Awards & Winners

John Cleese

Date of Birth 27-October-1939
Place of Birth Weston-super-Mare
(United Kingdom, North Somerset)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as John Marwood Cleese, John C. Cleeseberg, Kim Bread, John Cleese Whicker, John Ecles, John Otto Cleese, Nigel Farquhar-Bennett, John Spam John Spam John Spam Cleese, John Marwood Cleese, John Marwood Cleese, Friend, Spitting Image, John Cheese, John Marwood Cleese, John Marwood Cleese, Cleesey, Cambridge Circus, Montypython Flyingcircus, Monty Python, The Usual Lot
Profession Actor, Film Producer, Comedian, Screenwriter, Voice Actor, Television Producer, Writer, Film director
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s, he co-founded Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. In the mid-1970s, Cleese and his first wife, Connie Booth, co-wrote and starred in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Later, he co-starred with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and former Python colleague Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda and Fierce Creatures. He also starred in Clockwise, and has appeared in many other films, including two James Bond films, two Harry Potter films, and the last three Shrek films. With Yes Minister writer Antony Jay he co-founded Video Arts, a production company making entertaining training films.

Awards by John Cleese

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Cleese.

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
VGX Award for Best Performance by a Human Male Fable III
as Jasper

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series Just For Laughs Gala Series

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series Will & Grace

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special The Human Face

2001


Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DVD Exclusive Award for Best Audio Commentary - New Release Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series 3rd Rock from the Sun

1989


BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Honored for : A Fish Called Wanda
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Screenplay
Honored for : A Fish Called Wanda

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role A Fish Called Wanda
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay A Fish Called Wanda
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy A Fish Called Wanda
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay A Fish Called Wanda
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Screenplay A Fish Called Wanda
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay A Fish Called Wanda

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay A Fish Called Wanda

1987


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
Honored for : Cheers

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Cheers

1980


British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance
Honored for : Fawlty Towers

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance Fawlty Towers

1976


Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance Fawlty Towers
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1971


Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance Monty Python's Flying Circus

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance Monty Python's Flying Circus