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Spouse:
Alyce Faye Eichelberger (28 December 1992 – January 2008) (divorced) Barbara Trentham (15 February 1981 – 10 October 1990) (divorced) 1 child Connie Booth (20 February 1968 – 01 August 1978) (divorced) 1 child
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 13 nominations
Known for:
Die Another Day , Shrek Forever After , The World Is Not Enough , Shrek the Third , Shrek 2 and more.
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John Cleese was born in October 1939 in Somerset he is a famous actor who was performing mostly in the comedy genre during his carrier. His father was an insurance agent- Reginald Francis Cheese who changed his last name into Cleese after entering the army.
John was the only son of his old parents, and that is why since hi childhood he was always like under a glass cover. He was not allowed to be mischievous or simply play like all the boys of his age were playing.
John has graduated the preparatory Saint Peter’s school and after that he spent five years in Clifton College, after which he was teaching for a few years in his school while awaiting for the confirmation to ether the Downing College.
Later he entered the law faculty in the Cambridge University. By that time he was a typical product of the bourgeoisie environment. He was voting the conservative party, wearing ties; he was not drinking or abusing drugs. Nevertheless he entered a student’s theatre company. Later he started working on the BBC channel.
In 1968 he married with the American actress Connie Boot. Together with his college friends they formed a “Monty Payton’s flying circus” their shows became famous throughout the entire world.
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John Cleese filmography
Here you can learn about the movies John Cleese acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.
Movies & Videos
Budget
Year
Opening weekend
US box Office
Shrek Forever After - King Harold (voice)
$165M
2010
$70.8M
$238M
Shrek the Third - King (voice)
$160M
2007
$122M
$321M
Shrek 2 - King (voice)
$150M
2004
$108M
$436M
Die Another Day - Q
$142M
2002
$47.1M
$160M
The World Is Not Enough - R
$135M
1999
$35.5M
$127M
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Nearly Headless Nick
$125M
2001
$90.3M
$318M
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - Mr. Munday
$120M
2003
$37.6M
$101M
Around the World in 80 Days - Grizzled Sergeant
$110M
2004
$7.58M
$24M
The Adventures of Pluto Nash - James
$100M
2002
$2.18M
$4.41M
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Nearly Headless Nick
$100M
2002
$88.4M
$262M
The Day the Earth Stood Still - Professor Barnhardt
$80M
2008
$30.5M
$79.4M
Planet 51 - Professor Kipple (voice)
$70M
2009
$12.3M
$42.2M
George of the Jungle - An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice), Soundtrack (performer: "My Way")
$55M
1997
$22.9M
$105M
Rat Race - Donald P. Sinclair
$48M
2001
$11.7M
$56.6M
Frankenstein - Professor Waldman
$45M
1994
$22M
The Out-of-Towners - Mr. Mersault
$40M
1999
$8.22M
$28.5M
Stranger Than Fiction - Footage (Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" courtesy of)
$38M
2006
$13.4M
$40.1M
Isn't She Great - Henry Marcus
$36M
2000
$1.37M
$2.95M
Valiant - Mercury (voice)
$35M
2005
$5.91M
$19.4M
The Jungle Book - Dr. Julien Plumford
$27M
1994
$44.3M
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