Eric Idle

Eric Idle (Born March 29, 1943) is a comedian, actor and film director, as well as an author and accomplished guitarist/songwriter. He wrote and performed as part of the Monty Python team.

Other Performances

Eric Idle played one of the four members of the pre-fab-four 'group' The Rutles, which was a parody of The Beatles. The 'group' was created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes, and the Rutles' film "All You Need is Cash" was written by Eric Idle, with music by Neil Innes. Eric Idle appeared in the film in the role of "Dirk McQuickly" (the Paul McCartney character of the 'group').

Related Topics:
The Rutles - Parody - The Beatles - Neil Innes - Paul McCartney

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The Rutles originated on Rutland Weekend Television, a sketch show on BBC2, written by Idle, with music by Innes. RWT centred on "Britain's smallest television network", situated in England's smallest county, Rutland.

Related Topics:
Rutland Weekend Television - BBC2 - England - Rutland

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Idle had a more sporadic career in the eighties, appearing in the films Nuns On The Run and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. In 1982, he also wrote a west end farce Pass The Butler, starring Willie Rushton.

Related Topics:
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Willie Rushton

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He later took part in the English National Opera production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Mikado, in which he appeared in the role of the "Lord High Executioner".

Related Topics:
English National Opera - Gilbert and Sullivan - Comic opera - The Mikado

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He played the voice of Rincewind in the first two Discworld computer games, along with a couple of minor characters. He was also the lead vocalist in the song "That's Death" in the opening of Discworld II.

Related Topics:
Rincewind - Discworld - Discworld II

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Idle appears as the host of an "Inventor of the Year" awards show in the three-dimensional film Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, which has been an attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Epcot since 1995. The film also stars Rick Moranis and most of the other members of the original cast of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

Related Topics:
Three-dimensional - Disneyland - Walt Disney World - Epcot - 1995 - Rick Moranis - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

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He is also the narrator in a series of commercials for Aquafina bottled water.

Related Topics:
Aquafina - Bottled water

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He had a voiceover part in an episode of the Angry Beavers called "Dumbwaiters".

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He has appeared on The Simpsons twice as a famous documentarian.

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He voiced Dr. Vosknocker in South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

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He also played the Evil Martin in .

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He wrote the book and lyrics to the Tony Award-winning Spamalot, a musical "rip-off" of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Related Topics:
Tony Award - Spamalot - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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He appeared in The Transformers Movie.

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