Terry Gilliam

**Terrence Vance Gilliam** (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British cartoonist and filmmaker. He was born in Minnesota and grew up in California, but he now lives in England and is a British citizen.

He was a member of the British comedy team Monty Python. He designed animated sequences and acted in both their television show and movies. He also directed the movies _Jabberwocky_ (1976), _Time Bandits_ (1981), _Brazil_ (1985), _Baron Münchhausen_ (1989), _Fisher King_  (1991), _12 Monkeys_ (1996), _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_ (1998), and _The Brothers Grimm_ (2005).

### Feature

- _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ (1975) (co-directed with Terry Jones)
- _Jabberwocky_ (1977)
- _Time Bandits_ (1981)
- _Brazil_ (1985)
- _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen_ (1988)
- _The Fisher King_ (1991)
- _12 Monkeys_ (1995)
- _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_ (1998)
- _The Brothers Grimm_ (2005)
- _Tideland_ (2005)
- _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus_ (2009)

Upcoming movies:
- _The Man Who Killed Don Quixote_ (in pre-production)

### Shorts

- _Storytime_ (1968) (animated short)
- _Miracle of Flight_ (1974)  (animated short)
- _The Crimson Permanent Assurance_ (1983) (a short supporting feature that went with _Monty Python's The Meaning of Life_)
- _The Legend of Hallowdega_ (2010)
- _The Wholly Family_ (2011)

### Advertisements

- MTV "Boogeyman" (1987)
- _Secret Tournament_ (2002)
- _The Rematch_ (2002)

## Awards, nominations and honours

- _Brazil_ (1985)
    - Los Angeles Film Critics Association **Best Film, Director, and Screenplay**
    - 1 Academy Awards nominations **Best Original Screenplay**
- _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen_ (1988)
    - 3 BAFTA Awards **Best Costume Design, Best Make Up Artist, Best Production Design**
    - 3 Silver Ribbons awarded by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists **Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design**
    - 4 Academy Awards nominations **Best Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup**
    - 4 Saturn Awards nominations **Best Costumes, Best Fantasy Film, Best Make-Up, Best Special Effects**
    - Hugo Award nomination for **Best Dramatic Presentation**
- _The Fisher King_ (1991)
    - Academy Award **Best Actress in a Supporting Role** (Mercedes Ruehl)
    - 4 Academy Awards nominations **Best Actor in a Leading Role** (Robin Williams), **Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music, Original Score, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen**
    - Venice Film Festival **Silver Lion Winner**
    - Toronto Film Festival **People's Choice Award Winner**
- _Twelve Monkeys_ (1995)
    - 2 Academy Awards nominations **Best Actor in a Supporting Role** (Brad Pitt), **Best Costume Design**
    - Berlin Film Festival **Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" – 3rd Place**
- _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_ (1998)
    - Cannes Film Festival Official Selection
- _The Brothers Grimm_ (2005)
    - Venice Film Festival Official Selection
- _Tideland_ (2005)
    - San Sebastian Festival **Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize**
- _The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus_ (2009)
    - 2 Academy Awards nominations **Best Costume Design**, **Best Art Direction**
    - 2 BAFTA Awards nominations **Best Production Design**, **Best Make Up & Hair**
    - **Best Fantasy Film** nomination by the Costume Designers Guild of America
    - British Independent Film Awards nomination for **Best Achievement in Production**
    - International Press Academy Satellite Award **Best Costume Design**, 3 more nominations for **Best Visual Effects**, **Best Art Direction & Production Design**, **Best Original Song**
    - Voted **Best Fantasy Film of the Year** by readers of the Total Sci-Fi Online magazine.
- An asteroid, 9619 Terrygilliam, is named in his honor.
- Gilliam was given the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 2009 for his contribution to motion picture arts.
- Awarded the Fellowship of the Kermodes, by film critic Mark Kermode.
- _Director with Unique Visual Sensitivity Award_ at the Camerimage film festival in Łódź, Poland in 2009.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Terry Gilliam
- **image**: Terry Gilliam (32703418337) CROPPED.jpg
- **caption**: Gilliam in 2019
- **birth place**: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- **birth name**: Terrence Vance Gilliam
- **years active**: 1968–present
- **citizenship**: British (1968–present)
American (1940–2006)
- **children**: 3
- **alma mater**: Occidental College <small>(Bachelor of Arts, B.A., 1962)</small>