Michael Palin's biography
Michael Palin is 79 years old actor born at Broomhill & Sharrow Vale. He was born on Wednesday 5th of May 1943. According to year of birth 1943 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 5th of May means he is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.
He is native british english speaker. He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as comedian, screenwriter, diarist, singer, film actor, television presenter, children's writer. He is recently known as television actor.
Michael Palin's schools
We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Brasenose College, Shrewsbury School, Birkdale School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended Brasenose College, Oxford University.
- In addition to attending the exclusive Shrewsbury School, and later, the University of Oxford; as a lad, he also attended Birkdale School in Sheffield.
Michael Palin's career
His main focus is to be actor. You could see him also in A Fish Called Wanda. He is also a member of Monty Python.
Awards and competitions
Michael Palin's Awards
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to television drama and travel documentaries.
- He was awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in the 2019 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to travel, culture and geography. He is an actor, writer and television presenter.
Michael Palin's Nominations
- He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Original Song for work Every Sperm Is Sacred in 1984
- He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work A Fish Called Wanda in 1989
- He was nominated for British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for work G.B.H. in 1992
Michael Palin's quotes
- [From an interview about the late Graham Chapman]: "He always regarded death as highly overrated and could never understand why anybody made such a fuss about it".
- I'm not that ambitious. I didn't have a goal. I wanted to write well, act well and bring up my family well and sometimes you couldn't do one and the other at the same time.
- People tend to think that those in showbiz are awful, apart from a couple of us like Gary Lineker and myself, who are nice. I think Gary is married to a younger woman now so he's lost a few points and doesn't have to be nice anymore. Lucky him!
- I thought the Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda (1988)) script was awful when John (John Cleese) first showed it to me ... and it's the most successful film I've ever done.
- I am certainly more interested in interviewing than being interviewed. Sometimes you find yourself attacked from the start.
- [I'm] one of that cursed generation doomed to take nothing seriously.
- [on the death of Robin Williams] His ear for mimicry was superb and he could do parody brilliantly. I can imagine that having that ability is a bit like being possessed - the devil of comedy is in you and it must have been hard to live with.
- [on the thought of performing with Robin Williams] It would have been like being invited to play in a jazz band when you couldn't play an instrument.
- [on Robin Williams] He could do it all, he could do absolutely everything, and he could do everybody.
- Being feted in Hollywood is quite irresistible. They are very warm and very generous. But as soon as the takings go down and you have a bad third week, the calls aren't returned.
- [Explaining how Terry Gilliam, unlike himself, has carved out a film career] Gilliam is a battler. He's like some sort of samurai warrior; wherever he goes, there are corpses.
- I'm a Wallander (2008) fan. Another favourite is Mad Men (2007) and, on radio, almost anything on BBC 6 Music, which takes me out of my musical comfort zone.
- I grew up in a fairly protected world, and I remember being very shocked at some age when I heard two people, not my own parents, having a public row. I was just so surprised. I thought that children did that, but we grew out of it. Grown-ups don't do it.
- After he [my father] died I had to go through some of his papers, and I found out that when I was at Shrewsbury my school fees were half what he earned. That was how important it was for him to send me to a public school.
- [on meeting John Cleese for the first time] I can't remember our first words, probably 'Shut up' on his part or 'What? Don't bother me now.'
- [on having fries forced up his nostrils in A Fish Called Wanda (1988)] A lot of people think it's the funniest thing they've ever seen. Well, they should try it.
Michael Palin's body shape
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