Eric Idle

Name: Eric Idle
Date of Birth: March 29, 1943
Place of Birth: South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Biography: Daughter, Lily (b. 1990), with Tania Kosevich. Son, Carey (b. 1973), with Lyn Ashley. Member of the comedy group "Monty Python" Studied English at Cambridge University. While at university, h...( read more

)e was a member of the prestigious Cambridge Footlights Club, and later, President of the Footlights Club. Eric's father, who served in the Royal Air Force, died in a car crash on Christmas eve when he was two years old. The only member of the Monty Python group to write alone. Therefore, it was difficult at times for him to get his material accepted and used by the others. In 1963, as a collegiate, he was admitted into the Cambridge Footlights comedy club. He became president of the club the following year and one of his first acts was to open the membership up to include women. Feminist/writer Germaine Greer was one of the first to join. Supporter of Sunderland Football Club of the English Premiership Proudly calls himself "the third tallest member of Monty Python." Is an accomplished guitar player. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 225-226. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Defeated Charles Barkley and Martha Stewart on a celebrity episode of "Jeopardy" (2002) in 2002. Got permission from the other members of Monty Python (except, naturally, Graham Chapman) to go ahead with his play/musical "Spamalot" (set to hit Broadway in early 2005), a twist on their classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), because they all found the script hilarious. Was once tasked by his fellow Pythons with composing a response to an angry piece of fan mail. Monty Python member Graham Chapman was openly gay, and a letter had been written citing Bible verses, stating that homosexuals should be stoned to death. He jokingly replied that they had stoned Chapman to death. Friend of Robin Williams. Describes himself as having "creative dyslexia", meaning he can look at any word and automatically see the anagrams that can be made from it. One of the characters he played in "Monty Python's Flying Circus" was a man who speaks only in anagrams. Admired by the other Pythons for his circle of friends, it was he who procured part of the production money for Life of Brian (1979) from former Beatle George Harrison. Appears as the M.C. in the 3-D film Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (1994) at Disneyland. Although his picture An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998) was a commercial and critical disappointment, Idle has been asked for Alan Smithee's "autograph" in real life...and consented (Smithee was the nonexistent, pseudonymous director whom Idle "portrayed" in said movie). Rented out his house to Carrie Fisher during the production of Life of Brian (1979), while she was in London filming Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Steve Martin calls him his mentor. The only member of Monty Python not to appear on "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (1979). Was invited to the party Steve Martin was throwing that turned out to be his wedding.

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ilovedaltrey

Eric is fab!

posted 93 days ago
FrogprincessHottie

Lol, I LOVE THE PYTHONS!!! The Holy Grail, The Meaning of Life, Spamalot, The Flying Circus... I LOVE IT ALL!!!!

posted 214 days ago
vdominov

The man who wrote "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is more than a great comedian, a great actor or a great songwriter. He is just great...

posted 354 days ago
indyfannumber1

Never cn it, but i lik the holy gral

posted 411 days ago
lozzerini

SPAMALOT!!! i wanna go c th@ eric plays a cameo as the narrator in ella anchanted it should be on his list lol

posted 495 days ago
Emzi07

All the pythons rock. Eric idle is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny lol

posted 521 days ago
dogscerimatch

he wrote the new monty python spamalot musical! ive seen it!!! it it amazing

posted 522 days ago
meganhussey

He's my hero, he's so amazing.

posted 531 days ago