Cleese

British  

/ kliːz /

noun

1. John ( Marwood ). born 1939, British comedy writer and actor, noted for the TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–74) and Fawlty Towers (1975, 1978). His films include A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Fierce Creatures (1997)

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Example Sentences

It was Sybil's mission in life to keep tabs on her "stick insect" husband Basil - played by John Cleese - between cigarette-fuelled phone conversations with her friend, Audrey.

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John Cleese and his then wife, Connie Booth, had submitted the first script of Fawlty Towers to the BBC.

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She later remembered that Cleese was a hard taskmaster.

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At first, John Cleese and his wife and fellow writer Connie Booth were unsure about the treatment.

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“I’ve been to every location,” said 22-year-old Owain Cleese, from Barry.

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