
Ricky Gervais
Birthday: 1961-06-25
Place of Birth: 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.

Valiant, 2005
Animation
Adventure
Comedy
War

Night at the Museum, 2006
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy

Stardust, 2007
Adventure
Fantasy
Romance

Ghost Town, 2008
Drama
Comedy
Fantasy

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, 2008
Comedy
Romance
Drama

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 2009
Adventure
Fantasy
Action
Comedy

The Invention of Lying, 2009
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance

Cemetery Junction, 2010
Drama
Comedy

Escape from Planet Earth, 2013
Animation
Comedy
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, 2014
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy

Muppets Most Wanted, 2014
Comedy
Adventure
Detective

The Little Prince, 2015
Adventure
Animation
Fantasy

Special Correspondents, 2016
Comedy

David Brent: Life on the Road, 2016
Comedy

Ricky Gervais: Humanity, 2018
Comedy

The Willoughbys, 2020
Animation
Comedy

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, 2022
Animation
Action
Adventure
Comedy

Ricky Gervais: SuperNature, 2022
Comedy