Terry Gilliam
- Дата рождения
- 22 ноября 1940 г. (85 лет)
- Место рождения
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Имя при рождении
- Terence Vance Gilliam
- Рост
- 175 см
- Известен как
- Режиссёр
Terry Gilliam was born near Medicine Lake, Minnesota. When he was 12 his family moved to Los Angeles where he became a fan of MAD magazine. In his early twenties he was often stopped by the police who suspected him of being a drug addict and Gilliam had to explain that he worked in advertising. In the political turmoil in the 60's, Gilliam feared he would become a terrorist and decided to leave the USA. He moved to England and landed a job on the children's television show Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) as an animator. There he met meet his future collaborators in Monty Python: Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Michael Palin. In 2006 he renounced his American citizenship.