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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.
As director
7 Minutes
David Brent: Life on the Road
Special Correspondents
Derek Special
The Return of Brent
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
Cemetery Junction
Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
When Karl Met Warwick
The Invention of Lying
Prequel: The Dawn of Lying
Taping Nigel II: The Gimpening
Finding Leo
Taping Nigel
Meet Karl Pilkington
As actor
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Dog Man
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Ricky Gervais: SuperNature
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
The Willoughbys
The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?
Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Suede: The Insatiable Ones
George Michael: Freedom
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame
The Last Laugh
David Brent: Life on the Road
Special Correspondents
Derek Special
The Little Prince
Muppets Most Wanted
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Escape from Planet Earth
The Unbelievers
David Blaine: Real or Magic
The Return of Brent
The Office Retrospective
Learn English with Ricky Gervais
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars