Ricky Gervais

Rісkу Gеrvаіѕ іѕ оnе оf thе mоѕt fаmоuѕ асtоrѕ іn thе wоrld. Не іѕ асtіvе іn ѕеvеrаl fіеldѕ frоm асtіng tо рhіlаnthrору аnd frоm ѕіngіng tо соmеdу. Не hаѕ fоund іmmеnѕе ѕuссеѕѕ іn hіѕ саrееr аnd соntіnuеd tо еntеrtаіn реорlе. Не іѕ аn іnfluеnсе tо mаnу асrоѕѕ thе wоrld. Also, Не hаѕ wоrkеd аѕ аn асtоr, dіrесtоr, wrіtеr, ѕіngеr, аnd рrоduсеr. Не wоrkѕ аѕ аn асtіvіѕt аnd hаѕ арреаrеd іn а numbеr оf mоvіеѕ. To know more about him, you can read the below article.

What is Ricky Gervais famous for?

• An English comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director.

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Where is Ricky Gervais from?

Going back to his early life, Ricky was born in Leading, Berkshire, England, the UK to his parents; Lawerence Raymond and Eva Sophia as Ricky Dene Gervais. He was raised with his two brothers, Larry and Robert and sister Masha. Similarly, he is British by nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. Further, his birth sign is Cancer.

For education, he went to Whitley Park Infants and Junior Schools. Later, he enrolled at Ashmead Comprehensive where he got his degree in philosophy from University College London in 1980.

Ricky Gervais Career Timeline

• Talking about his career journey, Ricky started his career as a singer during his final years at UCL. He collaborated with friends to release two singles, More to lose and Bitter Heart. However, these singles were not successful and he later pursues his career in comedy.
• He began his startup comedy in the late 1990s from the shows such as The 11 O’Clock Show and Meet Ricky Gervais. In late 2000, He began working with Stephan Merchant on a mockumentary called The Office. The work, a fictional event presented as a documentary, was initially inspired by Merchant’s 1998 coursework, Seedy Boss.
• Aired on BBC Two, it initially failed to draw good ratings and was about to be dropped. Later, it gained in popularity, running from 9th July 2001 to 27 December 2003, winning several awards. Thereafter, realizing that it would not get any better, they put an end to the show.
• In August 2001, He launched The Ricky Gervais Show, a popular comedy show at Xfm. Although it was named after him, it also starred Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington.
• In 2003, he went on a tour across Great Britain with his standup comedy show called Animal. In the following year, he once again toured across the country with another of his standup comedies, Politics. Both these comedies were recorded and released as DVDs.
• In 2004, He published his first book, Flanimals, which depicted a number of apparently useless or inadequate animals. It would be followed by More Flanimals (2005), Flanimals of the Deep (2006), Flanimals: The Day of the Bletchling (2007) and Flanimals: Pop Up (2009).
• The Ricky Gervais Show ran until the middle of 2005. Thereafter, in December 2005, it was turned into a free video podcast by Guardian Unlimited. It ranked number one throughout January and February 2006, gaining an average of 261,670 downloads per episode during the first month.
• In July 2005, Gervais and Merchant launched Extras, a sitcom on extras working in television, film, and theatre. They not only created, wrote and directed the series, but also starred in it with Gervais appearing in the role of Andy Millman.
• Debuting on BBC Two on 21st July 2005, Extras became highly popular both in the UK and USA, receiving great critical acclaim and a number of awards. Apart from a Christmas Special, it ran for two series of six episodes each. Also in 2005, he launched an American version of The Office.
• In 2007, he went on his third tour across the country with his standup comedy, Flame. In July, he performed at the Concert for Diana in Wembley Stadium, singing Free Love Freeway, a song he had written and sung in The Office’
• In 2008, he starred in an American fantasy comedy film called Ghost Town, appearing as a misanthropic dentist, who could communicate with ghosts. It was his first leading role in a feature film. Earlier in 2006, he had performed in films like For Your Consideration and Night at the Museum.
• Also in 2008, he went on an eleven-date country-wide tour with the standup comedy Science, commencing it at Glasgow in August. In November, he attended the sixth annual New York Comedy Festival, held in New York City, USA, making headlines for his acts.
• In 2009, he made his directorial debut in feature films with The Invention of Lying, starring in it as Mark Bellison. He also co-wrote the script and co-produced the film. Also in the same year, he appeared as Dr. McPhee in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
• In February 2010, he launched a cartoon series, The Ricky Gervais Show. An animated version of his 2005 audio podcasts of the same name, it ran for 39 episodes, ending in July 2012.

