John Cleese
Biography
John Marwood Cleese 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.
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Always Look on the Bright Side of Satire: Why Life of Brian Still Slays
Ever wondered what happens when a reluctant messiah gets tangled in Roman bureaucracy and revolutionary zeal? Life of Brian (1979), Monty Python’s razor-sharp satire, answers with a gleeful middle fin... Read more
Through the Wardrobe of Time: Unraveling the Whimsical Chaos of *Time Bandits*
Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981) is a kaleidoscopic plunge into the anarchic imagination, a film that dares to blend childlike wonder with biting satire, all while navigating the precarious tightro... Read more
Saddle Songs and Dusty Dreams: The Symphonic Swagger of *Silverado*
Lawrence Kasdan’s Silverado (1985) gallops onto the screen with the audacity of a gunslinger who knows the saloon is watching. This Western, both homage and reinvention, crackles with a rare energy, w... Read more
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