1. Richard Osman is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless.
26 Facts About Richard Osman
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Richard Osman has presented the BBC Two quiz shows Two Tribes and Richard Osman's House of Games, and been a team captain on the comedy panel shows Insert Name Here and The Fake News Show.
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Richard Osman is the author of the bestselling Thursday Murder Club mystery novels.
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Richard Osman was born on 28 November 1970, in Billericay, Essex, to Brenda Wright and David Richard Osman.
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When he was nine years old, his father walked out on the family, which Richard Osman says created difficulty for the rest of his life.
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Richard Osman's mother attended teacher training college and found making money to support her family a struggle.
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Richard Osman attended Yardley Court and Warden Park School in Cuckfield.
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Richard Osman worked as executive producer on British game shows, including Channel 4 comedy panel game 8 Out of 10 Cats and satirical comedy 10 O'Clock Live.
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Richard Osman was the creative director at TV company Endemol UK, pitching the idea for Pointless to the BBC, becoming its co-presenter with his former university friend Alexander Armstrong, when it launched in 2009.
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Richard Osman acted as script editor for BBC One's Total Wipeout, and in 1999 created and wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Boyz Unlimited with David Walliams and Matt Lucas.
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From 2009 until 2022, Richard Osman co-presented the BBC One teatime quiz show Pointless with host Alexander Armstrong.
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Richard Osman created the show where he is jokingly known as Armstrong's "pointless friend".
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Richard Osman guest hosted Have I Got News for You in October 2013.
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Since 2016, Richard Osman has presented Child Genius on Channel 4.
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Richard Osman appeared on the telethon Red Nose Day 2017 with The World Cup of Biscuits 2017.
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In 2020, Richard Osman created a spin-off show titled House of Games Night, which aired on BBC One on Friday nights.
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On 8 April 2022, Richard Osman announced he would be leaving Pointless, after 1,300 episodes across 30 series.
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Richard Osman is continuing to appear on the spin-off Pointless Celebrities.
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In November 2023, Richard Osman began hosting a podcast, The Rest Is Entertainment, with Marina Hyde.
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Richard Osman confirmed in August 2020 that Steven Spielberg had acquired the book's film rights.
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In December 2021, Richard Osman was the guest for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
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Richard Osman was born with nystagmus, an eye condition that significantly reduces his vision.
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Richard Osman learns his scripts by heart as his condition makes it difficult to read an autocue.
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Richard Osman has had a food addiction since childhood and said that he had therapy for the disorder, but believed that it would be lifelong.
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Richard Osman has two children from his first marriage, which ended in divorce.
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On 6 December 2011, Richard Osman won Heats "Weirdest Crush Award".