Richard Curtis

Richard Curtis, born Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, is a renowned screenwriter, film producer, television producer, and film director working in the Hollywood films and TV Industry. Richard Curtis celebrates his birthday on 8th November. His hometown is Wellington, New Zealand. He was born to Anthony J. and Glyness S. Curtis. He has a younger brother, Jamie. Richard is married to Emma Vallency Freud. She works as a journalist, editor, and writer. They have four children. Richard attended Papplewick School in Ascot, Berkshire, and Appleton Grammar School in Warrington, Chesire. Richard then attended Harrow School, Greater London, which he got into by winning a scholarship. Richard acted as an editor for a weekly newspaper at Harrow School.

He wrote funny articles, comments, and reviews, and in doing so, he learned the skills to become a sketch writer. Richard attended Christ Church, Oxford, to pursue higher studies. He worked hard and accomplished a degree in English Language and Literature. He got accepted into the scriptwriting team at the University of Oxford and even appeared in a theatre drama, ‘After Eights’ in 1976. Richard debuted through the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Show. It is the world’s largest performance art festival which garnered him recognition. Richard worked with Atkinson on “The Atkinson People” in 1978. Thus began his career writing comedic scripts for films and TV shows. He wrote for various series, parodies, and satires.

Some are listed here: Not the Nine O’Clock News, Meaningless Songs (In Very High Voices,) Spitting Image, Blackadder series, etc. Curtis also worked on the timeless and iconic comedy show Mr. Bean. Curtis released his first feature film ‘The Tall Guy’ in 1989. It was a romantic comedy that starred superstars in the lead roles. Curtis worked with Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Goldblum, an American actor, was born on 2 >> Read More... and Emma Thompson Thompson is an actress, writer, and a comedian in >> Read More... . He released his second feature film, ‘Bernard and The Genie,’ two years later. Curtis worked with famous personalities like Ben Elton Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an Eng >> Read More... , Rowan Atkinson As he was growing older, he was called as "a child >> Read More... , Dawn French, Philip Pope, Hugh Grant Hugh Grant aka Hugh John Mungo Grant, who is an En >> Read More... , and many more.

Curtis became one of the most successful comedy screenwriters producing back-to-back romantic comedy hits. He is most known in the industry for the movies listed here: Love Actually (2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), War Horse Click to look into! >> Read More... (2011), About Time Click to look into! >> Read More... (2013), The Boat That Rocked (2013), and many more. He is the author of the renowned play ‘The Skinhead Hamlet, a short parody of the Shakespearean play ‘Hamlet.’ Curtis has won 23 awards and was nominated even more times. He’s won several Academy Awards, USA, Primetime Emmy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Sports Emmy Awards, Humanitas Prize, and more.