John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, writer and comedian. John Cleese is a known animal rights activist and has been outspoken on issues such as trophy hunting and fair treatment for animals in film. He’s known to love cats, and has a celebrity cat named Francis, who has no talent at all. Cleese is well known and famed for his role in comedy entertainment.
Through a career that has spanned over 50 years and still continues today, the 77 year old has earned an estimated net worth of $17 million. He is most famous for co-founding the iconic comedy troupe Monty Python and their sketch show in the 60s, followed up with their series of films. He has starred and co-starred in dozens of films, including 80s classics like A Fish Called Wanda with Jamie Lee Curtis and in more recent years as part of the cast of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter movies. He has also continued to tour as a comedian over the years.
John Cleese Pets
Cleese is also well known for his love of cats, which led to him making fun of Taylor Swift and her cats on The Graham Norton Show. He brought his cat Francis onto the show in order to make him a celebrity.
Animal Rights
John Cleese is not one to shy away from speaking his mind. On the subject of animal trophy hunting, he’s said “The excitement they experience when they murder an unarmed animal is entirely due to their deep feelings of inadequacy and impotence in ordinary life. So they try to compensate for this sense of inferiority by shooting something much stronger and braver than they are.” Cleese is also a proud vegan and speaks out for the rights of animal actors.