Today is the 73rd birthday of British actor, comedian, and many other things, John Cleese.
Cleese really became famous through his work as a member of Monty Python, where he starred and wrote for both the sketch show and the four movies. Cleese went on to do his own show, Fawlty Towers with then wife Connie Booth, then embarked on a film career of his own. He has appeared in two James Bond films, two Harry Potters, and three Shreks, and a large number of stand alone films. I always love when I see Cleese in something, just because he's such a funny man. In addition to his lengthy film and TV career, Cleese has also been honoured in other ways; a species of lemur has been named for him (Avahi cleesei), an asteroid has been named for him (9618 Johncleese), and a New Zealand rubbish heap has been named for him (Mt Cleese). He has also declined both a CBE and a life peerage, the former because he thought it was "silly" and the latter because it would require staying in England year round and England in the winter was "too
much of a price to pay." He did, however, play Sir Lancelot the Brave in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, so he's definitely got his titles.
Happy birthday, sir!
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