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John Cleese Biography

John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Reginald Francis Cleese and Muriel Evelyn Cross.

Despite being born into a family of modest means with his father working as an insurance salesman, Cleese attended private schools to receive a good education.

He was often bullied for his height, reaching six feet by the age of twelve, but found humor to be a useful tool to deflect aggression.

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He loved comedy, collected jokes, and was an avid fan of the radio comedy show The Goon Show.

While John Cleese excelled in both academics and sports, his true passion was comedy. He studied law at Cambridge University but spent much of his time with the legendary Footlights group, where he wrote and performed comedy reviews with future Python Graham Chapman.

One review, in particular, toured under the name Cambridge Circus and met with great success. After graduating, Cleese wrote for the BBC before rejoining