Biography: John Cleese was born on 10/27/1939 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. In the late 60's and early 70's, Cleese was a member of the "Monty Python" cast. He left after 3 seasons to go on his own. After Monty Python, he was in the successful comedy series "Fawlty Towers". Later on he would have a role in the commercially successful film "A Fish Called Wanda".
Filmography:
"Web, The" (2002)
Scorched (2002)
Bond 20 (2002)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Agent Under Fire (2001)
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (2001)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
"Sketch Show Story, The" (2001)
Rat Race (2001)
100 Greatest TV Characters, The (2001)
"Human Face, The" (2001)
Comic Relief Short Pants (2001)
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000)
Magic Pudding, The (2000)
007 Racing (2000)
World Is Not Enough, The (2000)
Night of a Thousand Shows (2000)
Quantum Project (2000)
Isn't She Great (2000)
It's the Monty Python Story (1999)
World Is Not Enough, The (1999)
"Mickey Mouse Works" (1999)
Out-of-Towners, The (1999)
"Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom" (1999)
Comic Relief: The Record Breaker (1999)
Lemurs (1998)
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998)
Parting Shots (1998)
Starship Titanic (1998)
Funny Women (1998)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1997)
George of the Jungle (1997)
Fierce Creatures (1997)
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996)
Spike (1996)
Wind in the Willows, The (1996/I)
What You Really Need to Know About... Ulcers: Gastric and Duodenal Peptic Ulcers (1995)
Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time (1994)
Swan Princess, The (1994)
Jungle Book, The (1994)
Frankenstein (1994)
Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993)
Splitting Heirs (1993)
American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An (1991)
Bullseye! (1990)
Hysteria 2! (1989)
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
Big Picture, The (1989)
Erik the Viking (1989)
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
Secret Policeman's Third Ball, The (1987)
Grand Knockout Tournament, The (1987)
Clockwise (1986)
Silverado (1985)
Secret Policeman's Private Parts, The (1984)
Group Madness (1983)
Yellowbeard (1983)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Privates on Parade (1982)
Secret Policeman's Other Ball, The (1982)
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
"Whoops Apocalypse" (1982)
Great Muppet Caper, The (1981)
Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)
Peter Cook & Co. (1980)
Taming of the Shrew, The (1980)
Away from It All (1979)
Life of Brian (1979)
To Norway, Home of Giants (1979)
Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe (1977)
Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It, The (1977)
Meetings, Bloody Meetings (1976)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
"Fawlty Towers" (1975)
Romance with a Double Bass (1974)
"Sez Les" (1974)
Golf Etiquette (1973)
Love Ban, The (1973)
Goodies and the Beanstalk, The (1973)
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Statue, The (1971)
Ronnie Barker Yearbook, The (1971)
Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, The (1970)
Magic Christian, The (1969-72)
Best House in London, The (1969)
Bliss of Mrs. Blossom, The (1968)
Goon Show, The (1968)
How to Irritate People (1968)
Interlude (1968)
"At Last the 1948 Show" (1967)
"Frost Report, The" (1966)
Information courtesy of The Internet Movie Database. Used with permission.
Nominations and Awards
Academy Awards, USA
1989
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Writing, Original Screenplay for A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Award Shared With: Charles Crichton
British Academy Awards
1989
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actor for A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Original Screenplay for A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
1980
• Won, BAFTA TV Award
Best Light Entertainment Performance for Fawlty Towers (1975)
David di Donatello Awards
1989
• Won, David
Best Screenplay - Foreign Film (Autore della Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniero) for A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1989
• Nominated, Edgar
Best Motion Picture for A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Emmy Awards
1998
• Nominated, Emmy
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
• For playing "Dr. Neesam".
• For episode "Dick And The Other Guy".
1987
• Won, Emmy
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for Cheers (1982)
• For playing "Dr. Simon Finch-Royce".
• For episode "Simon Says".
Golden Globes, USA
1989
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Video Premiere Awards
2001
• Nominated, Video Premiere Award
Best Audio Commentary for Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Award Shared With: Eric Idle, Michael Palin
• (Columbia TriStar).
Writers Guild of America, USA
1989
• Nominated, WGA Screen Award
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Award Shared With: Charles Crichton
Biography: John Cleese was born on 10/27/1939 in Weston-Super-Mare, England. In the late 60's and early 70's, Cleese was a member of the "Monty Python" cast. He left after 3 seasons to go on his own. After Monty Python, he was in the successful comedy series "Fawlty Towers". Later on he would have a role in the commercially successful film "A Fish Called Wanda".
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