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4	->''"If you make a film about a man kidnapping a woman and chaining her to a radiator for five years - something that has happened probably once in history - it's called searingly realistic analysis of society. If I make a film like ''Film/LoveActually'', which is about people falling in love, and there are a about a million people falling in love in Britain today, it's called a sentimental presentation of an unrealistic world."''
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6	Richard Curtis CBE (born 8 November 1956) is an acclaimed British screenwriter, producer and film director. He has written and/or directed several beloved {{romantic comed\|y}}ies, including: ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' (1994), ''Film/NottingHill'' (1999), the first two Literature/BridgetJones films, ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/AboutTime'' (2013) and ''[[Film/Yesterday2019 Yesterday]]'' (2019).
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8	Additionally, he has co-created several classic {{Main/Britcom}}s like ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'', ''Series/MrBean'' and ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'', and has written for such series as ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', and ''Series/SpittingImage''. He has also dabbled in more dramatic fare, such as ''Film/WarHorse'', and the 2011 ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]].
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10	And as if all that wasn't enough, Curtis co-founded the UK charity UsefulNotes/ComicRelief with Creator/LennyHenry.
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12	!Selected filmography:
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14	* Film
15	** ''Film/TheTallGuy'' (1989) (writer only)
16	** ''Film/BernardAndTheGenie'' (1991) (writer only)
17	** ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' (1994) (writer, executive producer)
18	** ''{{Film/Bean}}'' (1997) (writer, executive producer)
19	** ''Film/NottingHill'' (1999) (writer, executive producer)
20	** ''Literature/BridgetJones'':
21	*** ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001) (writer only)
22	*** ''Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004) (writer only)
23	** ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003) (director, writer)
24	** ''Film/MrBeansHoliday'' (2007) (executive producer only)
25	** ''Film/TheBoatThatRocked'' (2009) (director, writer, executive producer)
26	** ''Film/WarHorse'' (2011) (writer only)
27	** ''Film/AboutTime'' (2013) (director, writer, executive producer)
28	** ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' (2018) (story, executive producer)
29	** ''[[Film/Yesterday2019 Yesterday]]'' (2019) (writer, producer)
30	** ''That Christmas'' (2024) (writer, based upon his books)
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32	* Television
33	** ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'' (1979-1982) (writer)
34	** ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'' (1983-1989) (writer, co-creator)
35	** ''Series/SpittingImage'' (1984-1985) (writer)
36	** ''Series/MrBean'' (1990-1995) (writer, co-creator)
37	** ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' (1994-2007) (writer, executive producer)
38	** ''Series/TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency'' (2008) (writer, pilot episode)
39	** ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2010) (writer, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]])

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