John Cleese

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actor author comedian film actor human screenwriter stage actor television producer voice actor

John Cleese is a British comedian, actor, and writer best known as a founding member of the surreal comedy group Monty Python and for co-creating the sitcom "Fawlty Towers."

Aliases (2)

Cleese ×2
John Marwood Cleese ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → author → comedian → film actor → human → screenwriter → stage actor → television producer → voice actor →
appearedIn	A Fish Called Wanda → Fierce Creatures → Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets → Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone → James Bond: Die Another Day → James Bond: The World Is Not Enough → Life of Brian → Monty Python and the Holy Grail → Monty Python's Flying Circus → The Meaning of Life →
awardReceived	Primetime Emmy Award →
child	Camilla Cleese → Cynthia Cleese →
citizenship	United Kingdom → United States of America →
coCreated	Fawlty Towers →
countryOfBirth	United Kingdom →
coWrote	A Fish Called Wanda →
dateOfBirth	1939-10-27 →
educatedAt	Clifton College → Downing College, Cambridge →
familyName	Cleese →
fullName	John Marwood Cleese →
gender	male →
genre	satire → surreal comedy →
givenName	John →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Monty Python →
notableFor	co-creating Fawlty Towers → founding member of Monty Python →
notableWork	A Fish Called Wanda → Fawlty Towers → Life of Brian → Monty Python and the Holy Grail → Monty Python's Flying Circus → The Meaning of Life →
occupation	actor → comedian → film producer → television producer → writer →
placeOfBirth	Weston-super-Mare →
portrayedCharacter	Basil Fawlty → Nearly Headless Nick → Q →
spouse	Alyce Faye Eichelberger → Barbara Trentham → Connie Booth → Jennifer Wade →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cynthia Cleese ("Cleese") → John Cleese ("Cleese") →	familyName
Clifton College → Downing College, Cambridge →	hasAlumnus
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994 film) → Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life →	starring
Time Bandits →	castMember
Eric Idle →	co-starredWith
Michael Palin →	collaboratedWith
Graham Chapman →	coWorker
Mr. Teabag →	createdBy
Ministry of Silly Walks →	featuresPerformer
John Cleese ("John Marwood Cleese") →	fullName
Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club →	hasMember
Footlights →	hasNotableAlumni
Monty Python →	member
The Lumberjack Song →	performer
Mr. Teabag →	portrayedBy
Brian Cohen →	screenwriters
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life →	writer
Ministry of Silly Walks →	writtenBy