Richard Osman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Osman
Occupation	TV Producer
Date Of Birth	Nov 28, 1970(1970-11-28)
Age	54
Birthplace	Billericay
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Richard Osman Biography

Richard Osman is one of the most popular and richest TV Producer who was born on November 28, 1970 in Billericay, England, United Kingdom. Television presenter and director, best known for his work with various quiz and panel shows, such as Prize Island, Two Tribes, and Pointless.

From 2009 to 2012, he was a co-presenter of the quiz show Pointless with He was a co-presenter on the quiz show Pointless from 2009 until 2012 with Alexander Armstrong..

Osman was born in Billericay, Essex, to Brenda Wright and David Osman, and grew up in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. His mother is a teacher. When Osman was nine years old, his father walked out on the family, which Osman says created difficulty for the rest of his life. Osman’s older brother is musician Mat Osman. Osman attended Warden Park School in Cuckfield. Whilst still at school he got his first broadcasting experience, as a regular contributor to Turn It Up, an open-access music show which went out every Sunday evening on BBC Radio Sussex (the show was also notable for giving early broadcast experience to BBC news journalist Jane Hill and radio DJ Jo Whiley). Between 1989 and 1992, Osman studied Politics and Sociology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a contemporary of Pointless co-presenter Alexander Armstrong, who read English Literature.

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. In 2005, Osman co-created and co-wrote the animated Channel 4 sitcom Bromwell High.

He was the son of Brenda and David Osman. He was raised with Mat, his brother. He is the father of two children.

Richard Osman Net Worth

Richard Osman is one of the richest TV Producer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Osman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received a degree at Trinity College, Cambridge where he met his future collaborator He earned a degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, where he met future collaborator Alexander Armstrong..

He was also the producer of the series 10 O’Clock Live, and Beat the Nation. He was also the creative director of Endemol UK.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Richard Osman height 6 ft 7 in Richard weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Richard Osman Dating?

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Osman guest hosted Have I Got News for You in October 2013.

Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular TV Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Richard Osman celebrates birthday on November 28 of every year.

Since October 2014, Osman guest-presented numerous episodes of The One Show. Since 2016, Osman has been a team captain on the BBC Two comedy panel show Insert Name Here, hosted by Sue Perkins. A second series was commissioned to begin airing in January 2017.

Is Richard Osman legally blind?

He hadn’t, and nor was he nervous. Osman has nystagmus, an eye condition that dramatically reduces his vision. He was born with it and there is no cure. It meant that when filming Have I Got News For You he had little chance of being able to read the autocue, just a few feet away.

Does Richard Osman have a partner?

He learns his scripts by heart as his condition makes it difficult to read an autocue. Osman has two children from a former relationship, aged 23 and 21 years as of 2021. As of December 2021 he is in a relationship with British actress Ingrid Oliver. He resides in Chiswick, West London.

Is Richard Osman Turkish?

Since becoming a mum, I’ve become more interested in knowing where I come from – so I can tell my son when he’s older. So did a DNA test and am: 53% Nigerian & 29% Sierre Leone.

Do you have to read Richard Osman books in order?

You have to read the first book to understand the characters and their backgrounds. I loved the Man That Died Twice!

Are Richard Osman and Alexander Armstrong friends?

Richard Osman says: “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.