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Richard Curtis(I)

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  • Director
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Richard Curtis at an event for War Horse (2011)
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Richard Curtis was born on 8 November 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a writer and producer, known for Love Actually (2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and About Time (2013).
BornNovember 8, 1956
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BornNovember 8, 1956
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Andie MacDowell, Richard Curtis, Alicia Vikander, and Lily James in One Red Nose and a Wedding (2019)
Richard Curtis in Charlie Rose (1991)
Richard Curtis in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
January Jones, Richard Curtis, and Chris O'Dowd in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Richard Curtis in Love Actually (2003)
Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis in Love Actually (2003)
Richard Curtis, Rachel McAdams, and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)
Richard Curtis and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)
Richard Curtis and Rachel McAdams in About Time (2013)
Emma Thompson and Richard Curtis in Love Actually (2003)
Richard Curtis in Love Actually (2003)
Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis in Love Actually (2003)

Known for

Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
Love Actually
7.6
  • Writer
  • 2003
Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and Charlotte Coleman in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1994
Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)
About Time
7.8
  • Writer
  • 2013
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
The Boat That Rocked
7.3
  • Writer
  • 2009

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Writer

  • That Christmas
    • Pre-production
  • The Little Mermaid
    • In Development
  • Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Craig, David Tennant, David Walliams, Jimmy Akingbola, Olivia Colman, Regé-Jean Page, Aisling Bea, Tom Davis, Daisy May Cooper, Rosie Jones, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Cooper, and Guz Khan in Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
    Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
    • (uncredited)
  • The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
    The Vicar of Dibley
  • A Cheeky Nativity Poem (2020)
    A Cheeky Nativity Poem
  • The Quiz Results Are In!
  • The Vicar's First 'Viral' Sermon
  • The United Nations Association 2019 Global Citizen Awards & 12th Annual West Coast Global Forum (2019)
    The United Nations Association 2019 Global Citizen Awards & 12th Annual West Coast Global Forum
  • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
    Yesterday
  • Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and John Hannah in One Red Nose and a Wedding (2019)
    One Red Nose and a Wedding
  • Gemma Arterton and Rose Johnson in Comic Relief: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019)
    Comic Relief: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
  • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
  • The Red Nose Day Special
  • Kristen Bell, Jane Lynch, Kenan Thompson, John Legend, Chrissy Metz, and Chris Sullivan in The Red Nose Day Special (2017)
    The Red Nose Day Special
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
    Red Nose Day Actually
  • David Walliams and Jack Whitehall in Walliams & Friend (2015)
    Walliams & Friend
  • Red Nose Day (2016)
    Red Nose Day

Producer

  • That Christmas
    • Pre-production
  • Old Bean
    • Pre-production
  • Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Craig, David Tennant, David Walliams, Jimmy Akingbola, Olivia Colman, Regé-Jean Page, Aisling Bea, Tom Davis, Daisy May Cooper, Rosie Jones, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Cooper, and Guz Khan in Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2020)
    Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
  • The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
    The Vicar of Dibley
  • A Cheeky Nativity Poem (2020)
    A Cheeky Nativity Poem
    • (uncredited)
  • The Quiz Results Are In!
    • (uncredited)
  • The Vicar's First 'Viral' Sermon
    • (uncredited)
  • Ellie Cole in Rising Phoenix (2020)
    Rising Phoenix
  • Nathalie Emmanuel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Nikesh Patel in Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)
    Four Weddings and a Funeral
  • Himesh Patel and Lily James in Yesterday (2019)
    Yesterday
    • (produced by)
  • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
  • Red Nose Day: Greg Davies' Hot Tub Half Hour
  • David Walliams, Dominic Littlewood, and Jeremy Kyle in Comic Relief: Graham Norton's Big Chat Live (2017)
    Comic Relief: Graham Norton's Big Chat Live
    • (uncredited)
  • Global Citizen Festival (2015)
    Global Citizen Festival
  • Red Nose Day (2015)
    Red Nose Day
  • Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
    Esio Trot
  • Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)
    About Time

Director

  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Andrew Lincoln, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
    Red Nose Day Actually
  • Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson in About Time (2013)
    About Time
  • Jason Orange and Catherine Tate in Take That & Fake That: Happy Now (2011)
    Take That & Fake That: Happy Now
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
    The Boat That Rocked
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)
    Love Actually
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Starsuckers
Trailer 2:43
Starsuckers
Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
Video 3:54
Celebrity Watchlist: Yesterday Cast
'Yesterday' Cast Plays Who Said It: The Beatles or Danny Boyle?
Video 2:24
'Yesterday' Cast Plays Who Said It: The Beatles or Danny Boyle?

Personal details

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    • November 8, 1956
    • Wellington, New Zealand
  • Other works
    Author of the very brief, very rude parody The Skinhead Hamlet.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 5 Articles

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  • Trivia
    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.
  • Quotes
    You won't find many people who've had an easier ride in movies than I.
    • He frequently works with Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Grant

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