No one gives the floor an Englishman funny stiff as John Cleese. Most recently, he lent animation figures in his voice, and made political comments, a shake of the head. Now the actor is 80.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“Monty Python’s Flying Circus” (1969)
The Comedy show, the six-headed comedians ran from 1969 in four seasons in the TV-station BBC. The skits are still regarded as the template for the Genre of Comedy and paved the movies from the Monty-Python-the cosmos, the way of: Black Humor, which ended in Slapstick, was the trademark of British Comedy heroes, John Cleese.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“The knights of the coconut” (1975)
The Satire of the Arthurian legend and the quest for the Holy Grail Oh brought the British comedians in 1975, the international breakthrough – although the Budget was for the Film so small that they could not afford to change horses: “I’ve changed my mind, we let the with Camelot. The TV reception is too bad,” announced a Monty-Python-knight at the time, media-critical.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“The life of Brian” (1979)
Shortly after his birth, Brian is mistaken for Jesus. This confusion followed him his whole life. The Monty Python Film “life of Brian” was created in 1979. The of Beatles guitarist George Harrison produced the Satire took the dogmatism of religious and political groups on the grain. After the Premiere a storm of protests by Christian and Jewish associations.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“The meaning of life” (1983)
In seven chapters, divided the movie tells the story of the Failure in the search for a satisfactory answer to the question of the meaning of life. A news anchor sums it up in short: be nice, read good books, go for walks, eat a healthy diet, as well as peace and harmony. At the Cannes film festival in Monty Python for that, in 1983, received the Grand prize of the Jury.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“A fish called Wanda” (1988)
A jewel robbery, a suspicious end crooks-Quartet, a love Lech Zender criminal defense attorney, an innocent fish, and a Romance – is ready to be the perfect Comedy from the pen of John Cleese. Director Charles Crichton had led for 23 years, more directed, and his Ensemble, he still was to peak performance. Kevin Kline got the Oscar as “Best supporting actor”.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“Fierce Creatures” (1997)
What is once right, may not be the second Time, incorrectly, thought Cleese, as he drummed the “Wanda”Cast velvet Monty Python-colleague Michael Palin in 1997 for the Film “fierce creatures” together. The Satire on the entertainment industry, was not nearly as great success as the predecessor. Cleese himself described the Film in addition to his third marriage as the biggest mistake of his life.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“James Bond 007 – die another day” (2002)
With barely concealed dislike Desmond gave Llewelyn as a quartermaster in the James Bond series, distinguished adversary for daredevil 007. After Llewelyns death of Pierce Brosnan in 2002, was the first of John Cleese in the role with equip, which interpreted the “Q” used to be quirky. In addition to the follow-up Bond, Daniel Craig was no more room for such silliness.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“Shrek” (2004)
In the computer animated series “Shrek” voice John Cleese from part 2 of the king Harold, father of Princess Fiona, – and involuntarily-in-law, father of the green hero. The king of the wedding is not thrilled and wants you back. John Cleese-synchronized roles in the animated films “Trolls”, “Winnie the Pooh”, “Plan” and “Eliot – The smallest reindeer”.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“Monty Python’s Flying Circus” (1969)
The Comedy show, the six-headed comedians ran from 1969 in four seasons in the TV-station BBC. The skits are still regarded as the template for the Genre of Comedy and paved the movies from the Monty-Python-the cosmos, the way of: Black Humor, which ended in Slapstick, was the trademark of British Comedy heroes, John Cleese.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“The knights of the coconut” (1975)
The Satire of the Arthurian legend and the quest for the Holy Grail Oh brought the British comedians in 1975, the international breakthrough – although the Budget was for the Film so small that they could not afford to change horses: “I’ve changed my mind, we let the with Camelot. The TV reception is too bad,” announced a Monty-Python-knight at the time, media-critical.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“The life of Brian” (1979)
Shortly after his birth, Brian is mistaken for Jesus. This confusion followed him his whole life. The Monty Python Film “life of Brian” was created in 1979. The of Beatles guitarist George Harrison produced the Satire took the dogmatism of religious and political groups on the grain. After the Premiere a storm of protests by Christian and Jewish associations.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“The meaning of life” (1983)
In seven chapters, divided the movie tells the story of the Failure in the search for a satisfactory answer to the question of the meaning of life. A news anchor sums it up in short: be nice, read good books, go for walks, eat a healthy diet, as well as peace and harmony. At the Cannes film festival in Monty Python for that, in 1983, received the Grand prize of the Jury.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“A fish called Wanda” (1988)
A jewel robbery, a suspicious end crooks-Quartet, a love Lech Zender criminal defense attorney, an innocent fish, and a Romance – is ready to be the perfect Comedy from the pen of John Cleese. Director Charles Crichton had led for 23 years, more directed, and his Ensemble, he still was to peak performance. Kevin Kline got the Oscar as “Best supporting actor”.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“Fierce Creatures” (1997)
What is once right, may not be the second Time, incorrectly, thought Cleese, as he drummed the “Wanda”Cast velvet Monty Python-colleague Michael Palin in 1997 for the Film “fierce creatures” together. The Satire on the entertainment industry, was not nearly as great success as the predecessor. Cleese himself described the Film in addition to his third marriage as the biggest mistake of his life.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“James Bond 007 – die another day” (2002)
With barely concealed dislike Desmond gave Llewelyn as a quartermaster in the James Bond series, distinguished adversary for daredevil 007. After Llewelyns death of Pierce Brosnan in 2002, was the first of John Cleese in the role with equip, which interpreted the “Q” used to be quirky. In addition to the follow-up Bond, Daniel Craig was no more room for such silliness.
