Famous People Who Overcame Dyslexia

Guy Ritchie

Guy Ritchie, born September 10, 1968, is a British film director. He has adopted a cockney accent despite being the stepson of baronet Sir Michael Leighton and a descendant of King Edward I. Richie dropped out of British public school Stanbridge Earls at 15 (he is dyslexic, the school is one of the most prominent schools specialising in dealing with dyslexia in Britain), but went on to become an accomplished music video and film director.

He married Madonna on December 22, 2000 at Skibo Castle in Scotland, and they have one child together. They are both ardent devotees of the controversial quasi-mystical Kabbalah Centre and donate much money and time to practicing and spreading its teachings. Following his marriage to Madonna, Ritchie then began focusing his filmmaking around his famous wife, directing her in both a music video (for the song "What It Feels Like for a Girl," a controversial video that showed Madonna engaging in such senselessly violent acts and a short film, "Star", for the popular BMW films series. Ritchie's next feature, also a vehicle for Madonna, was a remake of the 1960s Lina Wertmüller hit Swept Away also entitled Swept Away. Ritchie cast Madonna as a rich, socialite who, after a shipwreck, is trapped on a deserted island with a slovenly servant who smacks and humiliates her: the woman is called Amber Leighton, the name of Guy Ritchie's mother. The film was both a critical and commercial disaster that cast a cloud over Ritchie's filmmaking career.

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Guy Ritchie Snatch - Interviewed by Film 2000 with Jonathan Ross

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