Born: March 29, 1943 - South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Daughter, Lily (b. 1990), with Kosevich,Son, Carey (b. 1973), with Ashley,Member of the comedy group "Monty Python"Studied English at Cambridge University. While at university, he 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 PremiershipProudly 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 0816023387Defeated Charles Barkley and Martha Stewart on a celebrity episode of "Jeopardy" 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 & the Holy Grail," 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.
FCC Song - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The FCC Song is a deliberately controversial and explicit song by British -born Monty Python comic Eric Idle . Idle, who later became a resident of the U.S. state of California , recorded the song in early ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_Song
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SNL Transcripts: Eric Idle: 04/23/77 Air Date: Host: Musical Guest: Special Guests: April 23rd, 1977 Eric Idle Alan Price Neil Innes Jeanette Charles http://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/76t.phtml
eReader.com: Author: Eric Idle Eric Idle, versatile actor, writer, composer and director, is best known for his work in the groundbreaking comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus http://www.ereader.com/author/detail/12458?author=Eric_Idle
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