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Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1961-06-25

Birth Place

Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

8.0

Movie
poster

After Life

2019

7.9

TV
poster

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

2009

4.9

TV
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

2005

7.0

Movie
poster

Alias

2001

6.7

TV
poster

An Idiot Abroad

2010

7.7

TV
poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

5.9

TV
poster

BoJack Horseman

2014

8.6

TV
Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

2010

6.5

Movie
poster

Child Support

2018

5.0

TV
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

2021

6.8

Movie
poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

5.7

TV
poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012

7.2

TV
poster

Conan

2010

7.0

TV
Concert for Diana

Concert for Diana

2007

7.6

Movie
poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

8.0

TV
David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine: Real or Magic

2013

6.7

Movie
David Brent: Life on the Road

David Brent: Life on the Road

2016

6.1

Movie
poster

David Haye versus

2011

0.0

TV
poster

Derek

2013

7.5

TV
Derek Special

Derek Special

2015

8.1

Movie
Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog

2001

4.9

Movie
Dog Man

Dog Man

2025

0.0

Movie
Escape from Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth

2013

5.7

Movie
poster

Extras

2005

7.8

TV
poster

Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
Finding Leo

Finding Leo

2005

8.0

Movie
For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

2006

5.8

Movie
poster

Galavant

2015

7.3

TV
George Michael: Freedom

George Michael: Freedom

2017

7.6

Movie
George Michael: Freedom Uncut

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

2022

7.3

Movie
poster

German Genius

2023

5.5

TV
Ghost Town

Ghost Town

2008

6.5

Movie
poster

GMTV

1993

5.8

TV
poster

Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
poster

Golden Years

2003

3.2

TV
poster

Horne & Corden

2009

0.0

TV
poster

Hot Ones

2015

7.4

TV
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

2002

0.0

Movie
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008

6.0

Movie
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

2017

6.4

Movie
Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

2007

7.5

Movie
poster

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

2005

5.0

TV
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

2022

6.7

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
Learn English with Ricky Gervais

Learn English with Ricky Gervais

2012

0.0

Movie
poster

Learn Guitar with David Brent

2013

0.0

TV
poster

Life's Too Short

2011

7.1

TV
poster

Live from Studio Five

2009

3.3

TV
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Living with Ricky Gervais

Living with Ricky Gervais

2004

0.0

Movie
Living with Ricky Gervais 2

Living with Ricky Gervais 2

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

Louie

2010

7.8

TV
Manila, Manila/America is in The Heart

Manila, Manila/America is in The Heart

10.0

Movie
Meet Karl Pilkington

Meet Karl Pilkington

2004

0.0

Movie
Meet Karl Pilkington II

Meet Karl Pilkington II

2010

0.0

Movie
poster

Meet Ricky Gervais

2000

5.2

TV
poster

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

2016

7.4

TV
Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted

2014

6.3

Movie
Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

2006

6.6

Movie
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009

6.1

Movie
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

6.2

Movie
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022

6.7

Movie
Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

2005

0.0

Movie
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

2009

2.0

Movie
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics

Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics

2004

7.0

Movie
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

2007

7.0

Movie
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science

Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science

2010

7.2

Movie
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

2003

7.2

Movie
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David

Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David

2006

7.0

Movie
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

2023

7.2

Movie
Ricky Gervais: Humanity

Ricky Gervais: Humanity

2018

7.7

Movie
Ricky Gervais: Mortality

Ricky Gervais: Mortality

0.0

Movie
Ricky Gervais: Out of England

Ricky Gervais: Out of England

2008

7.2

Movie
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2

Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2

2010

7.5

Movie
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

2022

7.4

Movie
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

2002

5.0

Movie
poster

Room 101

1994

6.2

TV
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
poster

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019

8.0

TV
Seedy Boss

Seedy Boss

1998

0.0

Movie
poster

Spaced

1999

7.9

TV
Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

2016

5.8

Movie
poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999

7.7

TV
SpongeBob's Truth or Square

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

2009

7.1

Movie
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

2011

4.7

Movie
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

2009

10.0

Movie
poster

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

2024

0.0

TV
Stardust

Stardust

2007

7.3

Movie
Suede: The Insatiable Ones

Suede: The Insatiable Ones

2018

7.4

Movie
Talking Funny

Talking Funny

2011

7.4

Movie
poster

Talking Sopranos

2020

0.0

TV
Taping Nigel

Taping Nigel

2005

6.0

Movie
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

2007

6.0

Movie
poster

The 11 O'Clock Show

1998

5.2

TV
poster

The Alec Baldwin Show

2018

1.0

TV
The Art of Breaking Character

The Art of Breaking Character

2007

0.0

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Invention of Lying

The Invention of Lying

2009

6.2

Movie
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

2016

6.9

Movie
poster

The Last Leg

2013

5.3

TV
poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

6.8

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Little Prince

The Little Prince

2015

7.6

Movie
poster

The Marriage Ref

2010

3.8

TV
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

2019

0.0

Movie
poster

The Office

2005

8.6

TV
poster

The Office

2001

7.8

TV
The Office Retrospective

The Office Retrospective

2013

7.3

Movie
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
The Return of Brent

The Return of Brent

2013

6.0

Movie
poster

The Ricky Gervais Show

2010

7.2

TV
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

2013

6.4

Movie
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Willoughbys

The Willoughbys

2020

7.1

Movie
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

0.0

Movie
poster

This Morning

1988

5.7

TV
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

9.3

Movie
Valiant

Valiant

2005

5.5

Movie
poster

Vic Reeves Examines

2000

5.0

TV
When Karl Met Warwick

When Karl Met Warwick

2010

0.0

Movie