Ricky Gervais Birth name Micky Dene Gervais Born (1961-06-25 ) 25 June 1961 (age 63) Reading ,Berkshire , EnglandMedium Stand-up, film, radio, television Nationality English Years active 1977–present Genres Dark comedy ,[ 1] cringe comedy, insult comedy, musical comedy,satire Influences Groucho Marx ,[ 2] Stan Laurel ,[ 3] Oliver Hardy ,[ 3] Peter Cook ,[ 3] Dudley Moore ,[ 3] Christopher Guest [ 4] 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 Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is anEnglish actor ,comedian ,director andwriter .
Gervais was born and raised inReading, Berkshire , England. He was half of 1970sNew Wave duoSeona Dancing . He is known fortelevision series includingThe 11 O'Clock Show ,The Office ,Meet Ricky Gervais ,Extras ,An Idiot Abroad ,Life's Too Short andDerek . He wrote a children's book,Flanimals . He has performedstand-up showsAnimals ,Politics ,Fame andScience . He has starred inmovies :Ghost Town ,The Invention of Lying andCemetery Junction . He has won seven BAFTA awards and two Emmy awards.
Gervais hosted theGolden Globe Awards in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
He is anatheist .[ 5] He lives betweenHampstead ,England , andNew 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.
↑ "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 fromthe original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved23 May 2015 .↑ Gilbert, Matthew (27 September 2009)."Lining up for Ricky" .Boston.com . Retrieved23 May 2015 . ↑ Why I'm an atheist
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