Name: John Marwood Cleese

Born: October 27, 1939, Weston-Super-Mare, England

Father: Reginald Francis Cheese (that's not a typo, he changed it to Cleese)

Mother: Muriel Cross

Siblings: None

Spouse: (1968-1976) Connie Booth; (1981-1990) Barbara Trentham; (1992-) Alyce Faye Eichelberger

Children: Two daughters: Cynthia Caylor (b. Feb. 1971) and Camilla (b. 1984)

Education: St. Peter's Preparatory School; Clifton College; Downing College, Cambridge University (Law)

Films

1968 THE BLISS OF MRS. BLOSSOM (performer)
1969 THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN (performer, additional material)
1970 THE RISE AND RISE OF MICHAEL RIMMER (performer, screenwriter)
1971 THE STATUE/ LA STATUA (performer)
1972 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (performer, screenwriter)
1974 ROMANCE WITH A DOUBLE BASS (performer)
1975 MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (performer, screenwriter)
1976 PLEASURE AT HER MAJESTY'S (performer)
1977 STRANGE CASE OF THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT (performer)
1978 THE RUTLES - ALL YOU NEED IS CASH (performer)
1979 LIFE OF BRIAN/ MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN (performer, screenwriter)
1979 THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL (performer, stage director, screenwriter)
1981 THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (performer)
1981 TIME BANDITS (performer)
1981 WHOOPS APOCALYPSE (perfomer)
1982 MONTY PYTHON LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (performer, screenwriter)
1982 PRIVATES ON PARADE (performer)
1982 THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S OTHER BALL (performer, stage show assistant director)
1983 MONTY PYTHON'S THE MEANING OF LIFE (performer, screenwriter, song composer)
1983 YELLOWBEARD (performer)
1985 SILVERADO (performer)
1986 CLOCKWISE (performer)
1987 THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S THIRD BALL (performer)
1988 A FISH CALLED WANDA (performer, executive producer, screenwriter, story)
1989 THE BIG PICTURE (performer)
1989 BULLSEYE! (unbilled cameo)
1989 ERIK THE VIKING (performer)
1991 AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST (voice)
1993 SPLITTING HEIRS (performer)
1994 MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN/ FRANKENSTEIN (performer)
1994 RUDYARD KIPLING'S THE JUNGLE BOOK/ THE JUNGLE BOOK (performer)
1994 THE SWAN PRINCESS (performer)
1997 FIERCE CREATURES
1997 GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE (performer)