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Eric Idle Biography

• Birth Place: South Shields, Durham, England
• Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/29/1943, Aries
• Profession: Actor; screenwriter; songwriter; author

Eric Idle Fast Facts:

• Following his father’s death during World War II, attended boarding school at The Royal Wolverhampton School from the age of 7 on.
  
• Met future Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman through Cambridge’s Footlights comedy club; became club president in 1965 and was the first to open membership to women.
  
• Was the only Monty Python member to write sketches alone, rather than with a partner.
  
• Made his directing debut in 1978 with the made-for-TV Beatles parody The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
  
• Has released several books, including the novel Road to Mars (2000) and the travelogue The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America (2005).
  
• Revived the big-screen comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) with the creation of Spamalot, a Broadway spinoff that won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.
  
• Turned Life of Brian into an oratorio titled “Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy)” (2007) for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, whose conductor is Idle’s cousin.

Eric Idle Relationships:
• Carey Idle – Son
• Ernest Idle – Father
• Lily Idle – Daughter
• Lynn Ashley – Ex-wife
• Norah Idle – Mother
• Peter Oundjian – Cousin
• Tania Kosevich – Wife

Eric Idle Awards:

• 2005 Grammy: Best Musical Show Album – Winner
• 2005 Tony: Book of a Musical – Nominee
• 2005 Tony: Score (Music and/or Lyrics) – Nominee
• College:
• University of Cambridge, Pembroke College, Cambridge, England