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We say that the clear thrust of the article was that the claimant, Mr. Cleese, emigrated to the United States where he has become a humiliated failure. This was a baseless and offensive attack on his reputation and his character
Entertainment Today: Showbiz News Jan 24, 2003
I don't know if you can see this from the back, but if you want a better view it'll be on eBay tomorrow
Monty Python troupe reunites in N.Y. Oct 16, 2009
John Marwood Cleese (pronounced /ˈkliːz/; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
In the mid 1970s, Cleese co-wrote and starred in, with first wife Connie Booth, the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films as Q, two Harry Potter films, and three Shrek films.
With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded the production company Video Arts, responsible for making entertaining training films.