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• Also in 2010, he produced and starred in a road trip comedy series called An Idiot Abroad. In the same year, he also wrote and directed a coming-of-age comedy-drama film called Cemetery Junction. Although a fictional work, it was actually based on his experiences as a teenager.
• In 2011, Gervais and Merchant launched their second mockumentary, Life’s Too Short, which starred Warwick Ashley Davis. Davis, born with an extremely rare form of dwarfism, was one of their costars in one of the episodes of Extras and the idea for this show came from him.
• In Life’s Too Short, Davis played a fictionalized version of himself while Gervais and Merchant played supporting roles. In Great Britain, it premiered on 10th November 2011, running on BBC Two till 30th March 2013. In the USA, it ran from 19th February 2012 to 5th July 2013 on HBO.
• In 2012, he wrote, directed and starred in a comedy-drama television series called Derek. While the pilot was aired on Channel 4 on 12th April 2012, the actual show began airing on 30th January 2013. It ran for fourteen episodes in two series, ending on 28th May 2014.
• In 2013, he appeared as Mr. James Bing, a sarcastic computer, in an animated science fiction-comedy film called Escape from Planet Earth. In 2014, he appeared as the villain, Dominic Badguy/The Lemur in Muppets Most Wanted and again as Dr. McPhee in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. 
• In 2014, He started writing the script of Special Correspondents, which he later directed and starred in. The filming began in May 2015. The film, which was a remake of the 2009 French comedy Envoyés très spéciaux, was released in April 2016. It garnered mostly negative reviews.
• Concurrently with working on Special Correspondents, He also wrote, directed, starred and produced David Brent: Life on the Road, releasing the mockumentary comedy film in August 2016 to medium reviews. His upcoming work, Blazing Samurai (2020), in which he appears as Ika Chu and The Willoughbys (2021), in which he appears as The Cat is slated to be released soon.

Who is Ricky Gervais married to?

Ricky Gervais has been in a relationship with a longtime girlfriend Jane Fallin since 1982. He met her during college years at University College London. Since then they have been in a sweet and strong relationship. Presently, there is no sign of separation or break and enjoying their love life happily. 

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What are the achievements of Ricky Gervais?

Throughout his career, Rісkу Gеrvаіѕ іѕ thе wіnnеr оf thе 2004 Gоldеn Glоbе Аwаrd. Не іѕ а twо-tіmе Рrіmеtіmе Еmmу wіnnеr аnd hаѕ wоn thе ВАFТА ТV Аwаrdѕ fоur tіmеѕ іn hіѕ саrееr. Не іѕ аlѕо thе wіnnеr оf thе 2016 Вrіtаnnіа Аwаrd. Іn 2017, hе wоn thе ВТVА Ѕресіаl/DVD Vоісе Асtіng Аwаrd. Оthеr аwаrdѕ wоn bу hіm аrе Вrіtіѕh Соmеdу Аwаrd, Gоld Dеrbу ТV Аwаrd, RТЅ Теlеvіѕіоn Аwаrd, Ѕаtеllіtе Аwаrd, ТСА Аwаrd, аnd Wоmеn’ѕ Іmаgе Nеtwоrk Аwаrd.

What is the net worth of Ricky Gervais?

Ricky Gervais has been in the entertainment industry for a long time and he has done amazingly well for himself. His annual income is somewhere around $80 million while his estimated net worth said to be $130 million at present. Ніѕ mаіn ѕоurсе оf wеаlth іѕ frоm hіѕ асtіng саrееr. Не hаѕ hоѕtеd mаnу ѕhоwѕ аnd hаѕ аlѕо рrоduсеd аnd dіrесtеd ѕеvеrаl ѕhоwѕ аnd fіlmѕ. Не іѕ аlѕо асtіvе іn аnіmаtіоn аnd hаѕ rеlеаѕеd ѕеvеrаl bооkѕ.

How tall is Ricky Gervais?

Talking about his body statistics, Ricky has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and he weighs around 82 Kg. His eyes are dark brown and hair color is also dark brown. His further body information is still under review. Whenever we will be updated, we will let you know.