Terry Jones was born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. His father was a bank clerk, mother - mistress of the house. He has an older brother Nigel Jones (1940-). He studied at St. Edmund Hall College, Oxford University. In 1965, with his friend Michael Palin, he made 'The Love Show' for television, which was his first success. Also, he wrote for many other TV shows, such as: 'The Kathy Kirby Show', 'Late Night Line-Up' (with Palin), Complete and Utter History of Britain (with Palin). But Jones' greatest success was zany Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-74) (with Palin, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Giliiam and Eric Idle).


He is the shortest member of the comedy group "Monty Python". Was the shortest member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, having been about an inch shorter than Terry Gilliam. Has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University. Father was Welsh and his mother was English (Anglo-Saxon ancestry). He attended Royal Grammar School in Guilford, where he was Head Boy, and graduated from St. Edmond Hall at Oxford. Member of Monty Python along with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam.