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Cleese 'earns $1m in 23 minutes for 'Shrek'
Published Sunday, Aug 23 2009, 20:16 BST | By Anisa Kadri
Rex Features
The actor picked up his hefty paycheck for recording a scene for the fourth Shrek movie, reports the News of the World.
A film source said: "This is the ultimate sign that John can still make the big bucks."
The character Cleese plays, King Herald, was killed off in the last film but is required for a dream sequence in Shrek Forever, which is due out next year.
Sir Paul McCartney and Justin Timberlake will also make guest appearances in the fourth Shrek film.
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