programmes, called I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, which was so popular that the BBC commissioned a regular series with the same title. I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again (often abbreviated ISIRTA was a BBC Radio comedy programme that originated from the Cambridge University [5]

In 1971, Booth gave birth to Cynthia Cleese, their only child. Cynthia Cleese (born February 1971 is an English / American Actress.

Career

Pre-Python

After his return to England, Cleese started performing as a cast member of the highly successful BBC Radio show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, which ran from 1965 to 1974. I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again (often abbreviated ISIRTA was a BBC Radio comedy programme that originated from the Cambridge University [5] In many episodes, he is credited as "John Otto Cleese".

In 1965, Cleese and Chapman began writing on The Frost Report. The Frost Report was a Satirical Television show hosted by David Frost. The writing staff chosen for The Frost Report consisted of a number of writers and performers who would go on to make names for themselves in comedy. They included future Goodies Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor, and also Frank Muir, Barry Cryer, Marty Feldman, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Dick Vosburgh and future Python members Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Cambridge University The three actors in The Goodies met as students at the University of Cambridge, where Tim Brooke-Taylor was studying Law, Graeme William Edgar Oddie, OBE (born 7 July 1941 is an English Actor, Writer, Comedian, Natural history Presenter Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor (born 17 July 1940) is an English comic Actor known in Britain and Australia as a member of The Goodies Frank Herbert Muir (5 February 1920 - 2 January 1998 was an English Comedy writer radio and television personality and raconteur Barry Charles Cryer OBE (born 23 March 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is a British Writer and Martin Alan "Marty" Feldman ( 8 July 1934 &ndash 2 December 1982) was an English writer comedian and Actor, Ronald William George Barker, OBE (25 September 1929 &ndash 3 October 2005 was an English actor and Comedian, best known for his roles as Norman Stanley Fletcher Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, OBE (born 4 December 1930) is a British Actor and Comedian, born in Scotland Richard Kennedy "Dick" Vosburgh ( 27 August 1929, Elizabeth New Jersey &ndash 18 April 2007, London) was an Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members It was while working on The Frost Report, in fact, that the future Pythons developed the writing styles that would make their collaboration significant. Cleese and Chapman's sketches often involved authority figures, some of which were performed by Cleese, while Jones and Palin were both infatuated with filmed scenes that open with idyllic countryside panoramas. Idle was one of those charged with writing David Frost's monologue. Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born 7 April 1939) is an English Satirist and Television presenter, famed as both a It was during this period that Cleese met and befriended influential British comedian Peter Cook. Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 &ndash 9 January 1995 was an English Satirist, Writer and Comedian.

Such was the popularity of the series that in 1966 Cleese and Chapman were invited to work as writers and performers with Brooke-Taylor and Feldman on At Last the 1948 Show,[5] during which time the Four Yorkshiremen sketch was written by all four writers/performers (the Four Yorkshiremen sketch is now better known as a Monty Python sketch). At Last the 1948 Show was a satirical TV show made by David Frost's company Paradine Productions (although it was not credited on the programmes in association The " Four Yorkshiremen" sketch is a parody of nostalgic conversations about humble beginnings or difficult childhoods Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television John Cleese and Graham Chapman also wrote episodes of Doctor in the House. Doctor in the House is a British television comedy series based on a set of books and a movie of the same name by Richard Gordon about the misadventures These series were successful and, in 1969, Cleese and Chapman were offered their very own series. However, due to Chapman's alcoholism, Cleese found himself bearing an increasing workload in the partnership and was therefore unenthusiastic about doing a series with just the two of them. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions He had found working with Palin on The Frost Report an enjoyable experience, and invited him to join the series. Palin had previously been working on Do Not Adjust Your Set, with Idle and Jones, and Terry Gilliam doing animations. Do Not Adjust Your Set ( DNAYS) was a children's television series produced originally by Rediffusion London, then by the fledgling Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member The four of them had, on the back of the success of Do Not Adjust Your Set, been offered a series for ITV, which they were waiting to begin when Cleese's offer arrived. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Palin agreed to work with Cleese and Chapman in the meantime, bringing with him Gilliam, Jones and Idle.

Monty Python

Monty Python's Flying Circus ran for four series from October 1969 to December 1974 on BBC. Cleese's two primary characterizations were as a sophisticate and a stressed-out loony. He portrayed the former as a series of announcers, TV show hosts, government officials (qv. "The Ministry of Silly Walks"), et al. " The Ministry of Silly Walks " is a sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, episode 14 titled "Face the Press" The latter is perhaps best represented in the "Cheese Shop", and by Cleese's Mr Praline character, the man with a dead Norwegian Blue parrot and a menagerie of other animals all named "Eric. Cheese Shop is a famous sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus. Mr Eric Praline is a character from the television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, played by actor John Cleese. The Dead Parrot sketch, alternatively and originally known as Pet Shop sketch or Parrot Sketch, is a popular sketch from Monty Python's Flying " He was also known for his working-class "Sergeant Major" character, who worked as a Police Sergeant, Roman Centurion, etc.

