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Richard Osman
Richard Thomas Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, director and novelist, best known for being the creator and co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless. He has also presented the BBC Two quiz shows Two Tribes and Richard Osman's House of Games, and has been a team captain on the comedy panel shows Insert Name Here and The Fake News Show. Osman has gained recognition for his appearances on a wide variety of British panel shows. Osman worked at Hat Trick Productions before becoming creative director of the television production company Endemol UK, producing shows including Prize Island for ITV and Deal or No Deal for Channel 4.
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Born
1970-11-28
Birth Place
Billericay, Essex, England
Nationality
British_people
Height
2.0066
Education
Trinity_College,_Cambridge
Relative(s)
Mat_Osman
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Richard Osman wins author of the year after hit debut novel

Richard Osman has been crowned author of the year at the British Book Awards after the runaway success of his debut novel The Thursday Murder Club. Pointless star Osman said his win for his story of elderly amateur sleuths was an "absolute dream come true". Also triumphant was Douglas Stuart's...
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Review: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is a triumph!

Books are a wonderful way to pass the time, more so nowadays. So here is our review of 'The Thursday Murder Club'!. Four senior citizens getting together to solve a murder doesn’t seem like the racy thriller you’re after, but believe us, it really is. Richard Osman, comedian and writer,...
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Richard Osman beats Barack Obama to UK's Christmas number one book

Pointless co-host Richard Osman's debut novel The Thursday Murder Club was the UK's best-selling book in the last full week before Christmas. The murder mystery sold 134,500 copies in the week up to Saturday. That's more than double the next biggest seller - Barack Obama's memoir A Promised Land, which...
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Richard Osman becomes first debut author to land Christmas No 1

Richard Osman’s cosy mystery about a group of elderly sleuths, The Thursday Murder Club, has become the first debut novel ever to become the Christmas No 1, selling a remarkable 134,514 copies in seven days. The Pointless presenter’s novel beat Barack Obama’s memoir A Promised Land to the Christmas top...
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Richard Osman leaves Endemol after 20 years

'Pointless' presenter Richard Osman is set to leave Endemol after two decades with the company. Richard Osman is set to leave Endemol. The 50-year-old TV presenter has announced he will leave his creative director role at the media company, but he's reassured fans that he'll continue as the host of 'Pointless'.
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Richard Osman becomes first debut author to land Christmas No 1 with murder mystery novel

Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club has become the first debut novel to top the Christmas sales charts after selling more than twice as many copies as Barack Obama. The Pointless host's mystery, about a group of pensioners who set about solving the murder of a property developer in a luxury Kent retirement village sold 134,514 copies in the week ending December 19, according to sales monitor Nielsen BookScan.
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Pointless presenter Richard Osman leaving his ‘real job’ after 20 years

Pointless presenter Richard Osman has announced he is leaving TV production company Endemol after 20 years. Osman, 50, was creative director at Endemol and worked on shows including Prize Island for ITV. He announced on Twitter he was departing his “real job” while confirming he would continue this work on...