John Cleese Claim to Fame
Famous as
Actor, comedian
Popular for
As Archie Leach in "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988)
John Cleese Personal Fact
Birth Name
John Marwood Cleese
Birth Date
October 27, 1939
Birth Place
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, UK
Height
6' 5"
Nationality
British
Education
- Attended St Peter's Preparatory School
- Attended Downing College, Cambridge
- Attended Cambridge Footlights Revue
John Cleese Family
Father
Reginald Francis Cleese
Mother
Muriel (nee Cross)
Spouse
Connie Booth (writer/actress, 20-Feb-68 - 01-Aug-78), Barbara Trentham (actress, 15-Feb-81 - 10-Oct-90), Alyce Faye Eichelberger (psychotherapist, since 28-Dec-92)
Daughter
Cynthia Cleese (b. 1971), Camilla Cleese (b. 1984)