Biography
An American from Santa Monica, California, Len Richmond created one of England's most successful sitcoms.
"Agony" won the Banff International Television Festival as "Best Situation Comedy" (beating out "Mash" and "Taxi"). It has been turned into a best-selling book (Arrow) and home video (W.S. Smith). It's American spin-off, "The Lucie Arnaz Show", ran on CBS.
"Agony", about the tribulations of a magazine advice columnist, was recently revived by the BBC with all new episodes ("Agony Again"). It has been broadcast in 21 countries - including twice on PBS. The series was nominated for numerous British Emmys and Writer's Guild Awards, and won the AGLA Media Award for the "Responsible portrayal of its gay and lesbian characters".
Len also created the highly rated British comedy series "Split Ends" (Granada Television), set in a trendy, London hair salon.
In the United States, he wrote for the long-running ABC sitcom "Three's Company".
His stage play, "Risky Kisses", a critical success in London, was followed by a national British tour, as well as productions in Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, and Paris. It is being developed as a feature by Granada Films.
Working and living in Paris, Len created the French TV detective series "Le Chinois" (co-written with French mystery writer Delacorte). It starred Charles Aznavour.
Len recently wrote and directed his first independent feature film. "A Dirty Little Business" (Amazing Movies) stars Michael York and Beverly D'Angelo, with an original musical score by Erasure. The newly released DVD is distributed by Think Film.
As a London journalist, Len writes regularly for Cosmopolitan, Punch, Forum, Penthouse, and Time Out magazines. He is co-editor of "The Gay Liberation Book" (Ramparts Press), and "The New Gay Liberation Book" (Ramparts Press). His film reviews are featured in "The Time Out Film Guide" (Penguin Books), his humorous writings reprinted in "The Pick of Punch" (Hutchinson), and his celebrity profiles appear in "Time Out Interviews" (Penguin Books).
"Naked in Paradise" (Sybaritic Press) is his latest bestselling book.
