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John Cleese

John Cleese

English comedian and actor
John Marwood Cleese 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.Wikipedia
BornOctober 27, 1939
HometownWeston-super-Mare, England
Net worth$20 million
Height6'5" (1.96m)
SpouseJennifer Wade, Alyce Cleese, Barbara Trentham, Connie Booth
ChildrenCynthia Cleese
ParentsReg Cleese, Muriel Cleese
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John Cleese tells Ed Balls to 'shut up' on GMB

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AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2007Gemini AwardsBest Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or SeriesJust for Laughs: GalaNominated
1989Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyA Fish Called WandaNominated
1989British Academy of Film & Television ArtsActor in a Leading RoleA Fish Called WandaWinner
1989Academy AwardDirectingA Fish Called WandaNominated
1976British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLight Entertainment PerformanceFawlty TowersNominated
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