Trivia

When he was in college, his girlfriend left him for a man named Bernard. In each of his screenplays, there is a fairly unpopular character named Bernard.

Founded Comic Relief with Lenny Henry.

As a child, he lived in New Zealand, the Philippines, and Sweden because his father was an executive of Unilever who was posted around the world.

Ranked #12 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".

Together with Ben Elton, he was offered the chance to write "Police Academy 6: The London Beat", but refused.

Graduated from Oxford University with a First in English language and literature.

He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen's Honours List before receiving a C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to Television and Film Comedy and to Comic Relief.

Has four children: Scarlett Curtis , Jake Barnard, Charlie and Spike with long-time partner Emma Freud.

His family's original surname was Cicuto of Italian origin. According to an interview in early 2019 to The Russell Howard Hour (2017), Curtis said that his father was an Italian named Anton Cicuto (which later anglicised his name to Anthony Curtis).

Often works with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.

Attended Papplewick School and Harrow School.

He was educated at Harrow and Oxford where he got a first in English and met Rowan Atkinson,.

He wrote Not the Nine O'Clock News, Mr Bean, Vicar if Dibley and co wrote Black Adder for television, while for the cinema he wrote Tall Guy, Notting Hill, and Four Weddings and a Funeral for which he was Oscar nominated,.

He lives in Notting Hill with Emma Freud and their 2 children.

The only Oscar winning Doctor Who writer (albeit only an Honorary Oscar).