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Currently, Eric Idle is 81 years, 0 months and 21 days old. Eric Idle will celebrate 82rd birthday on a Saturday 29th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Eric Idle upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Eric Idle |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Age | 81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | March 29, 1943 (England) |
| Birthday | March 29 |
| Town/City | England |
| Nationality | England |
Eric Idle’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Eric Idle was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Member of the groundbreaking Monty Python comedy troupe who wrote the hit Broadway musical Spamalot. He first became known to American audiences in 1978 when NBC aired a mockumentary film, All You Need Is Cash, a parody of The Beatles movies, which he wrote and starred in.
While studying English at Pembroke College at Cambridge he became the first President of the Cambridge University Footlights Club to allow membership to women. He later starred in the children's television comedy series Do Not Adjust Your Set co-starring his Future Python fellows Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
He helped close the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in London on 12 August, by performing the song Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, which was first featured in the 1979 Monty Python film Life of Brian.
He had a son, Carey, in 1973 with his wife Lyn Ashley, who he married in 1969 and divorced in 1975. He has another child, Lily, with his second wife Tania, who he married in 1981.
In 2002 he played against Martha Stewart and Charles Barkley on a Celebrity edition of "Jeopardy!" and won.
