Name: Richard Curtis
Date of Birth: 8 November 1956 Graduated from Oxford University with a First in English language and literature. Has two sons and one daughter with long-time partner Emma Freud. When he was in college, his girlfriend left him for a man named Bernard. In each of his screenplays, there is a fairly unpopular character named Bernard. He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1994 before receiving a C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to Television and Film Comedy and to Comic Relief. ... Has two sons, James and Charles, and one daughter, Rachel To date (July 2005) Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of "Working Title Films" have produced all of his films. Attended Papplewick School and Harrow School. As a child, he lived in New Zealand, the Philippines, and Sweden because his father was an executive of Unilever who was posted around the world. Invented Comic Relief Together with Ben Elton, was offered the chance to write "Police Academy - The London Beat", but refused. Ranked #12 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture". Read more Richard Curtis movies (actor)Richard Curtis movies (director)User Comments |
