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What is Michael Palin's Net Worth?
Sir Michael Palin is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television travel show presenter who has a net worth of $20 million. Michael Palin is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe alongsideEric Idle,John Cleese,Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, andTerry Gilliam. Beyond Python, he acted in such films as "Jabberwocky," "Time Bandits," "The Missionary," "Brazil," "A Fish Called Wanda," and "The Death of Stalin." Palin has also made several television travel documentaries in places around the world.
Early Life and Education
Michael Palin was born on May 5, 1943 in Sheffield, England as the second child of Mary and Edward. His sister was Angela. For his formal education, Palin went to Birkdale School and Shrewsbury School. He then attended the University of Oxford's Brasenose College, where he studied modern history. Palin became a celebrated actor at Oxford as part of the Brightside and Carbrook Cooperative Society Players. He also performed in, and wrote for, the Oxford Revue with fellow student Terry Jones.
Career Beginnings
After graduating from Oxford in 1965, Palin became a presenter on the comedy television show "Now!" Over the subsequent years, he co-wrote an array of BBC programs with Terry Jones, including "TheKen DoddShow" and "The Illustrated Weekly Hudd." The pair also wrote lyrics for an album by Barry Booth, and worked as part of the team of writers for the satirical television show "The Frost Report." Palin and Jones went on to work as both actors and writers on the shows "Twice a Fortnight" and "Do Not Adjust Your Set." They also created and wrote the comedy sketch show "The Complete and Utter History of Britain."
Monty Python
In 1969, Palin formed the surrealist comedy troupe Monty Python with Terry Jones, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Terry Gilliam. The group subsequently debuted the sketch comedy television series "Monty Python's Flying Circus," which ran through 1974. The show became a phenomenon, going on to spawn stage shows, films, books, and albums. Palin acted in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic," "The Lumberjack Song," and "The Spanish Inquisition," and often co-wrote sketches with Jones. In 1975, Monty Python released the feature film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," a medieval farce that is widely considered to be among the funniest movies ever made. The group followed it with 1979's "Monty Python's Life of Brian" and 1983's "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life."
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