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Born
in Sheffield in May 1943, Palin achieved worldwide fame as a member
of the legendary Monty Python team, before going on to carve out
a successful solo career in film and television.
A star
of several Python films, Palin appeared in the blockbuster movie
A Fish Called Wanda, alongside his fellow Python colleague John
Cleese.
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has enjoyed a wonderful career |
After
Wanda - which earned Palin a BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor
- he appeared in the 成人快手 series, Around the World in 80 Days, in
which Michael retraced Phileas Fogg's famous journey around the
globe.
The
subsequent book of the series became a bestseller in the UK and
Australia.
More
literary success followed when Palin鈥檚 book of another TV series,
Pole to Pole, earned him the title of British Book Awards Travel
Writer of the Year.
A regular
on our television screens in the past decade, the former Birkdale
Preparatory School pupil is one of the most recognisable faces in
the country.
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