Ricky Gervais
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: June 25, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of Birth: Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
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.
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The Last Laugh
Actor David Brent
David Brent: Life on the Road
Actor Albert Finch
Special Correspondents
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David Brent: Life on the Road
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David Brent: Life on the Road
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Special Correspondents
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Special Correspondents
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David Brent: Life on the Road
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Special Correspondents
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Actor Len Taylor
Cemetery Junction
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Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
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Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
Actor Self
This Side of the Truth, A Truly 'Honest' Making of The Invention of Lying
Actor Himself
Meet Karl Pilkington II
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When Karl Met Warwick
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Cemetery Junction
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Cemetery Junction
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Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
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Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
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Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
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Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
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Cemetery Junction
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When Karl Met Warwick
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When Karl Met Warwick
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Actor Mark Bellison
The Invention of Lying
Actor Dr. McPhee
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Actor Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Actor Mark Bellison
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Actor Self
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Actor Self
A Night at the Office
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The Invention of Lying
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The Invention of Lying
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Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
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The Invention of Lying
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Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
