Kim Fuller
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Kim Fuller is a British writer for film, radio and television. His brother Simon Fuller
is Britain's most successful music manager as manager of Annie Lennox
and The Spice Girls amongst others and creator of the Idol Series
. Kim Fuller has been writing for television for over 40 years but is largely best known for writing the television and film aspects of Simon Fuller
's artists. Fuller has written for a number of successful television comedy programs including Not The Nine O'Clock News
, on which he first met Mel Smith
; Carrott's Lib
, starring Jasper Carrott
; The Lenny Henry Show
; Spitting Image
; and Red Dwarf
. Fuller was also writer and producer of The Complete Guide To Relationships, Miami 7
and LA 7, the latter two of which followed the adventures of chart-topping band S Club 7
. LA 7 was the highest rated children's show in the UK, achieving a worldwide audience of over 90 million.
Fuller spent some time in the USA writing on network comedy shows such as The Tracey Ullman Show
and Tracey Takes On.
Feature film credits to date include Lenny Live and Unleashed, starring Lenny Henry
, and box office success Spice World, starring pop group The Spice Girls with Meat Loaf
, Roger Moore
and Richard E. Grant
.
Fuller has received many nominations and awards for his work, including three primetime Emmy nominations, a CableACE Award
and the New York Film and Television Festival Award.
- 1989) Spice World (1997, nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay) Gross revenue $75,000,000 High Heels and Low Lifes
(2001) Gross revenue £3,351,216 From Justin to Kelly
(2003, nominated for a Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Screenplay) Gross revenue $4,922,166 Seeing Double (2003) Gross revenue £2,169,909 Mashup Movie (2009)
Three of a Kind (1981–1983) Carrott's Lib
(1982–1983) Alas Smith and Jones
(1984–1988) Spitting Image
(1984–1996) The Tracey Ullman Show
(1987–1990) Tracey Takes On...
(1996–1999) Red Dwarf
(co-writer of the 1997 episode Blue) Miami 7
(1999) The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
(1999)L.A. 7
(2000)
Hollywood 7
(2001)
Viva S Club
(2002)
Lenny Henry in Pieces
(2003)
I Dream
(2004)
Berrys way
, a BBC1 comedy-drama (2006)
Badly Dubbed Porn / Porn School (2005–2007)
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK. Fuller is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance and other U.S...
is Britain's most successful music manager as manager of Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
and The Spice Girls amongst others and creator of the Idol Series
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
. Kim Fuller has been writing for television for over 40 years but is largely best known for writing the television and film aspects of Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK. Fuller is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance and other U.S...
's artists. Fuller has written for a number of successful television comedy programs including Not The Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC 2 from 1979 to 1982.Originally shown as a comedy "alternative" to the BBC Nine O'Clock News on BBC 1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy...
, on which he first met Mel Smith
Mel Smith
Melvin Kenneth "Mel" Smith is an English comedian, writer, film director, producer, and actor. He is most famous for his work on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones along with his comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones.- Early life :Smith's father, Kenneth, was born...
; Carrott's Lib
Carrott's Lib
Carrott's Lib is a British satirical comedy series broadcast between 1982 and 1983. It starred Jasper Carrott and a cast of many comedians. The show was not just a satirical comedy, it was also a sketch show with many comedians of the future, most famously Chris Barrie & Jan Ravens...
, starring Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott
Jasper Carrott OBE is a British comedian, actor, television presenter and personality.-Early life:...
; The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show is a comedy sketch show featuring Lenny Henry. In its first incarnation it ran for two seasons on BBC 1, in 1984 and 1985. Each season had six episodes. A 40-minute special was aired in December 1987...
; Spitting Image
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Television. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one for editing in 1989....
; and Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
. Fuller was also writer and producer of The Complete Guide To Relationships, Miami 7
Miami 7
Miami 7 is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their album S Club. All seven members of the band starred as themselves...
and LA 7, the latter two of which followed the adventures of chart-topping band S Club 7
S Club 7
S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, were a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, consisting of members Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, de facto lead singer Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens. The group rose to fame by starring in their...
