Eric Idle: biography and filmography of the actor

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Eric Idle is a famous British actor, familiar to the audience from such films as "102 Dalmatians", "Ella Enchanted", "Nuns on the Run", "Casper" and others. Mostly he plays comedic roles, he also often participates in the dubbing of animated films. He worked on the creation of the third part of "Shrek", voiced the cartoon characters "The Wind in the Willows", "The Reindeer Rudolph", "The Nutcracker".

Biography of Eric Idle

The actor was born in the family of a military pilot and a nurse on 1943-29-03. Place of birth - the port city of South Shields, located in County Durham (UK). Eric practically does not remember his father, since he died in an accident in December 1945, returning home after demobilization. The mother raised her son alone. She gave him to Wolverhampton King's School, which used to be an orphanage. After graduating from an educational institution, Eric Idle enters Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge. Here he studies English. In 1963, he was invited to participate in the famous amateur theater Footlights, and after 2 years he became the president of this acting club.

How was your personal life?

In 1969, Eric Idle, at the age of 26, married Australian Lynn Ashley. And after 4 years, a child appeared in the family - the son of Carey. But the bonds of marriage were not so strong, and in 1975 the couple broke up. In 1981, Eric decided to marry a second time. His chosen one was an American Tanya Kosevich. After 9 years of marriage, the couple had a daughter, who was called the tender name of Lily.

Eric Idle Filmography

In addition to acting, Eric writes scripts, directs and produces. He even distinguished himself as a composer and musician. But still, most of his life was devoted to cinema. Eric Idle's films are known to many viewers:

• "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988) - played by Desmond / Berthold;
• "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989) - played the role of Jean Passport;
• comic character Brian Hop in Nuns on the Run (1990);
• in the children's fairy tale "Ella Enchanted" (2004), Idle got the role of the Reader.
• "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" - the tape was released in 1975.
• in the film "Casper" (1995) played the lawyer Deebs.
• minor role went to the film "102 Dalmatians" (2000).

This list could go on and on. In addition to feature films, the actor participates in the dubbing of animated films and starred in various TV shows.

Monty Python

Eric Idle was a member of the popular British comedian group Monty Python. There were 6 people on the team in total. The group gained great fame after the release of the humorous television project Monty Python's Flying Circus. The TV show was broadcast on the BBC channel from 1969 to 1974. The team was engaged not only in projects on television. During its existence, the group has created 4 full-length films, participated in various concert events, released books, music albums and even a musical.

In the team, Eric Idel got the role of impudent macho, cunning salesmen. Most of the female images were also performed by this actor. According to the members of the troupe, Eric in a dress looked more feminine than the rest of the Pythons.

In 1983, the comedy sextet disbanded, and many members of Monty Python embarked on solo careers.

Interesting facts

Eric Idle is not only a recognized actor, he has proven himself as a professional guitarist and composer. He wrote the music for the film "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen", is the creator of the musical "Spamalot" (2004), which was based on the plot from the feature film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".

Several songs have been written for films made by the Monty Python crew, but Always Look on the Bright Side of Life has been the most popular.

Eric Idle was a good friend of famous Hollywood actor Robin Williams. They aremaintained friendly relations until the death of the latter.