Terry Gilliam

American director

Also known as: Terrence Vance Gilliam

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In full:: Terrence Vance Gilliam

Born:: November 22, 1940, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. (age 84)

Notable Works:: “Brazil”; “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”; “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”; “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”; “Brothers Grimm, The”; “The Fisher King”; “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”; “The Zero Theorem”; “Tideland”; “Time Bandits”; “Twelve Monkeys”

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Terry Gilliam (born November 22, 1940, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.) is an American-born director, writer, comedian, and actor who first achieved fame as a member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python. While a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles, Gilliam began working on the student humour magazine Fang, eventually becoming its editor. After graduating with a B.A. in political science (1962), Gilliam sent copies of Fang to Harvey Kurtzman, the editor of Help!, a national humour magazine. His efforts won him a job at the publication, and his work there led to an initial meeting with English comic actor ...(100 of 609 words)

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