Richard Osman reassures fans that he will continue to host Pointless by announcing that he is leaving Endemol after 20 years and joking ‘he didn’t know people even had a real job ‘
- Richard Osman, 50, has announced that he is retiring as Endemol’s creative director after 20 years
- The TV star has admitted that he is ‘looking forward to creating new shows with new people’ after working for the TV giant since he was 29
- Richard has confirmed that he will continue to host Pointless and House Of Games
Richard Osman has announced that he is leaving Endemol after 20 years.
On Monday afternoon, the presenter, 50, took to Twitter to make the unexpected news, and to reassure fans that he will continue to host Pointless.
Richard, Endemol’s creative director, was also joking that people didn’t even know he had a ‘real, real job’ in addition to his show career.
Great news! Richard Osman, 50, has announced he is leaving Endemol after 20 years, and said: ‘It’s time for me to move on! ‘
Writing fondly of the TV giant, Richard tweeted: ‘I’ve been working at Endemol since I was 29, but it’s time for me to move on. They still do Pointless / House Of Games and work with great people there.
‘But also looking forward to creating new shows with new people. It’s been an amazing 20 years, and I will miss it so much. ‘
In a follow-up tweet, he said: ‘I realize that people who think I’m a TV producer didn’t even know I had a real job, but that’s us.’
Richard, who was born in Essex, began his career in 1995, working as a program partner on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
I miss it so much: On Monday afternoon, the presenter took to Twitter the news, writing fondly for the TV giant
He was then too active a producer on several British game shows, including 8 out of 10 cats, Deal Or No Deal and Total Wipeout.
Richard joined the TV giant Endemol in 1999 where he became the company’s creative director.
It was Richard who came up with the idea for Pointless for the BBC, to become a co-presenter with his former friend at the university, Alexander Armstrong, when it was launched in 2009.
Joker: Richard, Endemol’s creative director, also joked that people didn’t even know he had ‘real, real work’ other than his show career
Strong friends: Richard came up with the idea for Pointless with the BBC, becoming a co-presenter with his old university friend Alexander Armstrong when it launched in 2009
Although little is known about Richard ‘s private life, the TV star has a daughter named Ruby, 19, and a son named Sonny, 21, from a previous relationship. His brother is a Suede bassist and founding member Mat Osman.
The news of his Endemol career comes after Richard was shocked to announce how Steven Spielberg wants to make a film about his book The Thursday Murder Club.
Speaking of a recent episode of Good Morning Britain he encouraged: ‘Spielberg is the greatest film director ever.
No way! The news of his Endemol career comes after Richard was shocked to announce how Steven Spielberg wants to make a film about his book The Thursday Murder Club
Captured: Speaking on the exciting news, he said: Spielberg is the greatest film director ever. I’m the one who did Total Wipeout and Deal or No Deal, he’s the one who did Jaws’
‘I’m the one who did Total Wipeout and Deal or No Deal, he’s the one who did Jaws. It’s a boring story [how he found out Spielberg would be making the movie]. I was in the office of someone who sells movie rights. I was excited. ‘
Richard said he has already received a zoom call with Spielberg, as he explained: ‘There has been a lot of discussion about it. Spielberg has to throw. ‘
Going into the details of the plot, and why it is so good, he said: ‘It’ s about four in their seventies. They meet once a week to solve unsolved murders and one week, murder is on their doorstep.