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- Birth date: June 25, 1961
- Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England
- Golden Globe Awards: 1
- Emmy Awards: 2
- Was a DJ before doing comedy
- 1980s: Played in the band Seona Dancing
- Starred in radio/podcast comedy show The Ricky Gervais Show
- Ended The Office after two seasons
- Wrote and starred in an episode of The Simpsons
- Wrote the 2004 children's book, Flanimals.
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British comedian and author Ricky Gervais and his writing partner, Stephen Merchant, co-created the original The Office UK (BBC) and Extras (HBO). In 2008, Gervais was featured in his first HBO comedy special, Ricky Gervais: Out of England and starred in the Universal film, Ghost Town alongside Greg Kinnear.
In October 2009, it was announced that Gervais would host the Golden Globes in January of 2010.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315410,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
The Office
The Office was a mockumentary taking place amongst the cubicles of the Wernham Hogg paper company in Slough, England. Gervais portrayed the selfish but well-meaning David Brent, the regional manager of the Slough office. The show, which earned several awards and an international following, was characterized by its many moments of awkwardly comedic discomfort. It ran for two seasons on the BBC for a total of 14 episodes, and inspired a popular American spin-off starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, the U.S. counterpart of David Brent.Extras
Gervais' next attempt at TV, Extras, only won him more critical acclaim. In 2005, he debuted as Andy Millman, an actor who aspires to land leading roles instead of his usual background work. Each episode of the show involves appearances by famous guest stars that often parody themselves, some of which include Patrick Stewart, Kate Winslet, Ben Stiller and David Bowie.-
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Ricky Gervais Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- June 25, 1961: Born in Reading, England
- 1982: Forms pop group Seona Dancing
- 1999: Regular apperances on The 11 O'Clock Show
- July 9, 2001: The Office
- November, 2001: Weekly radio show on XFM London
- July 21, 2005: Extras
- March 26, 2006: Writes and appears on a Simpsons episode
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RT @trespassmag: TWITS - we need YOUR OPINION - should Ricky Gervais stop making Hollywood films? http://bit.ly/7VsGHl // NOOOOO!
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Ricky Gervais on Atheism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8gsIuEvEs0&feature=autoshare_twitter
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Ricky gervais was actually a bit hit and miss. Stuart Lee was better!
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Ricky Gervais on Atheism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8gsIuEvEs0&feature=autoshare_twitter
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Alright - today has been a great day. Then Ricky Gervais, with the unexpected bonus of support from Stewart Franics, topped it all off :D
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