Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (icon; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

, film director

Film director

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, animator

Animator

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, actor

Actor

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 and member of the Monty Python

Monty Python

Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...

 comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil

Brazil (film)

Brazil is a 1985 British science fiction fantasy/black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam. It was written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard and stars Jonathan Pryce. The film also features Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Bob Hoskins, and Ian Holm...

(1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 British adventure comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams.-Plot:...

(1988), The Fisher King

The Fisher King (film)

The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter...

(1991), and 12 Monkeys (1995). The only "Python" not born in Britain, he took British citizenship in 1968.
Gilliam was born in Medicine Lake

Medicine Lake, Minnesota

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, Minnesota, the son of Beatrice (née Vance) and James Hall Gilliam, who was a traveling salesman for Folgers

Folgers

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 before becoming a carpenter.

The family moved to Panorama City, California, in 1952.