John Cleese

John Cleese in Neverland's Scorched - 2003

Biography

Born 10/27/1939

As perhaps the most famous of the performers who starred in the irreverent comedy troupe, Monty Python, actor and comedian John Cleese reached legendary status, thanks to his deadpan delivery of ridiculous characters and limber-limbed slapstick antics. Prior to starring on “Monty Python’s...
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Awards

  • In 1989, received BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor
  • In 1987, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
  • In 1983, received Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize

Highlights

  • In 2008, Cast as Professor Barnhardt, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist in the remake of the 1951 sci-fi movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
  • In 2008, Lent his voice to the animated comedy "Igor"
  • In 2007, Reprised the role of King Harold for "Shrek the Third"

Family & Companions

  • Cynthia Cleese: daughter (Born in 1971; mother, Connie Booth; played a zookeepers in "Fierce Creatures" (1997) starring her father)

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