Richard Osman
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 53 |
| Date of birth | November 28,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Billericay |
| United Kingdom | |
| Height | 201 (cm) |
| Books | The World Cup Of Everything: Bringing the Fun Home |
| The Thursday Murder Club | |
| The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery | |
| The Man Who Died Twice | |
| The Last Devil To Die: The Thursday Murder Club 4 | |
| Parents | David Osman |
| Brenda Osman | |
| Siblings | Mat Osman |
| Spouse | Ingrid Oliver |
| Nationality | British |
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| ID | 427020 |
Richard Osman Life story
Richard Thomas Osman is an English television presenter, producer, novelist, and comedian. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless.
Why artist David Shrigley has pulped 6,000 copies of The Da Vinci Code
... As for the Oxfam shop, manager Phil says they have almost reached the stage of having to ask for no more donations of another book: " At the moment it is the Richard Osman series, you know the Thursday Murder Club...
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... Quiz show hosts Richard Osman, Sandi Toksvig, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Romesh Ranganathan and Alexander Armstrong are also not named...
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... Best daytime controversyThere was some controversy around the best daytime category, after author and former Pointless co-host Richard Osman criticised the small number of nominees...
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... She follows in the footsteps of previous spokespeople like AJ Odudu, Nigella Lawson and Mel Giedroyc, as well as Richard Osman and Lorriane Kelly...
Twitter restores blue tick to high profile accounts
... Beyoncé, Harry Kane, Richard Osman and Victoria Beckham are among those to have their blue tick back...
Book 2023: Prince Harry's Spare kicks off publishing bonanza
... And the publishing juggernaut that is Richard Osman is back later this year with his latest Thursday Murder Club book, the fourth in the series (as yet untitled)...
Richard Osman to embark on new series of crime novels
...Richard Osman has revealed he plans to take a break from writing his successful Thursday Murder Club novels to embark on a new crime series...
Richard Osman: Pointless star quits BBC quiz show
...TV presenter Richard Osman is to leave the hit BBC One quiz show Pointless, the corporation has confirmed...
Richard Osman: Pointless star quits BBC quiz show
TV presenter Richard Osman is to leave The Hit Bbc One Quiz Show Pointless, The Corporation has confirmed.
The 51-year-old has appeared on The Show since 2009, filming More Than 1,300 episodes across almost 30 series.
But in recent years, he has had to juggle his TV commitments with writing his successful Thursday Murder Club series of crime novels.
Host Alexander Armstrong will remain on Pointless, and Osman will continue to appear on its celebrity spin-off.
Osman will also continue to present his own Bbc Two show House of Games, which launched in 2017.
In a statement, Osman said: " Pointless has been a joy from start to finish, working alongside My Friend Alexander Armstrong , backed by The Most wonderful team, and for The Best viewers in The World .
" I will miss everyone so much, but I'm thrilled that I'll still be presenting The Celebrity shows. I can't thank everyone enough for 12 amazing years. "
Osman will not immediately be replaced with a permanent new co-host on Pointless, The Bbc said.
Instead, Armstrong will be joined by a series of rotating guest presenters - Details of which will be announced later this year.
Osman is introduced in every episode as Armstrong's " Pointless friend". He sits at a desk behind a laptop and his role is to provide additional data and trivia about the correct answers.
As the former creative director at TV production company Endemol UK, a position he retained until 2020, it was Osman who created The Format for Pointless.
But he also ended up being cast as Armstrong's on-screen co-host after standing in during rehearsals prior to The Show 's launch.
The Format of Pointless is essentially The Opposite of Family Fortunes . Contestants are asked a series of questions which have already been put to 100 members of The Public .
But instead of having to guess The Most Popular answer, contestants must identify the least Popular - with extra money added to The Jackpot if they find a " Pointless answer".
Obscure knowledge can help contestants keep a low score throughout the episode in The Hope of ultimately winning the Pointless trophy.
In a statement, Armstrong said: " Daytime television's loss is international best-selling Crime Fiction 's gain. I say that like it's a Consolation - I'm going to miss the Big Man next to me Monday to Friday.
" But at least I still get him at Weekends - and weekdays if you're watching on Challenge. "
Osman has - with The Thursday Murder Club and its follow-up The Man Who Died Twice both topping the Sunday Times best-seller list for fiction.
A Film Adaptation is also in The Works after the rights were bought by legendary director Steven Spielberg .
Filming for The Next series of Pointless begins next month.
Source of news: bbc.com
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