The Dead Parrot sketch performed on Monty Python's Flying Circus in 1969

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Partnership with Graham Chapman

Along with Gilliam's animations, Cleese's work with Chapman provided Python with its darkest and angriest moments, and many of his characters display the seething suppressed rage that later characterised his portrayal of Basil Fawlty. Many critics naturally make a connection with Cleese's own self-confessed neuroses (he has spoken openly about receiving psychoanalysis).

Unlike Palin and Jones, Cleese and Chapman actually wrote together, in the same room; Cleese claims that their writing partnership involved him sitting with pen and paper, doing most of the work, while Chapman sat back, not speaking for long periods, then suddenly coming out with an idea that often elevated the sketch to a different level. A classic example of this is the "Dead Parrot" sketch, envisaged by Cleese as a satire on poor customer service, which was originally to have involved a broken toaster, and later a broken car (this version was actually performed and broadcast, on the pre-Python special How To Irritate People). The Dead Parrot sketch, alternatively and originally known as Pet Shop sketch or Parrot Sketch, is a popular sketch from Monty Python's Flying How to Irritate People is a 1968 Television Mockumentary written by John Cleese. It was Chapman's suggestion to change the faulty item into a dead parrot, as well as suggesting that the parrot be specifically a Norwegian Blue, giving the sketch a surreal air which made it far more memorable. The Dead Parrot sketch, alternatively and originally known as Pet Shop sketch or Parrot Sketch, is a popular sketch from Monty Python's Flying

Their humour often involved ordinary people in ordinary situations behaving absurdly for no obvious reason. Like Chapman, Cleese's poker face, clipped middle-class accent and imposing height allowed him to appear convincing as a variety of authority figures - which he would then proceed to undermine. Many of his characters have a kind of incipient madness, but remain utterly straight-faced and impassive while behaving in a ludicrous fashion. Most famously, in the "Ministry of Silly Walks" sketch (actually written by Palin and Jones), Cleese exploits his extraordinary stature as the crane-legged civil servant performing a grotesquely elaborate walk to his office. " The Ministry of Silly Walks " is a sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, episode 14 titled "Face the Press"

Chapman and Cleese also specialised in sketches where two characters would conduct highly articulate arguments over completely arbitrary subjects, such as in the "cheese shop", the "dead parrot" sketch and, perhaps most notably, the "argument sketch", where Cleese plays a stone-faced bureaucrat employed to sit behind a desk and engage people in pointless, infuriatingly trivial bickering. All of these roles were opposite Palin (who Cleese often claims is his favourite Python to work with) – the comic contrast between the towering Cleese's crazed aggression and diminutive Palin's shuffling inoffensiveness is a common feature in the series. Occasionally, the typical Cleese-Palin dynamic is reversed, as in "Fish Licence", wherein Palin plays the bureaucrat with whom Cleese is trying to work (though it is still Cleese who plays the "loony" half of the duo).

Though the programme lasted four series, by the start of series 3, Cleese was growing tired of coping with Chapman's alcoholism. According to Gilliam, Cleese was the "most Cambridge" of the Cambridge-educated members of the group (Cleese, Chapman, and Idle), by which Gilliam meant that Cleese was the tallest (6'4") and most aggressive of the whole group. He felt, too, that the show's scripts had declined in quality. For these reasons, he became restless and decided to move on. Though he stayed for the third series, he officially left the group before the fourth season. Despite this, he remained friendly with the group, and all six began writing Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Cleese received a credit on episodes of the fourth series which used material from these sessions, and even makes a brief appearance in one episode, though he was officially unconnected with the fourth series. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python ( Graham Chapman, John Cleese Cleese returned to the troupe to co-write and co-star in the Monty Python films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, and would participate in various live performances over the years. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python ( Graham Chapman, John Cleese Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as The Life of Brian, is a 1979 Comedy film written directed and largely performed by the Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is a 1983 musical Comedy film by the Monty Python comedy team

Post-Python

From 1970 to 1973 Cleese served as rector of the University of St Andrews. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic The University of St Andrews is the oldest University in Scotland and third oldest in the English-speaking world, having been founded between [6] While his election by the students might have seemed a prank, it proved a milestone for the University, revolutionising and modernising the post. For instance, the Rector was traditionally entitled to appoint an "Assessor", a deputy to sit in his place at important meetings in his absence. Cleese changed this into a position for a student, elected across campus by the student body, resulting in direct access and representation for the student body for the first time in over 500 years. This was but one of a host of improvements that Cleese swept in as a true wind of change.

