- BIRTH 25/06/1961
- Country United Kingdom
- SHOWS 51
- MOVIES 37
- SHOWRUNNER 7
- DIRECTOR 10
- SCRIPT 21
- PRODUCTION 9
Ricky Gervais
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.
Shows (51)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Movies (37)
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Showrunner (7)
After Life
The Office
Extras
Derek
Life's Too Short
An Idiot Abroad
German Genius
Director (10)
The Invention of Lying
Special Correspondents
David Brent: Life on the Road
Cemetery Junction
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
Script (21)
The Invention of Lying
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
David Brent: Life on the Road
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Special Correspondents
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Cemetery Junction
Production (9)
The Invention of Lying
The Willoughbys
Special Correspondents
David Brent: Life on the Road
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Cemetery Junction
Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2
Talking Funny
