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Born in South [[London]], [[England]] in [[1972]], Richard Blackwood claims he always wanted to be a performer. His inspiration has come from other comedians like [[Richard Pryor]], [[Eddie Murphy]] and [[Chris Rock]], and his comedic style can be described as an amalgam of these three, with a healthy dose [[Afro Caribbean]] and South London humour. He is known as [[Britain]]'s [[Will Smith]] and the two are thought to be very fond of one another's work.
After graduating with a batchelor's degree in business, he did a gig at 'The Spot' in London's [[Covent Garden]], and from there his popularity grew. He did guest spots on 'The A- Force', BBC2's late night black entertainment programme, as well as sketches on 'The Real McCoy','Five Night Stand', and prsented presented the hit family quiz show ''Blackwood's Big Bucket''. He has also appeared as an actor in some of the UK's most popular TV shows, such as [[Holby City]] and [[Crimewatch]].
He has hosted 'Singled Out' and 'MTV Select' on [[MTV]], and was selected to front he the launch of one of the [[BBC]]'s new digital channels.
Blackwood was recently named as one of the 100 greatest [[Black]] [[Britons]].
http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/richard_blackwood.html
