Paul King
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Paul King

Born 29 July 1978 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Paul Thomas King (born July 1978) is an English screenwriter and director. He works in television, film and theatre and specialises in comedy. He directed all 20 episodes of the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007), and in 2005 he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best New Director. His work on the family comedy films Paddington (2014) and its 2017 sequel 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 backstory to the literary character Willy Wonka and explores his early days as a chocolatier. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul King (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Wonka
Paddington
Paddington 2
Space Force
The Mighty Boosh
Bunny and the Bull
The Mighty Boosh Live
The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour
Little Crackers
Little Britain Sketch
Pele, Argentina and The Dictators
Miranda:  Morecambe & Wise and Me
Wonka
Pele, Argentina and The Dictators
Paddington 2
Miranda:  Morecambe & Wise and Me
Little Britain Sketch
Paddington
Bunny and the Bull
The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour
The Mighty Boosh Live
Paul King · Midrow