Having left Python, Cleese went on to achieve possibly greater success in the United Kingdom as the neurotic hotel manager Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, which he co-wrote with his wife Connie Booth. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Basil Fawlty is the major character in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, played by John Cleese. Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 Constance Booth (born December 2, 1944) is an American Writer and Actress known for appearances on British television The series won widespread critical acclaim and is still considered one of the finest examples of British comedy, having won three BAFTA awards when produced and recently topping the British Film Institute list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television The series also featured Andrew Sachs as the much abused Spanish waiter Manuel (". Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April 1930 is a German - British actor. . . he's from Barcelona"), Prunella Scales as Basil's fire-breathing dragon of a wife Sybil, and Booth as waitress Polly. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth CBE (born 22 June 1932) is an English actress. Cleese based Basil Fawlty on a real person, Donald Sinclair, whom he encountered in 1970, when he and the rest of the Monty Python team were staying at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay while filming Monty Python's Flying Circus. Torquay (tɔrˈkiː is a town in the Unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. Cleese was reportedly inspired by Sinclair's mantra of "I could run this hotel just fine, if it weren't for the guests. " He later described Sinclair as "the most wonderfully rude man I have ever met", although Sinclair's widow has since said her husband was totally misrepresented in the comedy.

During the Pythons' stay, Sinclair threw Idle's briefcase out of the hotel "in case it contained a bomb", complained about Gilliam's "American" table manners, and threw a bus timetable at another guest after they dared to ask the time of the next bus to town.

The first series began on 19 September 1975, and while not an instant hit, soon gained momentum. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, the second series did not appear until 1979, by which time Cleese's marriage to Booth had ended. The two nevertheless reprised their writing and performing roles in the second series. Fawlty Towers consisted of only 12 episodes; Cleese and Booth both maintain that this was to avoid compromising the quality of the series.

Cleese also made a non-singing guest appearance on The Muppet Show
Cleese also made a non-singing guest appearance on The Muppet Show

In 1978, Cleese appeared as guest star on The Muppet Show. The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from Instead of singing along, he showed up with a pretend album, his own new vocal record John Cleese: A Man & His Music, and finally strangled Kermit the Frog. Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955 Cleese won the TV Times award for Funniest Man On TV - 1978 / 1979.

Later work

During the 1980s and 1990s, Cleese focused on film, though he did work with Peter Cook in his one-off TV special Peter Cook and Co. in 1980. In the same year a theatrical piece for TV was released, with Cleese playing Petruchio, in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. William Shakespeare ( baptised The Taming of the Shrew is an early comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594 He also rejoined the Pythons for Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982), and starred in The Secret Policeman's Ball for Amnesty International. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a 1982 concert film in which the Monty Python team perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to He married Barbara Trentham on 15 February 1981. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Their daughter Camilla was born in 1984.

Timed with the 1983 UK elections, he appeared in a video promoting proportional representation. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes [7]

In 1987, during the 1987 UK general election he recorded a nine minute party political broadcast for the SDP-Liberal Alliance, which talks about the similarities and failures of the other two parties in a more humorous tone than the standard political broadcast. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party (SDP and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom that operated It is not known if Cleese has transferred his support from the SDP to the Liberal Democrats. This is about the UK Social Democratic Party which existed between 1981 and 1988 The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the

In 1988 he wrote and starred in A Fish Called Wanda, as the lead, Archie Leach, along with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 Comedy film released by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members Wanda became an incredible success, and Cleese was nominated for an Academy Award for his script. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Cynthia Cleese starred as Leach's daughter.

In 1990, he and Trentham divorced. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. On 28 December 1992 he married Alyce Faye Eichelberger. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Alyce Faye Cleese (born Alyce Faye McBride is an American Psychotherapist. In January 2008, it was reported that they had separated. [8]

Chapman was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1989; Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook and Chapman's partner David Sherlock, witnessed Chapman's passing. Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the Esophagus. There are various subtypes David Sherlock is a British Writer and was the Domestic partner of Graham Chapman of Monty Python, whom he met in 1966 in Ibiza Chapman's death occurred one day before the 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of Flying Circus with Jones commenting, “the worst case of party-pooping in all history. ” Cleese gave a stirring eulogy at Chapman's memorial service, in which he "became the first person ever at a British memorial service to say 'fuck'". A eulogy is a speech or writing in Praise of a person or thing [9]

