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Richard Valentine

Birthplace:
UK

Biography from TheMovieDB

Richard is a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award winning multi camera director who has directed some of the biggest Live TV events over the last few years including One Love Manchester, Sound of Music Live, Chime for Change, Live 8, Live Earth, FIFA 2010 World Cup Kick Off Concert, Help For Heroes Concert, Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice, The Royal Wedding & The Diamond Jubilee. He has also recently directed music specials with U2, Harry Styles, Duran Duran, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum and Tim Minchin.

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
2024  Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony

Director:
2006  Boom Bang-a-Bang! 50 Years of Eurovision
2006  It Started with Swap Shop
2007  Liverpool Nativity
2007  Madonna: Live Earth Concert at London
2010  A Concert for Heroes
2011  Tim Minchin: BBC Comedy Prom 2011
2013  The Sound of Change Live
2015  The Sound of Music Live!
2016  Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song
2017  Harry Styles at the BBC
2017  U2 at The BBC
2018  Ariana Grande - Live In London
2018  Ariana Grande at the BBC
2018  Ariana Grande: Sweetener Sessions (Live in London)
2019  Take That : Greatest Hits Live
2020  The Royal Variety Performance 2020
2024  Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony

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TV Production

Director:
1956  Eurovision Song Contest
2009  Tonight's the Night
2009  You Have Been Watching
2010  Ask Rhod Gilbert
2012  Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
2013  8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2019  Catchpoint
2020  Royal Variety Performance 2020
2021  Last Singer Standing

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