Biography

Guy Ritchie was born on the tenth of September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. His parents, John and Amber Ritchie birthed only one other child, Ritchie’s Sister Tabitha. Because of his dyslexia, Ritchie found trouble in school. He dropped out of Stanbridge Earls School at the age of fifteen and later found himself expelled from Sibford School for drug use. Despite his early setbacks in life he found his calling as a director/filmmaker. His unique style of storytelling has brought about such films as Lock, Stock and Two smoking barrels, Snatch and the recent blockbuster Sherlock Holmes. After marrying Madonna in 2000, Ritchie found interest, but not as much success, in directing music videos. Madonna and Ritchie bore a child, Rocco John, and also adopted a Malawain boy, David Banda, in 2006. For those of us that do not know what a Malawain boy is, it is someone who hails from Malawi, a country in Southwest Africa. Sadly, the couple announced their divorce after eight years of marriage in 2008. Ritchie, following his passion, is still making films continuing with the success of the Holmes series. They have announced that there is a sequel in the making starring the ever so ostentatious Robert Downy Jr. Surely, Ritchie’s films will continue to progress and wow audiences everywhere.

Works cited:

"Guy Ritchie - Biography." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 16 Apr. 2010. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005363/bio>.

"Guy Ritchie Biography." Biography.com. Web. 16 Apr. 2010. <http://www.biography.com/articles/Guy-Ritchie-201267>.