John Cleese is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. The most revered figure in British comedy, he is perhaps one of the few comedians to come up with original, innovative slapstick antics and puerile character sketches. A law graduate from ‘Downing College,’ Cambridge University, Cleese became part of the famed ‘Footlights Dramatic Club’ at the university. ‘Footlights’ provided him the platform to showcase his comedic talent and he soon became part of the immensely successful ‘Footlights’ revue, ‘Cambridge Circus.’ This helped him launch his career in comedy. He later became part of the legendary comedy group ‘Monty Python.’ The group created the popular British sketch comedy series ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus.’ He was also part of the group’s films, such as 'And Now for Something Completely Different,' 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' 'Life of Brian,' and 'The Meaning of Life.' He is also the co-creator of ‘Emmy’ award-winning sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers’ in which he played ‘Basil Fawlty.’ John Cleese is also a writer and has co-authored two books, namely ‘Families and How to Survive Them’ and ‘Life and How to Survive It.’