John Cleese Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More

John Cleese

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

John Marwood Cleese

BIRTHDAY

October 27, 1939

BORN ON DAY

Friday

NEXT BIRTHDAY ON

Sunday

BIRTHPLACE

Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom

AGE

84 Years 11 Months 9 Days

NATIONALITY

British

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

SCORPIO

ALSO NOTED FOR

Voice Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, Comedian

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

6'5''(feet & inches)

1.9558 meters

195.58 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

John Cleese Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Muriel Cleese

FATHER

Reg Cleese

John Cleese Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Connie Booth (1968-1978)

Child(ren) of John Cleese and Connie Booth

Cynthia (17 February, 1971) (Daughter)

SPOUSE

Barbara Trentham (1981-1990)

Child(ren) of John Cleese and Barbara Trentham

Camilla ( 1984) (Daughter)

SPOUSE

Alyce Cleese (1992-2008)

SPOUSE

Jennifer Wade (2012-Present)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

Interlude (Film 1968)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

The Frost Report (TV Series 1966)

twitter.com/johncleese

Official Website

www.thejohncleese.com

Education, Net Worth & More

COLLEGE

Downing College, Cambridge

NET WORTH

$16.5 Million

More Information

Career of John Cleese

He worked as a scriptwriter and a cast member at the Footlight Club. He also performed at on and off-Broadway shows. He worked for two seasons at Monty Python's Flying Circus. He appeared in the films like Clockwise, Monty Python' Life of Brian, A Fish Called Wanda and more. And in the television shows like The Frost Report.

Some Lesser Known Facts About John Cleese

Does John Cleese takes alcohol? Yes.
Is John Cleese in the habit of Smoking? No. He also joined the UK Health Education Authority in the anti-smoking public service announcements on British television which have an unexpected response, the smokers in the region were half after the broadcast.
Originally, his surname was cheese but John's father modified it before joining the army.
Although he was good at sports and academics and also hold a degree in law from Cambridge University his main interest was acting and finally he went to follow his dreams.
Cleese is the only tallest and also oldest Monty Python's member.
He auctioned a portion of his colon which was removed due to diverticulitis in 2005, the proceeds of the auction was taken by him and the surgeon who removed his colon.
A breed of lemur is named after Cleese, it is called Avahi Cleesei and is the most endangered primate in the world.
The actor is a cat lover and has three Maine Coons, which is the largest domestic breed of cat. He once named his cats on the type of cheese. Once a person threatened him that he will shoot his cat if Cleese will not reply to his tweet.
Not only in acting he has named himself but he also owns a production company and is also sat on the director's chair.
Cleese has also done a number of voice roles and was the voice behind Jean-Bob, a frog in "The Swan Princess" and to a king who used to be a frog in "Shrek 2" and many more.
The part of Cogsworth in "Beauty and the Beast" was written keeping Cleese in mind but he refused.
He gave her daughter a second life by helping her to overcome her drug addiction by sending her to a psychiatric ward and then a rehab clinic.
Very few of us are aware of the fact that the famous comedian suffered depression for three years which were from 1973 to 1976.
The actor was cheese lover but had to left his favorite when he came to know that he is lactose intolerant.
The actor does not have a driving license until 1976.
Cleese appeared in many television commercials such as Sony, Compaq computers, Kronenbourg beer and more.
He appeared for a bit role in the film " The Great Muppet Caper" in the year 1981. Also, he played an uncredited role of Jones in the film "The Best House in London" in his starting career.
He sued writer Simon Gallant for his resembling character of the obnoxiously rude Basil Fawlty and also received damages as the decision of the High Court.
He turned down the title of C.B.E. (Knight-Commander of the British Empire) in 1996 as he thought he will not get that respect and admiration of the general public.