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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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The Daily Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0HUz4eUNUe3TeEd8fQWYazPaC7.jpg)
Family Guy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Louie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pB9L0jAnEQLMKgexqCEocEW8TA.jpg)
BoJack Horseman
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Alias
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGC7zSDgG0FY0MbM1pjfhTCWQBI.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
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The Marriage Ref
![](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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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
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dNvYjzFuSSY7DCVZK7zzaZFemHt.jpg)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/guDoe5ceU9WcGVeVPJ5VNz6NbJh.jpg)
The Office Retrospective
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The Little Prince
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9WrMmjdZvpxLQh1tCQ9tOd1asOb.jpg)
The Willoughbys
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uY9k8t2FQkMj60obnAnsPKLxHCE.jpg)
Night at the Museum
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bkO6MPruIwylNHoWUof6UDlfh30.jpg)
German Genius
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwgy305K6qDs3D20xUO4OZu1HPY.jpg)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
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Stardust
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rEy4VFXn3fukXRhx8TnSZtOnlcm.jpg)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wMDUDwAArpfGdtTTZ25SfwngGwt.jpg)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/chtAKvXb897I2Pn8HOkV4TC5Jzz.jpg)
Valiant
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/17pjo5C1TO6PxfEtMAZX31byHRN.jpg)
The Ricky Gervais Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Gxv8gSFCU0XGDykEGv7zR1n2ua.jpg)
Oppenheimer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lhUKeZj7VlWAtavAzTLwClDWSpI.jpg)
David Brent: Life on the Road
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o9mGTVnnsqMS3Oh2IloPKPpLiL3.jpg)
Muppets Most Wanted
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnT1Aq92RdhlYMIikuwnwNMaOGu.jpg)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oxiA2O4wRBCOzvfxYjNKZQuitQc.jpg)
Extras
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b8VS14DwpLlugTxVWSllYU0Gjn5.jpg)
Ghost Town
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gH3oLHL09DQL0l9Rz9xC3zxrlnG.jpg)
The Office
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Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/clP8tDZeM9jgnqmu4VBClBDpLtS.jpg)
The Invention of Lying
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After Life
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Special Correspondents
Production Credits
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Extras
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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6eJf4h9XcvqK64vbx27EFlLVURm.jpg)
After Life
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/isHC02m4tNp9elnrA9e2XU4E3Gi.jpg)
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gH3oLHL09DQL0l9Rz9xC3zxrlnG.jpg)
The Office
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnT1Aq92RdhlYMIikuwnwNMaOGu.jpg)
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/guDoe5ceU9WcGVeVPJ5VNz6NbJh.jpg)
The Office Retrospective
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lhUKeZj7VlWAtavAzTLwClDWSpI.jpg)
David Brent: Life on the Road
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/17pjo5C1TO6PxfEtMAZX31byHRN.jpg)
The Ricky Gervais Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7DJKHzAi83BmQrWLrYYOqcoKfhR.jpg)
The Office
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/clP8tDZeM9jgnqmu4VBClBDpLtS.jpg)
The Invention of Lying
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9WrMmjdZvpxLQh1tCQ9tOd1asOb.jpg)
The Willoughbys
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sQPkqwW4qh5fKbSI8V12wc8ZMlJ.jpg)
Special Correspondents
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/31542.jpg)
Untitled Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Mockumentary
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