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| | John Cleese Biography (born 1939) |
 | | Film roles, though, remained largely snooty cameos, even after his tremendous TV success as Basil Fawlty of Fawlty Towers, the monstrous seaside hotelier described by one writer as 'a unique exhibit in the comedy chamber of horrors'. |
 | | Perhaps the funniest British star of his generation, his films and TV appearances have been too few for the liking of his fans. |
 | | The son of a Somerset insurance salesman, Cleese (the family name was changed from Cheese in 1915) was 6 ft tall at 12 years old, 'a timid, weedy kid with no way of fading into the background'. |
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