Michael Palin
The Python of the Dead Parrot, Lumberjack Song and Spanish Inquisition.
Sir Michael Palin (born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer and television presenter and a member of Monty Python. Before Python he worked on the Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set, then joined Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974).
Quick Facts
- Honorific prefix
- Sir
- Birth name
- Michael Edward Palin
- Born
- 5 May 1943
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- Education
- University of Oxford (BA)
- Known for
- Monty Python; Travel documentary
- Occupation
- Actor
- comedian
- writer
- television presenter
- Years active
- 1965–present
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Background
He performed in many of the best-known Python sketches, including Argument Clinic, the Dead Parrot sketch, The Lumberjack Song, The Spanish Inquisition, Bicycle Repair Man and The Fish-Slapping Dance, and co-wrote and starred in Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life. With Terry Jones he co-wrote Ripping Yarns. He won a supporting-actor BAFTA for A Fish Called Wanda (1988), received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knighted in 2019.
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