Ricky Gervais

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-06-25 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

Ricky Gervais

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Office

    The Office

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Dog Man

    Dog Man

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

    Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Night at the Museum

    Night at the Museum

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

    Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Louie

    Louie

  • Extras

    Extras

  • After Life

    After Life

  • Valiant

    Valiant

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

    How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

  • The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Ghost Town

    Ghost Town

  • Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

    Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

  • Talking Sopranos

    Talking Sopranos

  • Spaced

    Spaced

  • Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

    Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

  • The Invention of Lying

    The Invention of Lying

  • Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

  • Escape from Planet Earth

    Escape from Planet Earth

  • Muppets Most Wanted

    Muppets Most Wanted

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

  • Galavant

    Galavant

  • The Willoughbys

    The Willoughbys

  • Derek

    Derek

  • Save Ralph

    Save Ralph

  • Michael McIntyre's Big Show

    Michael McIntyre's Big Show

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Cemetery Junction

    Cemetery Junction

  • The Marriage Ref

    The Marriage Ref

  • Alan Carr: Chatty Man

    Alan Carr: Chatty Man

  • Special Correspondents

    Special Correspondents

  • An Idiot Abroad

    An Idiot Abroad

  • The 11 O'Clock Show

    The 11 O'Clock Show

  • Taping Nigel

    Taping Nigel

  • The Unbelievers

    The Unbelievers

  • Life's Too Short

    Life's Too Short

  • The Ricky Gervais Show

    The Ricky Gervais Show

  • Finding Leo

    Finding Leo

  • Seedy Boss

    Seedy Boss

  • Ricky Gervais: Humanity

    Ricky Gervais: Humanity

  • German Genius

    German Genius

  • Concert for Diana

    Concert for Diana

  • George Michael: Freedom

    George Michael: Freedom

  • David Brent: Life on the Road

    David Brent: Life on the Road

  • The Alec Baldwin Show

    The Alec Baldwin Show

  • David Blaine: Real or Magic

    David Blaine: Real or Magic

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • George Michael: Freedom Uncut

    George Michael: Freedom Uncut

  • Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

    Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

    Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

  • Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

    Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

  • For Your Consideration

    For Your Consideration

  • The Art of Breaking Character

    The Art of Breaking Character

  • Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

    Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

  • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

    Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

    Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

  • The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

    The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

  • Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

  • Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

    Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

  • Ricky Gervais: Mortality

    Ricky Gervais: Mortality

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

    Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM

  • The Return of Brent

    The Return of Brent

  • Child Support

    Child Support

  • Suede: The Insatiable Ones

    Suede: The Insatiable Ones

  • 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

  • SpongeBob's Truth or Square

    SpongeBob's Truth or Square

  • Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

    Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening

  • Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

    Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • The Office Retrospective

    The Office Retrospective

  • Meet Ricky Gervais

    Meet Ricky Gervais

  • Horne & Corden

    Horne & Corden

  • Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

    Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool

  • Alley Cats

    Alley Cats

  • Talking Funny

    Talking Funny

  • Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics

    Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics

  • Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

    Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

  • Golden Years

    Golden Years

  • Vic Reeves Examines

    Vic Reeves Examines

  • David Haye versus

    David Haye versus

  • Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

    Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up

  • Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

    Prequel: The Dawn of Lying

  • Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science

    Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science

  • The Jim Tavaré Show

    The Jim Tavaré Show

  • Meet Karl Pilkington II

    Meet Karl Pilkington II

  • Derek Special

    Derek Special

  • Learn Guitar with David Brent

    Learn Guitar with David Brent

  • Ricky Gervais: Out of England

    Ricky Gervais: Out of England

  • Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

    Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

  • When Karl Met Warwick

    When Karl Met Warwick

  • Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

    Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

  • Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David

    Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David

  • Meet Karl Pilkington

    Meet Karl Pilkington

  • Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2

    Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2

  • Living with Ricky Gervais

    Living with Ricky Gervais

  • Learn English with Ricky Gervais

    Learn English with Ricky Gervais

  • Living with Ricky Gervais 2

    Living with Ricky Gervais 2

  • The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem

    The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem