John Cleese – Age 81

John Cleese is no slouch. He is renowned in British TV for being the founder of the Monty Python comedy group and its iconic show, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” He also made his mark on Hollywood with roles in major films like “A Fish Called Wanda,” opposite Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Over and above this, he co-wrote the comedy series “Fawlty Towers” with his wife, Connie Booth. The show won Cleese a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance and topped the list of 100 Greatest British Television Programmes created by the British Film Institute. In 2020 he had a role in the film “The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee.”