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Graham Chapman was an English comedian, actor, writer, and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was born in Leicester, England, and studied medicine at Cambridge University. He began performing comedy in the 1960s, and in 1969, he joined the Monty Python team. He wrote and performed in several of the group's most famous sketches, including the "Dead Parrot" sketch and the "Lumberjack Song." He also wrote and starred in the Monty Python films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Monty Python's Life of Brian. Chapman was also an accomplished actor, appearing in films such as Yellowbeard and The Odd Job. He wrote several books, including A Liar's Autobiography, and was the subject of a documentary, Graham Chapman: A Liar's Autobiography. Chapman died in 1989 at the age of 48 from cancer. He was posthumously awarded a BAFTA for his contribution to comedy.

Popular As Graham Arthur Chapman
Occupation writer,actor,soundtrack
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 8 January, 1941
Birthday 8 January
Birthplace Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Date of death 4 October, 1989
Died Place Maidstone, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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Graham Chapman Height, Weight & Measurements

At 48 years old, Graham Chapman height is 6' 3" (1.91 m) .

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2000

Co-author (with Barry Cryer) of the play "O Happy Day," which was discovered among his manuscripts and produced nearly eleven years after Chapman's death. "O Happy Day" had its world premiere on September 22, 2000, at Dad's Garage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. A portion of Chapman's ashes were in attendance for the premiere.

1989

During most of 1989, he underwent a series of operations and radiation therapy but for every tumor that was found and removed, another would form either along his spine or in his throat.

In his wheelchair, he attended the September 1989 taping for the Monthy Python's 20th anniversary special. But on October 1, he was hospitalized after a massive stroke which turned into a hemorrhage.

1988

In 1988, Graham began working on another series when his health began to decline.

In November 1988, a routine visit to a dentist revealed a malignant tumor on his tonsil which was surgically removed. A visit to the doctor revealed another tumor on his spine which had to be removed which confined him to a wheelchair.

1985

Was asked to play the cameo role of Asylum director Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce (1985).

1983

In 1983 he co-wrote and starred in the movie Yellowbeard (1983), which received negative reviews.

1980

Chapman published his memoirs, "A Liar's Autobiography", in 1980, choosing the title because he said "it's almost impossible to tell the truth".

1979

Graham played the title role in the movie Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) as well as King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).

1977

A longtime alcoholic, who suffered liver damage before he stopped drinking in 1977, Graham began to have trouble concentrating at work.

1975

Struggled with alcoholism, especially during the filming of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). According to Terry Gilliam, Chapman constantly forgot his lines and was so drunk during filming that he couldn't make it across the Bridge of Death, so the assistant cameraman had to double for him. Additionally, Chapman was genuinely struggling with the rock climbing scene because of his alcohol struggle, which surprised the other Pythons since they had known him to be an excellent climber and wondered if his suit was interfering with his climbing.

1972

He and his longtime partner, TV writer David Sherlock, were among the co-writers of the British sitcom Doctor in Charge (1972). After Chapman's death, Sherlock contributed to The Pythons book. David was also the inspiration for many Monty Python sketches, including "Anne Elk" and was the originator of the Python sketch "Death of Mary Queen of Scots". David was one of several co-authors on "A Liar's Autobiography," the official Chapman memoir, and co-writer of the movie Yellowbeard (1983) in which Chapman played the title role.

1970

But PBS never had a larger audience than when stations began to air it during the early 1970s. The classic routines have since become standard college humor. So enduring was the Python humor that fans know entire sketches such as "The Pet Shop," "Nudge-Nudge, Wink-Wink," "Argument Clinic," and "Penguin on the Telly. " Graham was a standout of the group with his tall, blond profile and his zany characters (one of the more memorable was Muriel Volestrangler, a vaguely military-type character who would stop a sketch because it was "much too silly"). Graham was openly gay long before it was socially acceptable, and was open about his long-term relationship with writer David Sherlock, who lived with him for 24 years. He even adopted and raised a teenage runaway named John Tomiczek.

By the late 1970s most of the Python members were pursuing independent movie projects and the group slowly faded into obscurity.

1969

In 1969, Graham along with University friends John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and American Terry Gilliam formed the own comedy group called Monty Python.

Their BBC TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969), which aired a short while later was a an instant hit. Their often self-referential style of humor was delightfully original but completely accessible to most audiences in the UK. Before the show appeared on public television in the US, many people assumed that Americans would find Monty Python much too British to consider it funny.

1964

While at Cambridge University, was a member of the prestigious Cambridge University Footlights Club. He went to the USA with the Cambridge University Footlights Club revue in 1964 - appearing on stage in Broadway, and on the "Ed Sullivan Show".

1941

Graham Chapman was born on January 8, 1941 in Leicester, England while a German air raid was in progress. Graham's father was a chief police inspector and probably inspired the constables Graham often portrayed later in comedy sketches. Graham studied medicine in college and earned an M. D. , but he practiced medicine for only a few years. At Cambridge, he took part in a series of comedy revues and shortly after completing his medical studies at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Graham realized what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted to perform comedy.