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Terry Gilliam

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Terry Gilliam
Gilliam in 2019
Born
Terrence Vance Gilliam

(1940-11-22) 22 November 1940 (age 83)
CitizenshipBritish (1968–present)
American (1940–2006)
Alma materOccidental College (B.A., 1962)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • animator
  • actor
  • comedian
Years active1968–present
Spouse
Maggie Weston
(m. 1973)
Children3
Websiteterrygilliamweb.com
Gilliam at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2006

Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940)[2] is an American-British cartoonist and filmmaker. He was born in Minnesota and grew up in California, but he now lives in England and is a British citizen.

He was a member of the British comedy team Monty Python. He designed animated sequences and acted in both their television show and movies. He also directed the movies Jabberwocky (1976), Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), Baron Münchhausen (1989), Fisher King (1991), 12 Monkeys (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and The Brothers Grimm (2005).

Filmography

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Upcoming movies:

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Awards, nominations and honours

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References

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  1. "Terry Gilliam". Desert Island Discs. 15 April 2011. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. imdb.com
  3. "Festival de Cannes: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  4. "2005 FIPRESCI". Fipresci.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  5. "Film Winners in 2009". bafta.org. BAFTA. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  6. "BBC – The Culture Show: The Kermodes 2009: For the Record". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  7. Terry Gilliam Presents Dr. P and Receives Honor At Plus Camerimage Fest In Lodz Poland 11/29 Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Support site, Saturday, 28 November 2009
The Monty Python foot
The Monty Python foot
          Monty Python
Main: Graham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamEric IdleTerry JonesMichael Palin
Regulars: Carol ClevelandNeil 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