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Michael Palin
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Screenwriter, Actor
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May 5, 1943 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography:British actor/satirist "Michael Palin" first demonstrated his writing and performing skills at Oxford University's Experimental Theatre Club. Almost immediately upon graduation, Palin was snatched up by the BBC, which made excellent use of his scathing wit and thespic versatility in such series as "Twice a Fortnight" and The Complete and Utter History of Britain. A relative latecomer to the fabled "Monty Python" troupe, Palin made up for lost time, writing and performing in the group's long-running TV series and in such big-screen projects as "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975) and "Life of Brian" (1978); he also wrote much of the musical score for "Monty Python's the Meaning of Life" (1983). To date, Palin and Cleese have been the two ex-Pythonites most active as solo performers. Palin was hilarious as the green-as-grass Reverend Charles Fort, ministering to "fallen women" ("Women who've... Full Biography
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