Eric Idle is a well-known British actor, familiar to viewers from films such as “102 Dalmatians,” “Enchanted Ella,” “Nuns on the Run,” “Casper,” and others. Mostly he plays comedic roles, and also often participates in voicing animated films. He worked on the creation of the third part of “Shrek”, voiced the characters of the animated films “Wind in the Willows”, “Fawn Rudolph”, “The Nutcracker”.
Eric Idle Biography
The actor was born in the family of a military pilot and nurse 03/29/1943. Place of birth - the port city of South Shields, located in the county of Durham (UK). Eric practically does not remember his father, since he died in an accident in December 1945, returning home after demobilization. Mother raised her son alone. She sent him to Wolverhampton Royal 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 studies. In 1963 he was invited to participate in the famous amateur theater Footlights, and after 2 years he became president of this acting club.
How was your personal life?
In 1969, Eric Idle, at the age of 26, married Australian Lyn Ashley. And after 4 years a child appeared in the family - Carey's son. But the marriage bonds were not so strong, and in 1975 the couple broke up. In 1981, Eric decided to get married a second time. His chosen one was the American Tanya Kosevich. After 9 years of marriage, the couple had a daughter, who was named by the tender name of Lily.
Eric Idle: filmography
In addition to acting, Eric writes scripts, is engaged in directing and producing activities. He even proved himself as a composer and musician. But still, most of his life was devoted to cinema. Eric Idle films are known to many viewers:
- “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” (1988) - played by Desmond / Berthold;
- “Around the World in 80 Days” (1989) - performed the role of Jean Passport;
- comic character Brian Hope in the movie “Nuns on the Run” (1990);
- In the children's fairy tale "Enchanted Ella" (2004), Idle got the role of Reader.
- "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" - the tape was released in 1975.
- in the movie "Casper" (1995) played the lawyer Dibs.
- a secondary role went to the film "102 Dalmatians" (2000).
This list goes on for a very long time. In addition to full-length films, the actor participates in voicing animated films and starred in various TV shows.
Monty Python
Eric Idle was a member of the popular in the UK comedic group - Monty Python. There were 6 people in the team. The group gained great fame after the release of the comedy television project "Monty Python's Flying Circus". The television show was broadcast on the Air Force channel from 1969 to 1974. The team was engaged not only in television projects. During its existence, the group created 4 full-length films, participated in various concert events, was engaged in the release of books, music albums and even a musical.
In the team, Eric Aidel got the roles of arrogant machos, cunning sellers. Most of the female images were also performed by this actor. According to members of the troupe, Eric in a dress looked more feminine than the rest of the "python".
In 1983, the comedy sextet disbanded, and many Monty Python members embarked on a solo career.
Interesting Facts
Eric Idle is not only a recognized actor, he has established 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 full-length film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”.
Several songs were written for films shot by the Monty Python team, but Always Look on the Bright Side of Life became the most popular of them.
Eric Idle was a good friend of the famous Hollywood actor Robin Williams. They maintained friendly relations until the death of the latter.