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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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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
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Family Guy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Louie
BoJack Horseman
Alias
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
The Marriage Ref
The Simpsons
The Office
Galavant
SpongeBob SquarePants
Golden Globe Awards
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
German Genius
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
The Office Retrospective
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The Little Prince
The Willoughbys
Dog Man
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Stardust
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
The Ricky Gervais Show
Oppenheimer
Valiant
The Invention of Lying
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Ghost Town
Muppets Most Wanted
The Office
Extras
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
After Life
David Brent: Life on the Road
Special Correspondents
Production Credits
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Untitled Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Mockumentary
The Ricky Gervais Show
The Simpsons
After Life
The Office Retrospective
The Willoughbys
The Office
David Brent: Life on the Road
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Special Correspondents
The Office
The Office
The Invention of Lying
Extras
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