Still of John Cleese in Yellowbeard (1983)
				
				
						 Caption: Still of John Cleese in Yellowbeard (1983)
																																				
						Actor, Writer, Producer
						Born: October 27, 1939
						Star sign: Scorpio
						Height: 6' 5½" (1.97 m)
						Known for: A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979), The Meaning of Life (1983)
						Source: IMDB
						John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he was often tormented for his height, having reached a...