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• Guy Ritchie is a screenwriter and director. His first two feature length films were Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. His current work-in-progress is Sherlock Holmes, which stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and Kelly Reilly.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Guy Stuart Ritchie
  2. Born: September 10, 1968
  3. Birth place: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
  4. Height: 5'11"
  5. Ex-spouse: Madonna
  6. "Quicky divorce" granted on November 21, 2008
  7. Children: Rocco and David
  8. Practices karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsuThe New York Times: He Has Leverage (December 2, 2007)

• Career

  After finding commercial and critical success with his first two films, Ritchie directed Madonna in Swept Away, a remake of a 1974 film by Lina Wertmuller. The film received negative reviews and grossed less than $600,000 in the U.S.Box Office Mojo: Swept Away

  His 2005 film, Revolver, met with similar critical vitriol and was only released on a limited basis in the U.S.Rotten Tomatoes: Revolver Ritchie's 2008, film, RocknRolla, is set for release in September in the U.K. and October in the U.S.

• Marriage to Madonna

  Ritchie married pop superstar Madonna in December 2000. They have two sons, Rocco and David, the latter of whom was adopted from Malawi.People: Granted Preliminary Divorce (November 21, 2008)

• Divorce Rumors

  In June 2008, rumours circulated that Guy Ritchie and Madonna planned to divorce. Though blogs and news organizations reported that Madonna had acquired the services of divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton, her publicist had unequivocally denied the separation rumor.Telegraphy: Madonna denies she and husband Guy Ritchie plan to divorce (July 2, 2008)

  Liz Rosenberg, Madonna's rep, announced on October 15, 2008, that Madonna and Ritchie were divorcing after seven-and-a-half years of marriage. On November 21, 2008, the pair were granted a preliminary divorce.People: Granted Preliminary Divorce (November 21, 2008)

• Filmography

  1. The Hard Case (1995)
  2. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
  3. Snatch (2000)
  4. Swept Away (2002)
  5. Revolver (2005)
  6. RocknRolla (2008)
  7. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  8. The Gamekeeper (2010)

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