John Cleese Spouse: Who Did He Marry?

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Who is John Cleese Spouse?

Most people know John Marwood Cleese also known as John Cleese for his contributions to the film industry. He is mostly recognized for his remarkable work as an actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He was a member of Monty Python. He first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. The world knows him for his work but some people know him simply as an ex-husband or husband. Let’s find out who John Cleese’s spouse is.

John Cleese: Bio Summary

NameJohn Cleese
Date of birth27 October 1939
BirthplaceWeston-super-Mare, England
GenderMale
NationalityAmerican
ParentsMuriel Cleese and Reginald Francis Cleese
Spouse (s)Connie Booth, Barbara Trentham, Alyce Faye Eichelberger, Jennifer Wade
ChildrenCynthia Cleese and Camilla Cleese
OccupationActor, comedian, screenwriter, producer

John Cleese has been married four times in total. He has tried his luck with love and for the fourth time, he finally finds true love. He is also a father of two adorable children.

Connie Booth

John Cleese was previously married to American actress, writer, and psychotherapist Connie Booth. The two met in the United States. They got married in 1968 after dating for some time. Connie became John’s first wife. They have only one child Cynthia Cleese. The ex-couple have worked together in the past. They became famous for writing the scripts and starring in both renditions of the sitcom Fawlty Towers.

John Cleese and Connie Booth’s marriage ended in 1978. After the divorce, they remained close friends. Their daughter Cynthia appeared alongside her father in 1983’s A Fish Called Wanda. Cynthia was married. She is also a mother. She is the mother of Olivia Solomon and Evan Solomon. She was the wife of Ed Solomon, a writer, and director.

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Barbara Trentham

John Cleese’s second marriage was to the late American model and actress Barbara Trentham who was born Barbara Lynn Schilling. The pair met at a Monty Python performance. At the time, Barbara was employed in Los Angeles as a reporter and producer of Those Amazing Animals.

They dated and got married in 1981. They gave birth to Camilla Cleese on January 24, 1984, in England, United Kingdom. John Cleese and Barbara Trentham separated in 1987 and divorced three years later in 1990. Barbara died on August 2, 2013, at age 68, from complications from leukemia. She died at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Alyce Faye Eichelberger

John Cleese met American psychotherapist, author, and talk radio host Alyce Faye Eichelberger Cleese in 1990. They got married in 1992. In 2008, they decided to get divorced. The details of the divorce settlement only became known to the public in August 2009. Alyce walked away with £12 million in finance and assets.

Alyce Faye Eichelberger also got £600,000 a year for seven years. According to John Cleese, “What I find so unfair is that if we both died today, her children would get much more than mine … I got off lightly. Think what I’d have had to pay Alyce if she had contributed anything to the relationship—such as children, or a conversation”.

John Cleese said: “At least I will know in future if I go out with a lady they will not be after me for my money.”

Jennifer Wade

Jennifer Wade, a jewelry designer, and former model is John Cleese’s fourth and current wife. The couple has been married since August 2012. They married in a ceremony on the Caribbean island of Mustique. John said: “I knew from the first moment I met her that this could be something very serious”.

“I never felt there was anything wrong with the institution of marriage – the only thing wrong was my ability to choose the right person. I couldn’t imagine being with anyone other than Jenny now. And with my record, that’s a pretty remarkable thing to say.”

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Jennifer Wade also said: “It was quite overwhelming in a joyful way. We’re kindred spirits. When people see us together, they immediately get it.” She added, “John and I didn’t need to get married, but we wanted to. We felt like we were married already.”

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