Eric Idle

He tied the nuptial knot with Lyn Ashley, an Australian, in 1969. The couple was blessed with a son Carey in 1973. The marriage did not last long and the two separated in 1975

He then married Tania Kosevich, an American, in 1981. The couple has been blessed with a daughter Lily in 1990. They put up in Los Angeles.

Eric Idle was born to Ernest Idle and Nora Barron in South Shields, County Durham, UK. While his father served in the Royal Air Force, his mother was a health visitor.

Tragedy struck the life of Young Idle as his father passed away post World War II. His mother found it hard to raise a child and survive a living and as such, admitted young Idle to Royal Wolverhampton School as a boarder.

His childhood years were tough as he was exposed to harsh environment, bullying and other malicious treatments. However, he dealt the situation with his smartness and a subversive attitude.

Since the school did not have much extra-curricular activities to engage on, he studied hard and finally gained admission at the Cambridge University. At Cambridge, he attended the Pembroke College to study English.

At Cambridge, he joined the Cambridge University Footlights Club and no sooner than in 1965, became the Footlights President. During his term as the President, he allowed women to enter the club, a move which none above him holding the position aimed at.

His acting career commenced with the children’s television comedy series, ‘Do Not Adjust Your Set’ which had future Python fellows, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

He wrote the script for the comedy group, Monty Python mostly all by himself. This turned to be a tedious task at hand given the fact that he had to impress the others with the material. However, given the complexities, he preferred to work independently as the independence brought out the best in him.

The characters in Python display an obsessive language and communication which formed the basis of his write-ups. The characters were mostly distant from one another as one would speak in anagrams, while the other would say words in wrong order and still the other who alternated between rudeness and politeness.

He was the second youngest member of the comedy group and the only one who was closest to the students and teenagers, who comprised of much of the fan base of the comedy group.

Most of the sketches that he made for the comedy group comprised of extended monologues of a single character about the experiences that he carried with them.

He is the only member of Monty Python not to appear on Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979).