Idle is best known for his work in the 60’s when he began a project that would known as "Monty Python". Him along with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, would write zany sketches and outlandish jokes, that would change the face of comedy forever. Idle’s sketches, which he wrote by himself, often included plays on words and dealt with contemporary issues and people, a distinct brand that would make Monty Python the most influential sketch show of its time. Idle wrote many of the group's most popular songs, including "Look on the Bright Side of Life" and "Eric the Half-a-Bee".
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Eric Idle, the well known and respected comedian earned a net worth of $60 Million.
The actor was in the news recently when, according to several reports, the Los Angeles Fire Department were called to this Hollywood Hills property owned by Idle and his wife, Tania Kosevich, after an unknown powdery substance was found in a piece of mail. The Anthrax scare was thankfully a false alarm, and no one was hurt, but it gave Idle quite the scare. Many fans were concerned about the actors health, but he remains in high spirits.