Cleese also produced and acted in a number of successful business training films, including Meetings, Bloody Meetings and More Bloody Meetings about how to set up and run successful meetings. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. These were produced by his company Video Arts. Video Arts is a British based video production company which produces training videos for companies

With Robin Skynner, the Group Analyst (Group Analysis) and family therapist, Cleese wrote two books on relationships: Families and how to survive them, and Life and how to survive it. Robin Skynner ( 16 August 1922 —2000 was a wartime Royal Air Force (RAF Mosquito twin engined bomber pilot and a psychiatric pioneer and innovator Group Analysis is a method of Group psychotherapy originated by S Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of Psychotherapy that works with families Introduction Families and How to Survive Them is a bestselling Self help book co-authored by the psychiatrist and psychotherapist Robin Life and How To Survive It is a Self help Psychology book written by therapist Robin Skynner and comedian John Cleese. The books are presented as a dialogue between Skynner and Cleese.

In 1996, Cleese declined the British honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

In 1999, Cleese appeared in the James Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough as Q's assistant, referred to by Bond as R. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as Q is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. Q is a Fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. In 2002, when Cleese reprised his role in Die Another Day, the character was promoted, making Cleese the new quartermaster (Q) of MI6. Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. In 2004, Cleese was featured as Q in in the video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, featuring his likeness and voice. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing is a 2004 Third-person shooter Video game, where the player controls Ian Fleming 's master Cleese did not appear in the subsequent Bond film, Casino Royale, and it is unknown whether Cleese will reprise the role in future Bond films. Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star

He is currently Provost's Visiting Professor at Cornell University, after having been Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large from 1999-2006. Andrew Dickson White (November 7 1832 &ndash November 4 1918 was a U The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies He makes occasional, well-received appearances on the Cornell campus, but he lives in the town of Montecito, California. Montecito is a Census-designated place (CDP in Santa Barbara County California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

In a 2005 poll of comedians and comedy insiders The Comedian's Comedian, Cleese was voted second only to Peter Cook. Also in 2005, a long-standing piece of Internet humour, "The Revocation of Independence of the United States", was wrongly attributed to Cleese. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks

Cleese recently lent his voice to the BioWare video game Jade Empire. BioWare Corp is a Canadian electronic entertainment company founded in February 1995 by Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. Jade Empire is an Action role-playing game developed by Canadian developer BioWare and first published in 2005 by Microsoft Game His role was that of an "outlander" named Sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom the Magnificent Bastard, stranded in the Imperial City of the Jade Empire. His character is essentially a British colonialist stereotype who refers to the people of the Jade Empire as savages in need of enlightenment. See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism

He also had a cameo appearance in the computer game Starship Titanic as "The Bomb" (credited as "Kim Bread"), designed by Douglas Adams. Starship Titanic is a Computer game designed by Douglas Adams and made by The Digital Village. Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist When the bomb is activated it tells the player that "The ship is now armed and preparing to explode. This will be a fairly large explosion, so you'd best keep back about 22 miles (35 km)". When the player tries to disarm the bomb, it says "Well, you can try that, but it won't work because nobody likes a smartarse!"

In 2003, Cleese also appeared as Lyle Finster in long-running US sitcom Will & Grace. Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006

In 2004, Cleese was credited as co-writer of a DC Comics graphic novel entitled Superman: True Brit. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A Superman True Brit is a book first published in 2004 in the US by DC Comics and by Titan Books in the UK Part of DC's "Elseworlds" line of imaginary stories, True Brit, mostly written by Kim Howard Johnson, suggests what might have happened had Superman's rocket ship landed in Britain, not America. Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon

From 10 November to 9 December 2005, Cleese toured New Zealand with his stage show 'John Cleese — His Life, Times and Current Medical Problems'. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Cleese described it as "a one man show with several people in it, which pushes the envelope of acceptable behaviour in new and disgusting ways. For art exhibitions see solo show In performing arts and entertainment a one person show or solo show is frequently performed by but " The show was developed in New York with William Goldman and includes Cleese's daughter Camilla as a writer and actor (the shows were directed by Australian Bille Brown. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous This article is about the screenwriter/novelist For the mathematician see William Goldman (professor. Bille Brown (born 1952 is an Australian Shakespearean actor and acclaimed Writer of plays. ) His assistant of many years, Garry Scott-Irvine, also appeared, and was listed as a co-producer. It then played in universities in California and Arizona from January 10 to March 25, 2006 under the title "Seven Ways to Skin an Ocelot". California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [10] His voice can be downloaded for directional guidance purposes as a downloadable option on some personal GPS-navigation device models by company TomTom. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth TomTom NV ( is a Dutch manufacturer of Automotive navigation systems including both stand-alone units and software for Personal digital assistants

In June 2006, while promoting a football (soccer) song in which he was featured, entitled Don't Mention the World Cup, Cleese appears to have claimed that he decided to retire from performing in sitcoms, instead opting to writing a book on the history of comedy and tutoring young comedians. [11] This was an erroneous story, the result of an interview with The Times of London (the piece was not fact checked before printing). The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.

