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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
	Gervais at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars" in 2010
Birth name	Micky Dene Gervais
Born	25 June 1961 (age 63); Reading, Berkshire, England
Medium	Stand-up, film, radio, television
Nationality	English
Years active	1977–present
Genres	Dark comedy, cringe comedy, insult comedy, musical comedy, satire
Influences	Groucho Marx, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Christopher Guest
Influenced	Karl Pilkington, Stephen Merchant
Partner(s)	Jane Fallon; (1975–present)
Notable works and roles	The Office (UK TV series); The Office (U.S. TV series); Extras; An Idiot Abroad; Derek; Cemetery Junction
Website	rickygervais.com
	Ricky Gervais's voice Recorded June 2007 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs

Ricky Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer.

Gervais was born and raised in Reading, Berkshire, England. He was half of 1970s New Wave duo Seona Dancing. He is known for television series including The 11 O'Clock Show, The Office, Meet Ricky Gervais, Extras, An Idiot Abroad, Life's Too Short and Derek. He wrote a children's book, Flanimals. He has performed stand-up shows Animals, Politics, Fame and Science. He has starred in movies: Ghost Town, The Invention of Lying and Cemetery Junction. He has won seven BAFTA awards and two Emmy awards.

Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Personal life

He is an atheist.^[5] He lives between Hampstead, England, and New York City with his partner, producer and author Jane Fallon. Gervais has said that they aren't going to get married because "there's no point in us having an actual ceremony before the eyes of God because there is no God". They have also chosen not to have children.

References

↑ "10 Great Ricky Gervais Quotes On Life, God, And Humor". PBH Network. 16 August 2013.
↑ Lee, Stewart (2010). How I Escaped My Certain Fate. Faber and Faber Ltd. ISBN 978-0-571-25482-8.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Ricky Gervais 2008". Hyena Production. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
↑ Gilbert, Matthew (27 September 2009). "Lining up for Ricky". Boston.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
↑ Why I'm an atheist

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[1] "10 Great Ricky Gervais Quotes On Life, God, And Humor". PBH Network. 16 August 2013.

[2] Lee, Stewart (2010). How I Escaped My Certain Fate. Faber and Faber Ltd. ISBN 978-0-571-25482-8.

[hyena-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Ricky Gervais 2008". Hyena Production. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[4] Gilbert, Matthew (27 September 2009). "Lining up for Ricky". Boston.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[5] Why I'm an atheist

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