Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis CBE born 8 November 1956 is New Zealandborn British screenwriter music producer actor and film director known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral Bridget Joness Diary Notting Hill and Love Actually as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley He is also the founder of the British charity Comic Relief Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Curtis licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia