Ricky Gervais

Also Known As: ริกกี้ เจอร์เวส, Ricky Dene Gervais, ریکی جرویس

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

Birthday: June 25, 1961

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

9.39%

Known For:

Night at the Museum
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
The Invention of Lying
Ghost Town
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Valiant
Cemetery Junction
For Your Consideration
Talking Funny
Escape from Planet Earth
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Dog Eat Dog
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Muppets Most Wanted
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
The Unbelievers
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
The Last Laugh
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Stardust
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
David Brent: Life on the Road
The Wind in the Willows
Manila, Manila/America is in The Heart
Derek Special
Special Correspondents
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
The Little Prince
Living with Ricky Gervais
Living with Ricky Gervais 2
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Taping Nigel
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
The Art of Breaking Character
Finding Leo
Meet Karl Pilkington
The Return of Brent
George Michael: Freedom
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
The Willoughbys
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Meet Karl Pilkington II
Concert for Diana
The Office Retrospective
When Karl Met Warwick
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Dog Man
Seedy Boss
A Night at the Office
The Office: The Christmas Special
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem