John Cleese
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John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and television presenter. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Fes
Cleese in 2026
"Argument Clinic" sketch with Palin (standing) at Monty Python Live (Mostly), in 2014
Cleese appearing at the 61st Academy Awards in March 1989
Cleese in 2008
A Fish Called Wanda
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A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese from a story conceived by Cleese and Crichton. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, a
John Cleese
…and in a 2001 Channel 4 poll, Basil was ranked second on its list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. Cleese wrote and starred in the heist comedy film A Fish Called Wanda (1988), for which he received Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, and Golden Globe award nominations, and its quasi-sequel Fierce Creatures…
US theatrical release poster