Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: June 25, 1961

Deathday: N/A

Popularity:

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Known For

Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum

2006-12-20

How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

2002-10-14

The Invention of Lying
The Invention of Lying

2009-10-02

Ghost Town
Ghost Town

2008-09-19

Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Ricky Gervais: Out of England

2008-11-15

Valiant
Valiant

2005-03-25

Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Junction

2010-04-14

For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration

2006-11-17

Talking Funny
Talking Funny

2011-04-22

Escape from Planet Earth
Escape from Planet Earth

2012-10-09

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009-05-20

Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog

2001-12-07

Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2

2010-12-18

Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted

2014-03-20

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014-12-17

George Michael: Freedom Uncut
George Michael: Freedom Uncut

2022-06-16

The Unbelievers
The Unbelievers

2013-12-13

SpongeBob's Truth or Square
SpongeBob's Truth or Square

2009-11-06

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

2009-12-17

Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

2022-05-24

Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics

2004-11-15

Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

2003-11-17

Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

2007-11-12

Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science

2010-11-21

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh

2016-04-18

David Blaine: Real or Magic
David Blaine: Real or Magic

2013-11-19

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

2002-12-13

Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David

2006-01-05

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

2023-12-01

Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

2022-08-31

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

2011-08-18

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014-05-24

Stardust
Stardust

2007-08-10

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008-10-02

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

2009-07-14

Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

2007-03-07

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

2002-12-25

David Brent: Life on the Road
David Brent: Life on the Road

2016-08-19

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows

Manila, Manila/America is in The Heart
Manila, Manila/America is in The Heart

Derek Special
Derek Special

2015-04-03

Special Correspondents
Special Correspondents

2016-04-22

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

2005-10-01

Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Ricky Gervais: Mortality

The Little Prince
The Little Prince

2015-07-29

Living with Ricky Gervais 2
Living with Ricky Gervais 2

2007-11-12

Living with Ricky Gervais
Living with Ricky Gervais

2004-11-15

Taping Nigel
Taping Nigel

2005-10-31

Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

2007-03-26

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022-07-14

Learn English with Ricky Gervais
Learn English with Ricky Gervais

2012-08-21

The Art of Breaking Character
The Art of Breaking Character

2007-03-26

Finding Leo
Finding Leo

2005-10-31

Meet Karl Pilkington
Meet Karl Pilkington

2004-11-15

The Return of Brent
The Return of Brent

2013-03-15

George Michael: Freedom
George Michael: Freedom

2017-10-16

Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

2017-03-14

Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais: Humanity

2018-03-13

The Willoughbys
The Willoughbys

2020-04-22

Suede: The Insatiable Ones
Suede: The Insatiable Ones

2018-11-24

The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

2019-07-29

This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying

2010-01-19

Meet Karl Pilkington II
Meet Karl Pilkington II

2010-11-23

Concert for Diana
Concert for Diana

2007-07-01

The Office Retrospective
The Office Retrospective

2013-05-16

When Karl Met Warwick
When Karl Met Warwick

2010-11-22

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

2005-09-26

Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

2021-05-07

Dog Man
Dog Man

2025-01-24

Seedy Boss
Seedy Boss

1998-01-01

A Night at the Office
A Night at the Office

2009-08-30