MONTY PYTHON - CLEESE PAID $1 MILLION FOR 23 MINUTES WORK

CLEESE PAID $1 MILLION FOR 23 MINUTES WORK

MONTY PYTHON star JOHN CLEESE is bouncing back financially after he was forced to hand over a multi-million dollar pay out to his ex-wife - he reportedly earned $1 million (£666,000) for 23 minutes work on the latest SHREK movie.
Earlier this month (Aug09) the actor was ordered to give ex Alyce Faye Eichelberger $12 million (£8 million) in cash and assets - including a New York apartment, a London property, and a share in a beach house in California - on top of another $918,000 (£612,000) annually for the next seven years.
Cleese was fuming with the ruling, insisting the divorce settlement means his former wife is now richer than he is.
But it doesn't seem as though the veteran British funnyman will be left desolate - he received $1 million (£666,000) for lending his voice to forthcoming Shrek Forever for under half an hour.
The star, who played King Herald in the earlier outings of the hit animated franchise, received the mammoth amount for just one scene.
A source tells Britain's News of the World newspaper, "This is the ultimate sign that John can still make the big bucks."