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Panorama City tutors are incredibly proud of the success of their homegrown talent. One of Panorama City’s most famous exports is Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam. He technically was born in Minnesota, but his parents moved him to Los Angeles when he was a young boy and he lived in Panorama City throughout his formative years. Gilliam attended Birmingham High School in nearby Lake Balboa, while there he was voted ‘Most Likely To Succeed’. Gilliam achieved straight A’s in his studies, was the president of his class and was very popular among his peers; in his high school graduating year he was voted senior prom king. Gilliam would end up graduating from Eagle Rock’s Occidental College in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. This foundation was perfect for his ‘boundary-breaking’ life work.

Gilliam was very interested in politics and actively read political magazines. He was particularly fond of “Mad” magazine, a satirical media staple in the 1950’s and 60’s. When Gilliam came into adulthood in the 1960’s, America was experiencing dramatic shifts and there was instability in many of it’s major cities. There were major riots in Los Angeles and Gilliam’s anti authoritarian attitude often got him into trouble with local law enforcement.

Gilliam’s road into his future as a member of Monty Python came through his love of animation, and a decision after a local magazine shut down to head overseas to the UK. Panorama City tutors encourage the positive mindset that saw Gilliam’s successful immersion into life and work in a foreign country. Due to his extraordinary talent and gumption, Gilliam, almost immediately was able to pick up jobs animating for various TV shows. One of the most well known being a TV program called “Do Not Adjust Your Set”, which featured future Monty Python cast members Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

In the early days of Monty Python, Gilliam was solely involved in the show as an animator. His name is listed after the other five members in the closing credits, as he was not originally thought of as a full troupe member. His cartoon animation was used within the show to segue the comedy sketches together. He also designed the artwork and visual language for book covers, records, and in other media that featured the Monty Python brand. However it did not take long for the group to realize that his work was as valuable to the success of Monty Python as much as the talent contributions from the other individuals. Very quickly he was fully embraced as an equal member of the team. He rarely appeared acting in the sketches, when he did he often took the roles that the others did not want to do. More often than not, those roles that included uncomfortable costumes or heavy make-up were passed off onto Gilliam. His most notable roles include Cardinal Fang of the Spanish Inquisition and Kevin Garibaldi, who would loudly demand “I want more beans!”