John Cleese (b. 1939)

Alias:
Cleesey
John Marwood Cleese
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Birthplace:
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Born:
October 27, 1939

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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Adaptation:
1974  Romance with a Double Bass

Additional Writing:
1969  The Magic Christian
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass

Assistant Director:
1969  The Magic Christian
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Characters:
1969  The Magic Christian
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Creator:
1969  The Magic Christian
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1978  Snavely
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Director:
1969  The Magic Christian
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Executive Producer:
1969  The Magic Christian
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Producer:
1969  The Magic Christian
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1997  Fierce Creatures
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Screenplay:
1969  The Magic Christian
1971  And Now for Something Completely Different
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1977  The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1979  Life of Brian
1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1997  Fierce Creatures
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2008  Life Of Brian Screenplay
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Script:
1969  The Magic Christian
1971  And Now for Something Completely Different
1972  Who Sold You This, Then?
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1977  The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1979  Life of Brian
1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1997  Fierce Creatures
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2008  Life Of Brian Screenplay
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Stage Director:
1969  The Magic Christian
1971  And Now for Something Completely Different
1972  Who Sold You This, Then?
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1977  The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1979  Life of Brian
1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1997  Fierce Creatures
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2008  Life Of Brian Screenplay
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Story:
1969  The Magic Christian
1971  And Now for Something Completely Different
1972  Who Sold You This, Then?
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1977  The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1979  Life of Brian
1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1997  Fierce Creatures
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2008  Life Of Brian Screenplay
2013  The Croods
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Thanks:
1969  The Magic Christian
1971  And Now for Something Completely Different
1972  Who Sold You This, Then?
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1977  The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1979  Life of Brian
1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1997  Fierce Creatures
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2008  Life Of Brian Screenplay
2013  The Croods
2020  The Croods: A New Age

Writer:
1969  How to Irritate People
1969  The Magic Christian
1970  The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1971  And Now for Something Completely Different
1971  Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
1971  The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
1972  Rentadick
1972  Who Sold You This, Then?
1973  Is This a Record?
1974  Romance with a Double Bass
1975  Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1977  The Mermaid Frolics
1977  The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1978  Snavely
1979  Away from It All
1979  Life of Brian
1979  The Secret Policeman's Ball
1982  Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982  The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1983  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1988  A Fish Called Wanda
1989  Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1997  Fierce Creatures
2006  The Art of Football from A to Z
2008  Life Of Brian Screenplay
2013  The Croods
2014  Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2020  The Croods: A New Age

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