. LA 7 was the highest rated children's show in the UK, achieving a worldwide audience of over 90 million.
Fuller spent some time in the USA writing on network comedy shows such as The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show was an American television variety show, hosted by British comedian and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children, and ran until May 26, 1990. The show blended sketch comedy shorts...
and Tracey Takes On.
Feature film credits to date include Lenny Live and Unleashed, starring Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry
Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
, and box office success Spice World, starring pop group The Spice Girls with Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
, Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
and Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant is a Swaziland-born British actor, screenwriter and director. His most notable role came in the film Withnail and I. He holds dual British and Swazi citizenship.-Early life:...
.
Fuller has received many nominations and awards for his work, including three primetime Emmy nominations, a CableACE Award
CableACE Award
The CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming...
and the New York Film and Television Festival Award.
Film
Lenny Henry
Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
- 1989) Spice World (1997, nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay) Gross revenue $75,000,000 High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes is a 2001 action comedy-drama film starring Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Mark Williams, Danny Dyer and Michael Gambon. It was directed by Mel Smith and written by Kim Fuller and Georgia Pritchett...
(2001) Gross revenue £3,351,216 From Justin to Kelly
From Justin to Kelly
From Justin to Kelly is a 2003 American romantic comedy musical film starring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the winner and runner-up, respectively, of the first season of American Idol...
(2003, nominated for a Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Screenplay) Gross revenue $4,922,166 Seeing Double (2003) Gross revenue £2,169,909 Mashup Movie (2009)
Television
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC 2 from 1979 to 1982.Originally shown as a comedy "alternative" to the BBC Nine O'Clock News on BBC 1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy...
Three of a Kind (1981–1983) Carrott's Lib
Carrott's Lib
Carrott's Lib is a British satirical comedy series broadcast between 1982 and 1983. It starred Jasper Carrott and a cast of many comedians. The show was not just a satirical comedy, it was also a sketch show with many comedians of the future, most famously Chris Barrie & Jan Ravens...
(1982–1983) Alas Smith and Jones
Alas Smith and Jones
Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedy sketch television series featuring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. It was broadcast on the BBC from 1984 to 1998...
(1984–1988) Spitting Image
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Television. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one for editing in 1989....
(1984–1996) The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Tracey Ullman Show was an American television variety show, hosted by British comedian and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children, and ran until May 26, 1990. The show blended sketch comedy shorts...
(1987–1990) Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On...
Tracey Takes On... is an HBO sketch comedy series created by British-American comedienne Tracey Ullman.In 1993, Ullman returned to television after her hit Fox comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show, was canceled, with two comedy specials for HBO. Tracey Ullman Takes On New York, and Tracey Ullman:...
(1996–1999) Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
(co-writer of the 1997 episode Blue) Miami 7
Miami 7
Miami 7 is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their album S Club. All seven members of the band starred as themselves...
(1999) The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (film)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything is a collection of sketches broadcast in two parts on 2 and 4 January 2000 on BBC 1.-External links:...
(1999)
L.A. 7
L.A. 7 was the second series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from April 6, 2000 to July 6, 2000 and starred all seven members of the band as themselves...
(2000)
Hollywood 7
Hollywood 7 was the third series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7 and the second television series shot in California. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from September 25, 2001 and December 20, 2001 and starred all seven members of the band as themselves...
(2001)
Viva S Club
Viva S Club was the fourth and final series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club. This was the only series that was not filmed in America, filming, instead, in Barcelona, Spain. The programme was shown every week on CBBC from 20 September 2002 to 27 December 2002 and...
(2002)
Lenny Henry in Pieces
Lenny Henry in Pieces was a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and 2003....
(2003)
I Dream
I Dream is a British children's musical television comedy programme aimed at and mostly about teenagers, which aired in 2004 . It was set at an esteemed performing arts college near Barcelona, Spain, and focuses on thirteen youths who are invited to enrol at the college, Avalon Heights, over the...
(2004)
Lenny Henry
Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
, a BBC1 comedy-drama (2006)