Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais

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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.

Films Featuring Ricky Gervais

Night at the Museum

20066.6

How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

20028.0

The Invention of Lying

20096.2

Ghost Town

20086.5

Ricky Gervais: Out of England

20087.1

Valiant

20055.7

Cemetery Junction

20106.5

For Your Consideration

20065.8

Talking Funny

20117.4

Escape from Planet Earth

20135.8

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

20096.2

Dog Eat Dog

20015.3

Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2

20107.3

Muppets Most Wanted

20146.3

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

20146.2

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

20227.3

The Unbelievers

20136.4

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

20096.9

Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

20092.0

Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

20227.4

Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics

20046.8

Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

20076.8

Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

20037.1

Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science

20107.0

The Last Laugh

20167.0

David Blaine: Real or Magic

20136.8

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

20025.5

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

20237.1

Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

20226.7

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

20114.7

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

20148.0

Stardust

20077.3

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

20086.0

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

200910.0

Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

20076.3

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

20028.0

David Brent: Life on the Road

20166.1

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Derek Special

20158.1

Special Correspondents

20165.8

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

2005

Ricky Gervais: Mortality

20257.1

The Little Prince

20157.6

Living with Ricky Gervais

Living with Ricky Gervais

2004

Living with Ricky Gervais 2

Living with Ricky Gervais 2

2007

Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

20076.0

Taping Nigel

20057.0

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

20226.6

Learn English with Ricky Gervais

2012

The Art of Breaking Character

The Art of Breaking Character

2007

Finding Leo

Finding Leo

20058.0

Meet Karl Pilkington

2004

The Return of Brent

20136.0

George Michael: Freedom

20177.2

Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

20176.4

Ricky Gervais: Humanity

20187.7

The Willoughbys

20207.0

Suede: The Insatiable Ones

20187.4

The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

2019

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

20109.3

Meet Karl Pilkington II

2010

Concert for Diana

20077.6

The Office Retrospective

20137.4

When Karl Met Warwick

2010

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

20057.7

Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

20216.8

Dog Man

20257.4

Seedy Boss

Seedy Boss

1998

The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem

The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem

2010

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

2012

The Fight

2002

The Muppets

20116.7

England 2006: The Golden Generation

20264.0

The Office: Ricky's Top 25 Brent Moments

2026

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

20195.5

Out of Shadows

20207.6