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Monty Python Star John Cleese to 80. Birthday
“Shrek” (2004)
In the computer animated series “Shrek” voice John Cleese from part 2 of the king Harold, father of Princess Fiona, – and involuntarily-in-law, father of the green hero. The king of the wedding is not thrilled and wants you back. John Cleese-synchronized roles in the animated films “Trolls”, “Winnie the Pooh”, “Plan” and “Eliot – The smallest reindeer”.
He felt no more than like 43, said Cleese recently in the British talk show “Lorraine”. And he’ll make sure to his birthday celebration on the 27. October none from the Monty Python Ensemble show. Whether it was a joke, or the simple, with a Laugh-covered truth, it is difficult to assess. In the extremely dry Humor of John Cleese, you never know exactly.
Took even as a child, all with a sense of Humor
To the world John Cleese came in at 27. October 1939 in Somerset. At the age of 13 he was with 1.96 meters is already larger than most adults, which is why it is the peers made fun of often. He responded simply, cool with a sense of Humor, as well as the feeling of his mother, who presented him with the words of cold: “It was an accident.” Of all the Comedy in Spite of Cleese countless times came to pass in psychotherapy. His relationship to women was loaded up to the adult age, he told later. Today, he is married in fourth marriage.
John Cleese in the “Flying Circus”Sketch “Ministry of silly walks”
At the elite University of Cambridge and studied with John Cleese Jura, at the same time, he began to play Theater. According to the study, he wrote a successful Radio Comedy for the British broadcasting around Corporation BBC, has toured with his theatre group and got to know the men with whom he later founded the legendary Monty Python troupe.
The BBC gave the six-member Comedy Ensemble in 1969, the order for today as the cult of the adored TV series “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” – without knowing what is planned for the comedian at all. As a result, the first consequences of the absurd skits and ran to a place deep in the night.
No rotten compromises
After three seasons Cleese from rose. Together with his first wife, he wrote the Sitcom “Fawlty Towers”, he plays the stiff hotel Manager Basil Fawlty. With the British Comedy troupe Monty Python, John Cleese turned in the 1970s, the cult films “the knights of The coconut” and “life of Brian”. The world’s well-known final title of “Always look on the bright side of life” sang the remaining Pythons in 1989, on the day of the funeral of the cancer and alcoholism deceased colleague Graham Chapman.
1983 Film “The meaning of life” was awarded at the Cannes film festival. After that, the band ended their cooperation. John Cleese wanted to be guided as an actor in a different direction, to his whimsical ideas, less compromise: “I had no desire to be part of a group that outvoted me,” he said at the time, in an Interview with the German news magazine “der Spiegel”.
2014: opening of the “Monty Python Live Show” in London
Nevertheless, he did in 2014 again for a final joint performance with the remaining members Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin for a Show: “The Last Night Of Monty Python”. The tickets were sold out within a Minute. Therefore, the historical appearance has been transmitted in approximately 1,500 cinemas in the whole of Europe, in around 450 even as a live stream. A Huge Success!
His signature role: the uptight snob
One of the greatest Successes of John Cleese in 1988, the Comedy “A fish called Wanda”, to which he had also written the screenplay. He plays his signature role as the uptight British toff. Years later, he does so in two James Bond films – in the role of the ingenious tinkerer Q.
In the Harry Potter movies, and mimed Cleese, again, a slanting house spirit, before he appeared as an actor on the screen permanently shorter. For this, he lent his voice often figures in funny animation movies.
Even away from the film industry, John Cleese was active With the family therapist Robin Skynner, whose former Patient Cleese books wrote life on harmonious family, he has edited brochures for the Dalai Lama, directed documentaries and was the rector of Scotland’s St Andrews University. A merit of the Queen from the order, he refused.
The remaining Pythons: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones
Political Vote: Pro-Brexit
For a long time lived John Cleese in Santa Barbara, California. His return to England should be only for a short time: later, he moved to the Caribbean island of Nevis – a known tax haven, accompanied by the loud displeasure expressions of his home country of great Britain. He has vehemently voted in favour of the Brexit, as a Protest “against this bureaucratic control from Brussels,” he says.
For his political commentary, London is not an English city any more, was John Cleese garnered much criticism, including from the current mayor Sadiq Khan: “John Cleese sounds like his role of Basil Fawlty. The London knowledge that our diversity is our greatest strength.”
“Always look on the bright side of life”
Also his Tweet about grilled food during the acute forest fires in his former adopted home of California in 2018, was poorly received. His former Monty Python colleague Terry Gilliam said: “I love John very much, but I’m just not agree with the way he experiences the world.”
No matter whether here is an aging comedian threatens to lose the feel for the Timing of his punchlines or the real Person John Cleese of their satirical roles, and not so far is: For 80. Birthday congratulations, and we sing “Always look on the bright side of life…”