Ricky Gervais
- Acting
- June 25, 1961 · Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
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
Filmography
- The Grdmous · Original Concept
- Ricky Gervais Alley Cats · Gus (Voice), Executive producer
- Joe & David's Magical Sitcom Tour · Self
- England 2006: The Golden Generation · Self
- La oficina · Original Series Creator
- Ricky Gervais: Mortality · Self, Writer
- The Paper · Executive producer, Original Series Creator
- Dog Man · Flippy (Voice)
- Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy · Self
- The Office · Original Series Creator
- Ricky Gervais: Armageddon · Self, Writer
- 7 Minutes · Executive producer, Director
- German Genius · Ricky Gervais, Creator
- The Office (SA) · Original Series Creator
- Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM · Self
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank · Ika Chu (Voice)
- George Michael: Freedom Uncut · Self
- Ricky Gervais: SuperNature · Self, Writer
- The Office PL · Original Series Creator
- Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up · Self
- The Willoughbys · The Cat (Voice), Executive producer
- Out of Shadows · Self
- Talking Sopranos · Self
- Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting · Self
- The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate? · Self
- The Office · Original Series Creator
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? · Ricky Gervais (Voice)
- After Life · Tony, Executive producer
- Suede: The Insatiable Ones · Self
- The Alec Baldwin Show · Self
- Ricky Gervais: Humanity · Self, Writer
- Child Support · Self, Executive producer
- George Michael: Freedom · Self
- Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame · Self
- The Office · Original Series Creator
- David Brent: Life on the Road · David Brent, Writer
- Special Correspondents · Albert Finch, Director
- The Last Laugh · Self
- Michael McIntyre's Big Show · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- The Little Prince · The Conceited Man (Voice)
- Derek Special · Derek, Director
- Hot Ones · Self
- Galavant · Xanax
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · Dr. McPhee
- BoJack Horseman · Hedgehog at Orphanage (Voice)
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy · Self
- Muppets Most Wanted · Dominic Badguy
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Unbelievers · Self
- David Blaine: Real or Magic · Self
- Learn Guitar with David Brent · David Brent, Creator
- The Office Retrospective · Self, Creator
- The Return of Brent · David Brent, Director
- Escape from Planet Earth · Mr Bing (Voice)
- Derek · Derek, Director
- The Last Leg · Self
- 4funnies · Producer
- The Office: Secret Santa Pack · Writer
- Learn English with Ricky Gervais · Self, Director
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee · Self
- Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars · Self, Music
- The Muppets · Self
- Life's Too Short · Ricky Gervais, Writer
- Spy Kids: All the Time in the World · Voice of Argonaut
- Brad & Gary · Novel
- David Haye versus · Self
- Talking Funny · Self, Executive producer
- Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 · Self, Executive producer
- Meet Karl Pilkington II · Self
- When Karl Met Warwick · Self, Director
- Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science · Self, Director
- Conan · Self
- An Idiot Abroad · Self, Producer
- The Office · Original Series Creator
- HaMisrad · Creator
- Louie · Dr. Ben
- The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem · Self