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Eric Idle

1943 - Today

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Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, songwriter, musician, screenwriter and playwright. He was a member of the British comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band the Rutles. Idle studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and joined Cambridge University Footlights. He has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Tony Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Idle is the 993rd most popular actor (down from 843rd in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 959th in 2019) and the 144th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Eric Idle ranks 993 out of 13,578. Before him are Pedro Armendáriz, Jill Ireland, Ted Danson, Pete Postlethwaite, Jim Caviezel, and Susan Hayward. After him are James Brolin, Johannes Heesters, Yvette Guilbert, Natascha McElhone, Geneviève Bujold, and Griffin Dunne.

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Among people born in 1943, Eric Idle ranks 118. Before him are Richard J. Roberts, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Conchata Ferrell, Akinori Nakayama, Otoya Yamaguchi, and Grover Washington Jr.. After him are Paul Van Himst, Michael Spence, Stanley Fischer, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Max Wright, and Fouad Siniora.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Idle ranks 1,220 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Simpson (1937), A. J. Ayer (1910), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Jill Ireland (1936), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), and Ken Robinson (1950). After him are Natascha McElhone (1969), Mick Jones (1955), Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862), David C. H. Austin (1926), Inigo Jones (1573), and Rosemary Harris (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Eric Idle ranks 144. Before him are Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), Terry Jones (1942), Roddy McDowall (1928), Robert Powell (1944), Jill Ireland (1936), and Pete Postlethwaite (1946). After him are Natascha McElhone (1969), Rosemary Harris (1927), Edmund Kean (1787), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Denholm Elliott (1922), and Taron Egerton (1989).

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