Paul King (director)
British writer and director (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Thomas King (born July 1978) is a British writer and director. He works in television, film and theatre, and specialises in comedy. He directed all 20 episodes of the BBC surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007), and in 2005 he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best New Director.
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Born | Paul Thomas King July 1978 (age 45) Hampshire, England |
Education | St Catharine's College, Cambridge (BA) |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Notable work | The Mighty Boosh, Paddington, Wonka |
His work on the family comedy films Paddington (2014) and its 2017 sequel both earned him British Academy Film Award nominations for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2023, he directed and co-wrote Wonka, a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring Willy Wonka's origins.