Michael Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. He is the second child of Mary Rachel Ovey and Edward Moreton Palin. His grandfather was Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Lockhart Ovey. He studied at the Shrewsbury School, and graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford with a degree in History. At college, he met Robert Hewison and Terry Jones. Palin and Jones became a team. They collaborated in writing lyrics for Barry Booth’s album “Diversions”. The duo wrote for The Frost Report along with other team members. The Palin-Jones team worked together for “The Late Show”, “A Series of Bird’s”, “Twice a Fortnight”, on the children’s comedy show “Do Not Adjust Your Set”, and for “The Complete and Utter History of Britain”. The duo composed songs including “The Lumberjack Song”, “Every Sperm is Sacred” and “Spam”. He presented the first of BBC’s travel series “Around the World in 80 Days” followed by seven other shows in the series. He supported the cause of sustainable transport, particularly in urban areas. Two trains were named in his honour. He is famous for his roles in Monty Python. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the movie “A Fish Called Wanda”.