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Eric Idle

Eric Idle, born in South Shields, County Durham, England, on March 29, 1943, is an English actor, comedian, songwriter, musician, and playwright best known as a member of the comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band the Rutles. He studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, joining the Cambridge University Footlights Club and serving as its president in 1965. He starred in the television comedy series Do Not Adjust Your Set before co-creating and starring in Monty Python's Flying Circus from 1969 to 1974. He composed and performed comic songs for Monty Python, inclu...