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John Cleese
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John Marwood Cleese (/kliːz/ KLEEZ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. 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 co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus. Along with his Python co-stars Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman, Cleese starred in Monty Python films, which include Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983). In the mid-1970s, Cleese and first wife Connie Booth co-wrote the sitcom Fawlty Towers, in which he starred as hotel owner Basil Fawlty, for which he won the 1980 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance. In 200...
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John Cleese Packs It In
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers- THThe Splendid Thing
The Roast of John Cleese
How to Make Her Cheat
The Palace
Rally Road Racers
Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs
The Martini Shot
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Daddy Daughter Trip
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Alexander Pope: Rediscovering a Genius
Father Christmas Is Back
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Arctic Dogs
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Crazy About You
Assholes: A Theory
Charming
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
Behind Over the Garden Wall
Absolutely Anything
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar
Spud 3: Learning to Fly
The Meaning of Monty Python
Planes
The Last Impresario
Spud 2: The Madness Continues
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
Anatomy of a Liar
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Winnie the Pooh
Shrek Forever After
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
Spud
What did the BBC ever do for us
Planet 51
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
The Pink Panther 2
The Day the Earth Stood Still
We Are Most Amused
Gaybo Laughs Back
Igor
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
The Seventh Python
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation- LILife Of Brian Screenplay
Monty Python Conquers America
Shrek the Third
Hitler: The Comedy Years
What the Pythons Did Next...
The Secret Life of Brian
Charlotte's Web
Man About Town
The Art of Football from A to Z
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
L'entente cordiale
Return of the Goodies
Fawlty Towers Revisited
The Roots of Monty Python
Valiant- THThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Complete Guide to Guys
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
The Making of Shrek 2
Around the World in 80 Days
Shrek 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
George of the Jungle 2
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Scorched
Stupidity
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Die Another Day
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Making Rat Race
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Rat Race
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
The Life of Python
Quantum Project
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
The Magic Pudding
Isn't She Great
The World Is Not Enough
The Nutcracker
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm- The Monty Python Story
30 Years of Monty Python, a Revelation- Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches
Mickey’s Mechanical House
Parting Shots
The Out-of-Towners
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
George of the Jungle
Fierce Creatures
The Wind in the Willows
Spike
The Jungle Book
The Swan Princess
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Splitting Heirs
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Life of Python
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Erik the Viking
The Movie Life of George
Interviewers From Hell
Customers From Hell
Teams from Hell
Sales People from Hell
Bosses From Hell
Communicators From Hell
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Employees From Hell
Colleagues From Hell
Customer Service From Hell
A Fish Called Wanda- MAManaging Problem People. Behavioral Skills for Leaders
The Grand Knockout Tournament
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Clockwise
Silverado
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Yellowbeard
Group Madness
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Time Bandits
The Great Muppet Caper- THThe Tom Machine
Peter Cook & Co.
The Queen Special
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Doctor Who: City of Death
Golden Gordon
Life of Brian
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Michael Palin’s Super 8mm - “Life of Brian”
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Mermaid Frolics
Three Piece Suite
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
More Awkward Customers
Awkward Customers
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Romance with a Double Bass
The Goodies and the Beanstalk
Is This a Record?
Elementary, My Dear Watson
Monty Python In The Netherlands- GOGolf Etiquette
The Love Ban
The Philosophers' Football Match
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
The Statue
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Monty Python: Who's There?
The Magic Christian
How to Irritate People
Interlude- THThe Reception
