John Cleese net worth: Hold the Sunset comedy actor’s fortune after COSTLY divorce

John Cleese, 78, is a British actor, comedian, producer and writer who has just made a new sitcom on the BBC with actress Alison Steadman, 71, called Hold The Sunset.

Best known for his roles in Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda, the 6ft 5 actor is one of the main faces of British comedy.

Born in 1939 in Somerset, John was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, and started acting with the Cambridge Footlights, graduating in 1963.

Monty Python’s Flying Circus debuted on the BBC in 1969, which John wrote and acted in within a troupe. 

In 1980, John received a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance in Fawlty Towers, which he co-wrote and starred in with his first wife Connie Booth.

John has been married four times, starting with Connie whom he married in 1968 and divorced in 1978. 

He was married to American actress Barbara Trentham between 1981 and 1990, and American psychotherapist, author and radio host Alyce Faye Cleese between 1992 and 2008.

The divorce settlement between Alyce and John was made public in 2009, and it was revealed Alyce received £12 million, with a further £600,000 a year for seven years.

“What I find so unfair is that if we both died today, her children would get much more than mine. … I got off lightly. 

“Think what I’d have had to pay Alyce if she had contributed anything to the relationship—such as children, or a conversation,” John told an audience at the world premiere of his How To Finance Your Divorce Tour. 

But what is John Cleese’s net worth today? His net worth is said to be $10 million (£7.1 million), according to Celebrity Net Worth.

This is made up from his earnings through touring, producing, writing and acting through the years, with a hefty chunk gone through his divorce settlement.

The actor married his fourth wife, English jewellery designer and former model Jennifer Wade, in 2012.

But what is John’s co-star Alison Steadman’s net worth, the actress best known for her Gavin & Stacey role as Pam?

Alison Steadman, OBE is a British actress currently starring alongside John Cleese in Hold The Sunset, on BBC One.

So how much money has she made through her numerous roles on stage, television and film?