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Ricky Gervais
6 FOLLOWERS • 63 CREDITS • JUN 25, 1961 • 63
Biography
Ricky Dene Gervais (born June 25, 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician and writer.
Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant. In addition to writing and directing the shows, Gervais also played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has also starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying. He has performed on four sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast in the world as of March 2009, The Ricky Gervais Show.
He has won a multitude of awards and honours, including seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic. In 2010 he was named on the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential people. Gervais hosted both the 2010 and 2011 Golden Globe Awards.
Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Daily Show
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Family Guy
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Louie
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BoJack Horseman
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Alias
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
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The Marriage Ref
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The Simpsons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7DJKHzAi83BmQrWLrYYOqcoKfhR.jpg)
The Office
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Galavant
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SpongeBob SquarePants
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Golden Globe Awards
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Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
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Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
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The Little Prince
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The Office Retrospective
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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The Willoughbys
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Night at the Museum
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German Genius
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
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Stardust
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
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Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
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The Ricky Gervais Show
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Oppenheimer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/chtAKvXb897I2Pn8HOkV4TC5Jzz.jpg)
Valiant
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After Life
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The Office
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/isHC02m4tNp9elnrA9e2XU4E3Gi.jpg)
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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David Brent: Life on the Road
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Muppets Most Wanted
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Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
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Extras
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The Invention of Lying
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Ghost Town
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Special Correspondents
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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Production Credits
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The Invention of Lying
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Extras
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Special Correspondents
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/isHC02m4tNp9elnrA9e2XU4E3Gi.jpg)
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9WrMmjdZvpxLQh1tCQ9tOd1asOb.jpg)
The Willoughbys
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnT1Aq92RdhlYMIikuwnwNMaOGu.jpg)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/guDoe5ceU9WcGVeVPJ5VNz6NbJh.jpg)
The Office Retrospective
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After Life
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ry2HDP5KyEV3R7htXlFAeQbbXgf.jpg)
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
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Untitled Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Mockumentary
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The Office
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7DJKHzAi83BmQrWLrYYOqcoKfhR.jpg)
The Office
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David Brent: Life on the Road
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/17pjo5C1TO6PxfEtMAZX31byHRN.jpg)
The Ricky Gervais Show
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