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Kim Fuller (born 15 June 1951 in Hastings, England) is an English writer for film, radio and television. He is the brother of music manager and Idols series creator Simon Fuller.

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Kim Fuller has been writing for television for over 40 years but is largely known for writing the television and film aspects of Simon Fuller's artists. Fuller has written for a number of successful television comedy programs including Not The Nine O'Clock News , on which he first met Mel Smith; Carrott's Lib , starring Jasper Carrott; The Lenny Henry Show ; [1] Spitting Image ; and Red Dwarf . Fuller was also writer and producer of The Complete Guide To Relationships, Miami 7 and L.A. 7 , the latter two of which followed the adventures of chart-topping group S Club 7. LA 7 was the highest rated children's show in the UK, achieving a worldwide audience of over 90 million.[ citation needed ] Fuller has also worked on the BBC Radio Four comedy series The Castle.

Fuller spent some time in the United States writing on network comedy shows such as The Tracey Ullman Show and Tracey Takes On... .

Feature film credits to date include Lenny Live and Unleashed, starring Lenny Henry, and Spice World , [2] starring pop group The Spice Girls.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sir Lenny Henry at 60: A career in pictures". BBC News. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Vincent, Alice (29 September 2017). "Five go mad on camera how the spice girls made the world". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "'From Justin to Kelly' Is a Horrible Movie That Someone Needs to ..." Vice. Vice. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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