John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he was often tormented for his height, having reached a height of six feet by the age of twelve...See full bio »
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I don't want to have to start being unselfish again. The great thing about being on your own is you do what you damn well like.
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When he had to join the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in 1989, for his third appearance on American TV, none of the staff at the AFTRA office recognized him, or had any idea who he was.
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Trademark:
When on Monty Python's flying circus, he would introduce sketches with the famous line "And now for something completely different"
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