Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam in IFC Films' Lost In La Mancha - 2003

Biography

Born 11/22/1940

A successful cartoonist who first met John Cleese while working at Help! magazine, Terry Gilliam subsequently became the resident animator with Monty Python's Flying Circus. He also performed with the troupe and wrote several sketches, moving to the big screen with "And Now For Something...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received British Academy Fellowship Award
  • In 1991, received Venice Film Festival Award
  • In 1991, received Toronto International Film Festival Award

Highlights

  • In 2006, Co-wrote and directed an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel, "Tideland"
  • In 2005, Directed the comedy film, "The Brothers Grimm," starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger
  • In 2003, Was the subject of the documentary, "Lost In Mancha," about the failed production of "Don Quixote"

Family & Companions

  • Maggie Weston: wife (Worked on the sketch comedy series, "Flying Circus" and many Python movies; married in 1973 )
  • Glenys Roberts: British; involved in the late 1960s
  • Amy Gilliam: daughter (Born c. 1978; mother, Maggie Weston)

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