Terry Gilliam

'Terry Gilliam' (qv) 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 as an animator. There he met meet his future collaborators in Monty Python: 'Terry Jones' (qv), 'Eric Idle' (qv) and 'Michael Palin' (qv). In 2006 he renounced his American citizenship.::BomberX