Nicolas Cage

On August 10, 2001, he married Lisa Marie Presley and filed for divorce less than four months later. He married former waitress Alice Kim at the end of July 2004 in a private ceremony in northern California. In 2002 Cleese reprised his role in Die Another Day, however, the character was promoted, thus making Cleese the new quartermaster (Q) of MI6. They divorced in 2001. In 1999, Cleese starred in the James Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough as Q's assistant, referred to as R. On April 8, 1995, he married actress Patricia Arquette. During the years 1973-1975 Cleese was rector of St Andrews University, a position which he left in favour of making Fawlty Towers. He has a son, Weston Coppola Cage (born 1990), with model Kristina Fulton. Although he makes occasional, well-received appearances on the Cornell campus, he lives in the town of Montecito, California.

He has developed a reputation for alternating roles in action movies with more serious character-driven dramas, and an occasional black comedy. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University, his term having been extended until 2006. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). He is currently an Andrew D. His next notable roles were in the 1983 movies Rumble Fish and Valley Girl, which was his breakout role. In 1996 Cleese declined becoming a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He had a small role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), most of which ended on the cutting room floor. He also produced and acted in a number of successful business training films, including Meetings, Bloody Meetings and More Bloody Meetings about how to set up and run successful meetings.

He chose the name Cage after the Marvel comic book hero Luke Cage, Power Man. The books are presented as an ongoing dialogue between Skynner and Cleese. Cage changed his name early in order to try to make his own way in acting without benefiting from his uncle's reputation. With Robin Skynner, Cleese wrote a number of books on dealing with relations: Families and how to survive them, and Life and how to survive it. He is the nephew of both Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire. The film became the most successful British film ever. In 1976, Cage's parents divorced and he moved to Beverly Hills with his father. In 1988 he wrote and starred in A Fish Called Wanda along with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and fellow python Michael Palin.

He was born Nicholas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of August and Joy Coppola. Cleese is noted for his talent for expressing indignation and peevish outrage. Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an American actor. He achieved later success as the awful hotel manager Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, which he also cowrote with then wife Connie Booth. National Treasure (2004). He became famous as one of the members of the Monty Python team which created the 1969-74 television series Monty Python's Flying Circus; Cleese is particularly remembered for the "Cheese Shop", "The Ministry of Silly Walks", and "Dead Parrot" sketches. Matchstick Men (2003). He married Connie Booth on February 20, 1968 and they divorced in 1978.

Adaptation (2002). His family's surname was previously "Cheese", but his father Reginald Francis Cheese, an insurance salesman, changed his surname to "Cleese" upon joining the army in 1915 [1] (http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=John%20Cleese). Windtalkers (2002). His talent for comedy emerged as a member of the Cambridge Footlights Revue during the time that he was a law student at Downing College, Cambridge. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). Cleese was educated at Clifton College in Bristol. The Family Man (2000). John Marwood Cleese (born October 27, 1939 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England) is a British comedian and actor most well known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for playing Basil Fawlty in the sitcom Fawlty Towers.

Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000). Around the World in 80 Days (2004) (Grizzled Sergeant). 8MM (1999). Shrek 2 (2004) (voice of Princess Fiona's father, King Harold). Bringing Out the Dead (1999). Die Another Day (2002) (second appearance in a James Bond film; replaces Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the series). City of Angels (1998). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ditto.

Face/Off (1997). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) (as the ghost "Nearly Headless Nick" - although he prefers Sir Nicholas, if you don't mind). Con Air (1997). Sinclair). The Rock (1996). Rat Race (2001) (as eccentric millionaire Donald P. Leaving Las Vegas (1995). The World is Not Enough (1999) (a James Bond film) (as Q's assistant, nicknamed R by Bond).

It Could Happen to You (1994). The Out-of-Towners (1999). Guarding Tess (1994). Fierce Creatures (1996) (as Rollo Lee, owner of an English zoo; the novelization suggests that he is actually the twin brother of Archie Leach from A Fish Called Wanda, with a slight change of surname). Honeymoon in Vegas (1992). Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) (Dr. Julien Plumford). Wild at Heart (1990). Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994).

Raising Arizona (1987). Shadgrind). Moonstruck (1987). Splitting Heirs (1993) (Raoul P. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). Bullseye! 1990 as Man on the Beach in Barbados Who Looks Like John Cleese. Birdy (1984). A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (writer and actor: as lawyer Archie Leach (Cary Grant's real name)).

The Cotton Club (1984). Stimpson, a school headmaster). Valley Girl (1983). Clockwise (1986) (as Mr. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). His first line, as he walks in to a bar to break up a brawl, is, "What's all this, then?"). Silverado (1985) (plays Langston an English sheriff in a town in the western USA.

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) (writer and actor: various roles). Privates on Parade (1982) (Major Giles Flack). Time Bandits (1981) (as a gormless Robin Hood). The Great Muppet Caper (1981).

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1980). The Life of Brian (1979) (writer and actor: various roles including Reg). Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974) (writer and actor: various roles including Sir Lancelot and Tim the Enchanter). The Magic Christian (1969).

Numerous commercials. Will & Grace (2003-2004) as recurring character Lestor Finster. Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979). Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974).

How to Irritate People (1968) with Michael Palin. Doctor Who (1979, guest cameo as a favour to script editor Douglas Adams). Do Not Adjust Your Set. Frost on Sunday.

The Frost Report (1966). I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.