In 2007, Cleese is appearing in ads for Titleist as a golf course designer named "Ian MacCallister", who represents "Golf Designers Against Distance". Titleist is a brand name owned by the Acushnet Company, headquartered in Fairhaven Massachusetts, which produces Golf equipment

In 2007, he started filming the sequel to The Pink Panther, titled The Pink Panther Deux with Steve Martin and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai. The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan or Aishwarya Bachchan (Birthname Aishwarya Rai; Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ born 1 November 1973 is an internationally

On September 27, 2007, The Podcast Network announced it had signed a deal with Cleese to produce a series of video podcasts called HEADCAST to be published on TPN's website. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Podcast Network (TPN is a company founded by Cameron Reilly and Mick Stanic two Australian media identities

John Cleese's most recent live comedic performance was at the 2006 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, Canada. Just for Laughs (in French Juste pour rire) is a Comedy festival held each July in Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Cleese was host for one of the galas and performed sketches very reminiscent to his Monty Python days. His first sketch was him performing his own eulogy as he promised to kill himself as the grand finale, remarking "Top that Jason Alexander. Jason Alexander (born September 23 1959 as Jay Scott Greenspan) is an American television cinema and Musical theatre comedic actor best known for his role . . you bastard. " The second sketch was him as the judge of 'Cleese Idol', where contestants from Montreal would be performing his skits, so he could find his successor. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec He shot the last contestant as well as the special guest host, Ben Mulroney (the host of Canadian Idol). Benedict Martin Paul "Ben" Mulroney (born March 9, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian Television host. Canadian Idol is a Reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show The gala ended with his "execution", where he asked people to choose the method of execution by text messaging a number (which was fake). Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" (160 characters or fewer including spaces text messages from Mobile phones The choices were stoning, electric chair, firing squad, hanging and guillotine. Stoning, or lapidation, refers to a form of Capital punishment whereby an organized group throws stones at the convicted individual until the person dies Execution by electrocution (usually referred to after its method of implementation as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death The guillotine ( pronounced /ˈgijətin/ or /ˈgɪlətin/ in English in French was a device used for carrying out executions by Decapitation. The guillotine won, and Cleese was beheaded just as he was about to say something to the crowd.

Cleese has expressed support for U. S. Senator Barack Obama's presidential candidacy, donating US$2,300 to his campaign and offering his services as a speechwriter. Barack Obama, the junior United States Senator from Illinois, announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States in [12]

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See also

References

  1. ^ John Cleese Biography (1939-)
  2. ^ John Cleese's father
  3. ^ San Diego Magazine, Silly Walks and Dead Parrots
  4. ^ a b c Footlights! — 'A Hundred Years of Cambridge Comedy' — Robert Hewison, Methuen London Ltd, 1983, ISBN 0-413-51150-2.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i From Fringe to Flying Circus — 'Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960–1980' — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980, ISBN 0-413-46950-6.
  6. ^ List of Rectors of University of St. Andrews
  7. ^ YouTube - John Cleese Explains Proportional Representation for Canada & Ontario changes Coming - Topix
  8. ^ John Cleese in love split. The Sun (9 January 2008). Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
  9. ^ Memorial eulogy by John Cleese for Graham Chapman
  10. ^ Playbill
  11. ^ "Cleese 'retires from performing'", BBC News, 13 June 2006. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.  
  12. ^ Michael Saul, "The Full Monty for Bam?: Cleese stumps to be his speechwriter," New York Daily News, 2008-04-09 p3 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/04/09/2008-04-09_monty_python_icon_john_cleese_stumps_to_.html
  13. ^ Mike Oldfield "Tubular Bells" reaches thirty years old... (information about John Cleese is given towards the end of the second paragraph)
  14. ^ John Cleese - Biography
  15. ^ GoVeg.com // Carrie Underwood and Kevin Eubanks Voted World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities
  16. ^ "New Scientist" comment about the lemur being named after John Cleese
  17. ^ "New Scientist" and John Cleese's response to the honour
  18. ^ Funnyman Cleese rubbishes NZ city. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) The Australian, May 21, 2007

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