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Richard Curtis Biography (1956-)

Full name, Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis; born November 8, 1956, in Wellington, New Zealand; son of Anthony J. and Glyness S. Curtis; companion of Emma Vallency Freud (a journalist, writer, and editor); children: Scarlett Kate, and two sons. Addresses: Agent: Anthony Jones, Peters, Fraser, & Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.

Nationality

New Zealander

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, producer

Birth Details

November 8, 1956

Wellington, New Zealand

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Co-executive producer, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gramercy, 1994
• Creator and executive producer, Bean (also known as Bean: The Movie and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie), Gramercy, 1997
• Executive producer, Notting Hill, MCA/Universal, 1999, published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1999
• Executive producer, Comic Relief: Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (also known as Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death), 1999
• Executive producer and director, Love Actually, Universal, 2003
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Man in corridor, The Tall Guy, Virgin Vision, 1989
• Television Work
• Series
• Creator and co-executive producer, The Vicar of Dibley, BBC, 1994-1996
• Miniseries
• Creator, Blackadder (also known as The Black Adder), BBC (England), 1983
• Creator, Blackadder II, BBC, 1986
• Creator (with others), Blackadder III (also known as Blackadderthe Third), BBC, 1987
• Creator, Blackadder Goes Forth, BBC, 1989
• Executive producer, Bernard and the Genie, BBC1 (England), 1992
• Television Executive Producer
• Specials
• Hooves of Fire (also known as Robbie and Reindeer in Hooves ofFire), CBS, 1999
• Legend of the Lost Tribe (also known as Robbie the Reindeer inLegend of the Lost Tribe), CBS, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The Story of Bean, 1997
• McBeal Appeal, Channel 4 (England), 1999
• The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story, BBC (England), 1999
• Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do, BBC, 2003
• The British Comedy Awards 2003, 2003
• Miniseries
• Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom, 1999
• Episodic
• Guest, Film '72, BBC (England), 2003
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Dead on Time, 1982
• The Tall Guy, Virgin Vision, 1989
• Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gramercy, 1994
• (With Robin Driscoll) Bean (also known as Bean: The Movie and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie; also based on a story by Curtis), Gramercy, 1997
• Notting Hill, MCA/Universal, 1999
• (With Andrew Davies and Helen Fielding) Bridget Jones's Diary (also known as Le Journal de Bridget Jones), Miramax/Universal, 2001
• Love Actually, Universal, 2003
• Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Miramax/Universal, 2004
• Television Series
• with Others
• Not the Nine O'Clock News, BBC (England), 1979-1983
• Composer, The Lenny Henry Show, BBC, 1985
• Mr. Bean, ITV (England), 1990-1995, then HBO, 1992-1994
• The Vicar of Dibley, BBC, 1994-1996
• Ohh Nooo!!!! Mr. Bill Presents (also known as Mr. Bill Presents), Fox Family Channel, 1998
• Mr. Bean (animated), 2002
• Also writer for the series Spitting Image, ITV.
• Television Miniseries
• with Others
• Blackadder (also known as The Black Adder), BBC (England),1983
• Blackadder II, BBC, 1986
• Blackadder III (also known as Blackadder the Third), BBC, 1987
• Blackadder: The Cavalier Years, 1988
• Blackadder Goes Forth, BBC, 1989
• Bernard and the Genie, BBC1 (England), 1992
• Television Specials
• (Including the song "Do Bears") Comic Relief (also known as TheUtterly Utterly Rude Video Live), BBC (England), 1986
• Blackadder's Christmas Carol, BBC, then Arts and Entertainment, 1989
• "Rowan Atkinson: Not Just Another Pretty Face" (also known as "Rowan Atkinson Live," "Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face," and "Rowan Atkinson onLocation in Boston"), HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1992
• Merry Christmas Mr. Bean, 1992
• Blackadder Back & Forth, PBS, 1999
• Hooves of Fire (also known as Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves ofFire), CBS, 1999
• One Night with Robbie Williams, BBC, 2001
• Also writer for The Robbie Coltrane Special.
• Television Writing
• Other
• (Contributor) Hysteria 2!, 1989
• Stage Plays
• (With Rowan Atkinson and Ben Elton) Rowan Atkinson at the Atkinson, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1986
• Also wrote an adaptation of Don Quixote.
• Videos
• The Best Bits of Mr. Bean, 1997
• (Contributor) French & Saunders Live, French & Saunders Productions, 2000
• Books
• (With Simon Bell and Helen Fielding) Who's Had Who: An Historical Register Containing Official Lay Lines of History from the Beginning of Time to the Present Day, Faber, 1987, Warner Books, 1990
• Four Weddings and a Funeral: Four Appendices and a Screenplay, Corgi, 1994, published as Four Weddings and a Funeral, St. Martin's Press, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Authors, Volume 157, Gale, 1998

Periodicals

• Guardian, April 29, 1999
• Independent, November 13, 2003; November 15, 2003
• Los Angeles Times, October 26, 1997
• Premiere, December, 2003