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John Cleese
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- Jennifer Wade Cleese (wife)
- Alyce Cleese (ex-wife)
- Barbara Trenthman Cleese (ex-wife)
- Connie Booth (ex-wife)
- Cynthia Cleese (daughter)
- Camilla Cleese (daughter)
- Reg Cleese (father)
- Muriel Cleese (mother)
John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning English comedian and actor. He is best known for being one of the founding members of the renowned comedy group Monty Python, and as the writer and star of the popular television comedy Fawlty Towers.
He has won BAFTA and Emmy awards, and was an Academy Award nominated screenwriter for his film, A Fish Called Wanda.
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Cleese was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England to Reginald Francis Cleese and Muriel (Cross). His family's surname was previously "Cheese", but his father, an insurance salesman, changed his surname to "Cleese" upon joining the army in 1915.[1] As a boy, Cleese was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, from which he was expelled for a humorous defacing of school
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John Cleese (1939 – ) – British comedian, actor and film producer. Cleese is one of Britain’s foremost comedians; he is one of the leading members of the influential series Monty Python and the Flying Circus. He also co-wrote and starred in the hit BBC sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers’. He has also appeared in films, such as the Life of Brain, A Fish Called Wanda and two Harry Potter films.
Early Life John Cleese
Cleese was born in Weston-super-Mare, England on 27 October 1939. His father was an insurance salesman, who (ironically) during the First World War, had changed his surname from Cheese to Cleese because he thought Cheese sounded funny.
The family moved to Bristol where Cleese attended Clifton college; at school, he was a good sportsman (boxing and cricket) and a good scholar. After school, he spent two years teaching at prep school – before gaining a place at Cambridge University, Downing College to read Law.
Cambridge Footlights
At Cambridge, Cleese joined the Cambridge Footlights, where he met upcoming comedians, such as Tim Brooke-Taylor, B
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John Cleese
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
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| Born | John Marwood Cleese (1939-10-27) 27 October 1939 (age 85) Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouses | Connie Booth (m. 1968; div. 1978)Barbara Trentham (m. 1981; div. 1990)Alyce Eichelberger (m. 1992; div. 2008)Jennifer Wade (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | johncleese.com |
John Marwood Cleese (KLEEZ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and presenter. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he cofounded Mo
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