BIOGRAPHY
NAME: Michael Palin
BIRTHDATE: 5th May 1943
BIRTHPLACE: Sheffield, Yorkshire
PARENTS: Father: (worked for a steel firm in Sheffield); Mother: Mary (she appeared on Saturday
Night Live with Michael in 1984)
SIBLINGS: Sister: Angela (b. 1934)
SCHOOL: Shrewsbury
UNIVERSITY: Brasenose College, Oxford University (History)
MARRIED: (1966-) Helen Gibbins (they were childhood sweethearts since Michael was sixteen)
CHILDREN: Two sons: Thomas (played "Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film" in Monty Python and the
Holy Grail) and William (b. 1971) and one daughter: Rachel (b. 1975; played a roll in
The Dress with Michael)
RESIDENCE: London, England (South of Hampstead Heath)
Email: spranz@yahoo.com
