John Cleese John Cleese John Marwood Cleese (; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He 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" and the four Monty Python films: "And Now for Something Completely Different", "Monty Python and the 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
John Cleese consisted of only twelve episodes; Cleese and Booth both maintain that this was to avoid compromising the quality of the series. In December 1977, Cleese appeared as a guest star on "The Muppet Show". Cleese was a fan of the show and co-wrote much of the episode. Cleese also made a cameo appearance in their 1981 film "The Great Muppet Caper". Cleese won the "TV Times" award for Funniest Man on TV – 1978–79. In 1979, Cleese starred in a TV special, "To Norway - Home of Giants," produced by Johnny Bergh. During the 1980s and 1990s, Cleese focused on