Nickname:	John Cleese / John C. Cleeseberg / John Cleese Whicker /
Known for:	A Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian
Birth name:	John Marwood Cleese
Birthday:	27 October 1939, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Height:	6' 4¾" (1.95 m)

Veteran actress Britt Ekland has dismissed rumors she is dating former Monty Python star John Cleese-- insisting the pair is just friends. The Bond girl was reportedly romancing the newly single Cleese


Veteran actress BRITT EKLAND has dismissed rumours she is dating former MONTY PYTHON star JOHN CLEESE - insisting the pair is just friends.The Bond girl was reportedly romancing the newly single Cleese after he was spotted attending her performance at a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland earlier this month (Aug08). They were subsequently photographed enjoying a
MONTY PYTHON star JOHN CLEESE has slammed his estranged spouse ALYCE for demanding half his earnings in their bitter divorce battle, blaming insecurity for her actions.The British actor is currently embroiled in divorce proceedings with his third wife, Alyce Faye Eichelberger Cleese. The couple separated in January (08) after 19 years of marriage.And Cleese, 68,
John Cleese would rather have a species of lemur named after him than receive a "knighthood."

The former 'Monty Python' star - who turned down a CBE in 1996 - insists it was more of an honor when a variety of woolly lemur was named Avahi Cleesei in 2005.
MONTY PYTHON star JOHN CLEESE has sold his U.S. ranch after a year on the market - by cutting its asking price by $12 million (£6 million).The British actor finally sold his 14.6 acre property in Santa Barbara, California for $16.6 million (£8.3 million).Cleese is currently enbattled in divorce proceedings with his wife Alyce Faye
MONTY PYTHON star JOHN CLEESE will lose his New York apartment and plush London home in a bitter divorce battle, according to the actor’s pal MICHAEL WINNER.The actor is currently divorcing estranged spouse Alyce Faye Eichelberger Cleese.He was forced in May (08) to pay her $150,000 (£75,000) a month in temporary maintenance fees. And it
JOHN CLEESE, DARYL HANNAH, HENRY WINKLER and illusionists PENN & TELLER have been caught on camera punching a fan.Steve Harwood has posted his quirky snapshots with the celebrities on his website SteveHarwood.com.He claims Hannah took umbrage to his compliments about her mermaid film Splash, while funnyman Cleese "jumped out from behind a recycle bin, socked
Former FRIENDS star JENNIFER ANISTON has paid tribute to MONTY PYTHON comedian JOHN CLEESE in a new advert for U.S. drinks firm SmartWater.The actress is photographed wearing Wellington boots and holding an umbrella while kicking her right leg high in the air - in a tribute to the Cleese’s famous Ministry of Silly Walks sketch
Monty Python star John Cleese is confident his divorce proceedings against his third wife will be "worth every penny."


MONTY PYTHON star JOHN CLEESE is confident his divorce proceedings against his third wife will be "worth every penny".The actor appeared in a California court on Tuesday (13May08), where a judge ordered him to pay his estranged spouse Alyce Faye Eichelberger Cleese $150,000 (£75,000) a month in temporary maintenance.Speaking outside the court, a wheelchair-bound Cleese
Monty Python star John Cleese has pledged his political allegiance to presidential hopeful Barack Obama - after offering to write his speeches.


British comedian John Cleese is offering U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama his speechwriting services. The "Monty Python" star believes his humor will help the Democrat win the election.

Cleese, 68, tells Western Daily Press, "I am due to come to Europe in November, but I may be tied up until then, because if Barack Obama gets the nomination I'm going to offer my services to him as a speechwriter because I think he is a brilliant man."
AFP - Monty Python legend John Cleese is to offer his services as a speechwriter to Barack Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination to become US president, he told a British newspaper out Tuesday.
MONTY PYTHON’s FLYING CIRCUS has been named the most influential comedy show in British TV history, by a new poll.A panel of comedy performers selected the series - which ran from 1969-1975 and made stars of John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Graham Chapman - ahead of other Brit hits including Blackadder,
Monty Python's Life Of Brian has been named the best British movie of all time in a new poll. The 1979 comedy, which stars John Cleese, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, beat off competition from The Full Monty and Four Weddings and a Funeral to claim the top spot in the poll for the website of British TV magazine, Radio Times.


MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN has been named the best British movie of all time in a new poll.The 1979 comedy, which stars John Cleese, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam, beat off competition from The Full Monty and Four Weddings and a Funeral to claim the top spot in the poll for the website of
British funnyman John Cleese has received the dubious honor of having a landfill site named after him in New Zealand. The Monty Python star incensed the residents of Palmerston North in 2005 when he dubbed the city the "suicide capital of New Zealand" during a tour there.


British funnyman JOHN CLEESE has received the dubious honour of having a landfill site named after him in New Zealand.The Monty Python star incensed the residents of Palmerston North in 2005 when he dubbed the city the "suicide capital of New Zealand" during a tour there.He said, "If you wish to kill yourself but lack
Reuters - A New Zealand city is so angry with British comedian John Cleese they've named a rubbish tip after him.
American comedy writer DICK VOSBURGH has died. He was 77.The star, born Richard Kennedy Vosburgh, passed away on 18 April (07) after a long battle with cancer.Throughout his career, Vosburgh scripted jokes for the likes of comedians Ronnie Corbett, Kenny Everett, John Cleese and Lenny Henry, and contributed material to the British TV series, Monty

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