Michael Palin
 |
Sir Michael Edward Palin KCMG CBE (born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian and writer.
Palin was born in Broomhill, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He studied modern history at Brasenose College, Oxford.
He became famous as a member of Monty Python in the 1970s. Afterwards he had his own television series, Ripping Yarns, and also appeared in many movies, such as A Fish Called Wanda. Over the last 20 years, he has become very well known as a television travel broadcaster ("Around The World in 80 Days", etc.).
Other websites
[change | change source] |
|---|
| Main: Graham Chapman • John Cleese • Terry Gilliam • Eric Idle • Terry Jones • Michael Palin Regulars: Carol Cleveland • Neil Innes |
| Films |
| And Now for Something Completely Different • Monty Python and the Holy Grail • Monty Python's Life of Brian • Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life |
This short article about an actor or group of actors can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.Categories:
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Actors from Sheffield
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- BAFTA Award winners
- British television writers
- Comedians from Yorkshire
- English movie actors
- English television actors
- English television presenters
- English voice actors
- Monty Python
- Television personalities from Yorkshire
- Writers from Sheffield