 Born in New Zealand of Australian parents, brought up in several continents, and educated at Harrow and Oxford, Richard Curtis began his writing career on TV's Not the Nine O'Clock News (BBC, 1979-80, 1982), and went on to become the premier comedy screenwriter in '90s Britain. His sharp eye for middle-class mores, for the simply idiotic in human behaviour, and for the gratifications of romantic comedy have helped to account for some of the most popular British films ever, including Four Weddings and a Funeral(d. Mike Newell, 1994, Oscar and BAFTA nominations for his screenplay) and Notting Hill (UK/US, d. Roger Michell, 1999), both starring Hugh Grant, and Bean (d. Mel Smith, 1997), starring Rowan Atkinson, with whom he had worked on the '80s TV series, Blackadder (BBC, 1983-89). He directed his first film, Love, Actually in 2003, and was made a CBE in 2000. His partner is script editor/broadcaster Emma Freud. Brian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of British Film
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