Film director Terence Vance Gilliam was born on November 22, 1940, in Minnesota, USA. After graduating from Occidental College, he worked at an advertising agency, but eventually quit to become an editor at the magazine Help!. Around this time, he began working on comic strips and animation. In the 1960s, he moved to England and produced animations for the children's show Do Not Adjust Your Set. This led to his appearance on the TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus, formed in 1969. Gilliam also worked on animations for the show, and his works, which combined illustrations and live action against the backdrop of vintage photographs, became popular and came to be known as "Gillianimation." The surreal and cynical content of his works had a major influence on later Flash animation. Gilliam's career as a film director began in earnest in 1975 with the Arthurian-inspired comedy "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." His hit film "The Bandits" (1981) was followed by numerous other works. His "The Fisher King" (1991) won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. His dystopian trilogy, consisting of "Brazil" (1985), "12 Monkeys" (1996), and "The Zero Theorem" (2014), has captivated countless film fans with its visuals and story, imbued with Gilliam's cynical worldview. In 2000, production began on "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote," but was halted due to the lead actor's withdrawal and a flood-related accident. The script has become controversial, with the release of a documentary about the events that followed in 2002, "Lost in La Mancha," but in 2014 Gilliam announced that filming would resume, and the film's completion is eagerly awaited.